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{{flavour|A leather suit covered with metal plates attached to each other in overlapping rows to provide full protection, but at the cost of reduced freedom of movement.}}
 
{{flavour|A leather suit covered with metal plates attached to each other in overlapping rows to provide full protection, but at the cost of reduced freedom of movement.}}
  
'''Scale mail''' is a medium body [[armour]], providing moderate physical defense coupled with a significant [[encumbrance rating]].
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'''Scale mail''' is a medium [[body armour]], providing moderate physical defense coupled with a significant [[encumbrance rating]].
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
Scale mail is a medium-weight form of body armour, offering moderate defense, in exchange for a significant penalty to evasion and spellcasting success rates. Early on, high-[[strength]] characters may be grateful to find a suit of scale mail on the first few floors. With [[strength]] in the upper teens, many low-level spells should be castable.
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Scale mail is a medium-weight armour, offering moderate defense, but at a significant cost to evasion and spellcasting success. Early on, high-[[strength]] characters may be grateful to find a suit of scale mail on the first few floors. With [[strength]] in the upper teens, many low-level spells should be castable.
  
However, the stats of a scale mail aren't terribly impressive. Most characters will prefer going lighter or heavier. Still, if found with a solid enchantment rating and [[ego]], or in the form of an excellent [[randart]], scale mail ''might'' be worth using for a while.
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However, the stats of a scale mail aren't terribly impressive. Some EV-based melee fighters may like one, but most characters will prefer either lighter or heavier. Still, if found with a solid enchantment rating and [[ego]], or in the form of an excellent [[randart]], scale mail ''might'' be worth using for a while.  
  
A plain scale mail is completely outclassed by a set of [[acid dragon scales]].
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A plain +0 scale mail is completely outclassed by a set of [[acid dragon scales]].
  
 
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Revision as of 01:55, 18 June 2023

Version 0.30: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Scale Mail
Size to wear Small, Medium
Armour Class 6
Encumbrance rating 10
Maximum Enchantment +6
Grants nothing
Time to Wear 5


A leather suit covered with metal plates attached to each other in overlapping rows to provide full protection, but at the cost of reduced freedom of movement.

Scale mail is a medium body armour, providing moderate physical defense coupled with a significant encumbrance rating.

Desirability

Scale mail is a medium-weight armour, offering moderate defense, but at a significant cost to evasion and spellcasting success. Early on, high-strength characters may be grateful to find a suit of scale mail on the first few floors. With strength in the upper teens, many low-level spells should be castable.

However, the stats of a scale mail aren't terribly impressive. Some EV-based melee fighters may like one, but most characters will prefer either lighter or heavier. Still, if found with a solid enchantment rating and ego, or in the form of an excellent randart, scale mail might be worth using for a while.

A plain +0 scale mail is completely outclassed by a set of acid dragon scales.

Image
Mundane Scale mail1.png
Magical Scale mail2.png
Artefact Scale mail3.png

History

Prior to 0.16, scale mail had an encumbrance rating of 11.

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