Quicksilver dragon scales

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Name	Quicksilver dragon scales
Size to wear	Small, Medium, Large, Big
Armour Class	9
Encumbrance rating	-7
Maximum Enchantment	0
Grants	MR+
Time to Wear	5

The scales of a quicksilver dragon. Although it does not provide its wearer with as much protection as the armour made from the scales of some heavier dragons, it is somewhat lighter and less encumbering. It is excellent at repelling enchantments - and therefore cannot be enchanted beyond its current form.

Quicksilver dragon scales is a curious form of equipment which offers very nice physical defenses while leaving the wearer relatively unencumbered. It also grants a single rank of MR+, but this mystical defense also prevents the armour from being enchanted beyond +0.

You can get this item by random chance from slaying a quicksilver dragon.

Desirability

Not being able to enchant your suit of armour may seem like an intimidating handicap, but quicksilver dragon armour is still surprisingly effective defensively. Assuming no Armour skill training, a character in quicksilver dragon armour will have nearly the same AC as a character in fully enchanted mottled dragon scales with a comparable encumbrance rating and much better GDR. Even moderate Armour training will quickly close the AC gap, and it becomes superior soon after. Topped off with a universally useful intrinsic, quicksilver dragon armour is a very nice item to come by.

History

Before 0.19, quicksilver dragon scales was known as quicksilver dragon armour and was obtained from turning a quicksilver dragon hide into armour with a scroll of enchant armour.

Quicksilver dragon armour had its armour class reduced to 9 in 0.17.

Quicksilver dragon armour was added in 0.16.

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