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{{flavour|The favourite hat of the slug wizard Gastronok, stained with reddish slime and enchanted to aid in his arcane pondering. It has been specially enchanted to protect against the desiccating effects of salt.}}
 
{{flavour|The favourite hat of the slug wizard Gastronok, stained with reddish slime and enchanted to aid in his arcane pondering. It has been specially enchanted to protect against the desiccating effects of salt.}}
 
[[File:Hat_of_pondering.png]] '''''the +3 hat of Pondering'''''
 
[[File:Hat_of_pondering.png]] '''''the +3 hat of Pondering'''''
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[[Ponderousness]] ego<br>
 
[[Ponderousness]] ego<br>
+40 [[Willpower]]<br>
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+40 [[Willpower]] (Will+)<br>
 
+5 [[Intelligence]]<br>
 
+5 [[Intelligence]]<br>
 
+10 [[MP]]
 
+10 [[MP]]
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
The '''hat of Pondering'''<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|art-data.txt|1148}}</ref> provides extremely useful bonuses to any character's spellcasting and willpower, but the movement penalty has the potential to be very dangerous. Luckily, this hat is most beneficial to those who are likely to have the means to speed themselves up, i.e. mages with spells like [[Swiftness]] or [[Blink]]. It may also be useful to followers of [[Cheibriados]], who are already slow and gain a piety advantage by being even slower.
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The '''hat of Pondering'''<ref>{{source ref|0.32.0|art-data.txt|1154}}</ref> provides great bonuses to spellcasting, and a useful will bonus on top. However, the movement penalty can be dangerous - it makes retreat more difficult. Luckily, this hat is most beneficial to those who are likely to have the means to speed themselves up, i.e. mages with spells like [[Swiftness]] or [[Blink]].  
  
The [[lightning scales]]' [[running]] ego will counteract the ponderousness -- for [[Palentonga]]s, moving at greater-than-average-speed is a very strong perk which would be lost in favour of this hat's magical capabilities. [[Tengu]] are put in a similar position -- their inherent speed bonus while flying is canceled out by the ponderousness. A tengu mage will appreciate the increased magical capabilities and high enchantment granted by this hat, but will have to sacrifice the ability to freely escape from many fights in order to wear it.
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Characters which are faster or slower than usual have unique interactions with the Hat of Pondering:
 
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*[[Cheibriados]] worshippers, [[Barachim]], and [[Naga]]s are already slower than usual; they don't mind being slower (as much as others).
[[Spriggan]]s, meanwhile, will still outspeed average-speed monsters and won't mind being slowed down as much as other species, but they will no longer be able to outrun those monsters if said monsters have been [[haste]]d.
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*[[Armataur]]s wearing the [[lightning scales]] move fast; having ponderousness puts them back at normal speed.
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*[[Spriggan]]s can still outrun normal-speed monsters, but are unable to outrun [[haste]]d normal-speed monsters. Wearing this hat drops Spriggans from 166% to 142% move speed, making them slower than certain enemies (such as [[centaur]]s, [[juggernaut]]s, [[Mennas]], and [[orbs of fire]]).
  
 
True to its lore, the hat of Pondering is sometimes found on [[Gastronok]] (10% chance).
 
True to its lore, the hat of Pondering is sometimes found on [[Gastronok]] (10% chance).

Latest revision as of 15:37, 13 September 2024

Version 0.32: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
The favourite hat of the slug wizard Gastronok, stained with reddish slime and enchanted to aid in his arcane pondering. It has been specially enchanted to protect against the desiccating effects of salt.

Hat of pondering.png the +3 hat of Pondering

+3 hat

Ponderousness ego
+40 Willpower (Will+)
+5 Intelligence
+10 MP

Desirability

The hat of Pondering[1] provides great bonuses to spellcasting, and a useful will bonus on top. However, the movement penalty can be dangerous - it makes retreat more difficult. Luckily, this hat is most beneficial to those who are likely to have the means to speed themselves up, i.e. mages with spells like Swiftness or Blink.

Characters which are faster or slower than usual have unique interactions with the Hat of Pondering:

True to its lore, the hat of Pondering is sometimes found on Gastronok (10% chance).

References