Acid dragon scales

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Name Acid dragon scales
Size to wear All
Armour Class 6
Encumbrance rating 5
Maximum Enchantment +6
Grants rCorr
Time to Wear 5


The scales of an acid dragon. Although it does not provide its wearer with as much protection as the armour made from the scales of some larger dragons, it is somewhat lighter and less encumbering. It is also remarkably smooth, letting corrosive slime flow off it like water.

Acid dragon scales are a lightweight armour that provides corrosion resistance.

This item has a 33% chance to generate when you slay an acid dragon.

Desirability

An upgrade over plain ring mails and scale mails, acid dragon scales are very light. They are only 1 encumbrance above leather armour, so even if you have poor strength, they won't hinder you much. Overall, they are a nice choice for early casters and EV-based characters. They are also useful for Trolls and Oni who haven't found anything heavier yet.

You might want to upgrade to the slightly heavier swamp dragon scales once you can handle the encumbrance.

Corrosion resistance is useful in the Slime Pits, and against certain enemies like entropy weavers. But if you're a heavy melee character, don't wear this armour just for the resistance. The loss in AC is not worth having rCorr.

History

Acid dragon scales Image
Mundane Acid dragon scales.png
Artefact Acid dragon armour artefact.png
Faerie dragon scales Faerie dragon armour.png
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