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{{flavour|A disc of crackling metal, created by a woman whose cunning artifice and crafty politics once united a continent. Most of her surviving inventions are closely guarded by various royals, ostensible proof of their claim to be her true successor, but this early prototype slipped through their fingers.}} | {{flavour|A disc of crackling metal, created by a woman whose cunning artifice and crafty politics once united a continent. Most of her surviving inventions are closely guarded by various royals, ostensible proof of their claim to be her true successor, but this early prototype slipped through their fingers.}} | ||
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+5 [[kite shield]]<br> | +5 [[kite shield]]<br> | ||
| − | When it blocks an attack, | + | When it blocks an attack, there's a 33% chance to electrocute the attacker (3d7 damage, ignoring 1/2 [[AC]]).<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|art-func.h|543}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|fineff.cc|525}}</ref> This works up to 3 tiles away.<br> |
[[electricity resistance|rElec]]<br> | [[electricity resistance|rElec]]<br> | ||
Allows [[flight]] | Allows [[flight]] | ||
==Desirability== | ==Desirability== | ||
| − | + | The '''Storm Queen's shield'''<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|art-data.txt|1786}}</ref>, as just a +5 kite shield of rElec, would already be a great find for many characters. The extra retaliation damage - which few monsters resist - only makes it better. A good item for any shield-using character, though some may prefer a highly enchanted [[tower shield]] instead. | |
==History== | ==History== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:24, 21 January 2025
Version 0.32: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
| A disc of crackling metal, created by a woman whose cunning artifice and crafty politics once united a continent. Most of her surviving inventions are closely guarded by various royals, ostensible proof of their claim to be her true successor, but this early prototype slipped through their fingers. |
the +5 Storm Queen's shield
+5 kite shield
When it blocks an attack, there's a 33% chance to electrocute the attacker (3d7 damage, ignoring 1/2 AC).[1][2] This works up to 3 tiles away.
rElec
Allows flight
Desirability
The Storm Queen's shield[3], as just a +5 kite shield of rElec, would already be a great find for many characters. The extra retaliation damage - which few monsters resist - only makes it better. A good item for any shield-using character, though some may prefer a highly enchanted tower shield instead.
History
- The Storm Queen's shield was added in 0.30.
References
- ↑ art-func.h:543 (0.32.1)
- ↑ fineff.cc:525 (0.32.1)
- ↑ art-data.txt:1786 (0.32.1)
