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  |name        = Gold dragon armour
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  |name        = Gold dragon scales
 
  |cost        = 1605
 
  |cost        = 1605
|weight      = 110
 
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  |AC          = 12
 
  |AC          = 12
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  |maxenc      = +12
 
  |maxenc      = +12
  |size        = Small, Medium, Large, Big
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  |size        = All
 
  |grants      = rF+, rC+, rPois
 
  |grants      = rF+, rC+, rPois
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|weartime    = 13
 
 
  |GDR        = 44%
 
  |GDR        = 44%
 
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{{flavour|The scales of a gold dragon. It is much heavier than most dragon scale armours, and grants its wearer resistance to poison, fire and cold.}}
  
{{flavour|A magical armour made from the golden scales of a golden dragon.  It is extremely heavy and cumbersome but confers resistances to cold, fire, and poison on its wearer.}}
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'''Gold dragon scales''' are one of the heaviest body armours in the game, providing excellent physical defense as well as resistance to [[fire]], [[cold]], and [[poison]]. Unfortunately, they require very high [[strength]] to wear effectively, and the armour's [[encumbrance rating]] is massive enough to make magic very difficult and the [[Dodging]] skill much less effective.  
  
'''Gold dragon armour''' is one of the heaviest body armours in the game, providing excellent physical defense as well as resistance to [[fire]], [[cold]], and [[poison]]. Unfortunately, it requires at least 27 [[strength]] to wear effectively, and its EV penalty is massive enough to make magic all but impossible and the [[Dodging]] skill much less effective. Although extremely rare, it can be created by enchanting a [[gold dragon hide]] with a [[scroll of enchant armour]] or, very rarely, given as an armour gift to [[Okawaru]] worshipers.
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This item may randomly generate when you slay a [[golden dragon]].
  
It takes 13 turns to wear or remove gold dragon armour.
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==Desirability==
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Although three guaranteed resistances and excellent [[AC]] and [[GDR]] may sound tempting, realize that few [[species]] can naturally have enough strength to wear this armour comfortably, and that ruining your [[ev]]asion and spellcasting often isn't worth the tradeoff. These armours are more useful to [[troll]]s and [[ogre]]s because they have difficulty finding resistances elsewhere and their evasion score is already heavily penalized. Others can often find better performance elsewhere, though high-strength races such as [[hill orc]]s and [[minotaur]]s can still consider it.
  
==Desirability==
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==History==
Although three guaranteed resistances and excellent [[AC]] and [[GDR]] may sound tempting, realize that few [[species]] can naturally have enough strength to wear it comfortably, and that ruining your [[ev]]asion and spellcasting often isn't worth the tradeoff. These armours are more useful to [[troll]]s and [[ogre]]s  because they have difficulty finding resistances elsewhere, and their evasion score is already heavily penalized. Others can often find better performance elsewhere, though high-strength races such as [[hill orc]]s and [[minotaur]]s might still consider it.  Consider yourself warned.
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*Prior to [[0.19]], this armour was named golden dragon armour and was crafted by using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on a [[gold dragon hide]].
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*Prior to [[0.16]], this armour's encumbrance rating was 25.
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*Prior to [[0.14]], this armour's encumbrance rating was [[27]].
  
 
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| '''[[Unrandarts#+9_Armour_of_the_Dragon_King|Armour of the<br>Dragon King]]''' || [[File:Armour of the dragon king.png]]
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| '''[[Scales of the Dragon King]]''' || [[File:Armour of the dragon king.png]]
 
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Revision as of 21:34, 18 December 2019

Version 0.24: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Gold dragon scales
Size to wear All
Armour Class 12
Encumbrance rating 23
Maximum Enchantment +12
Grants rF+, rC+, rPois
Time to Wear 5


The scales of a gold dragon. It is much heavier than most dragon scale armours, and grants its wearer resistance to poison, fire and cold.

Gold dragon scales are one of the heaviest body armours in the game, providing excellent physical defense as well as resistance to fire, cold, and poison. Unfortunately, they require very high strength to wear effectively, and the armour's encumbrance rating is massive enough to make magic very difficult and the Dodging skill much less effective.

This item may randomly generate when you slay a golden dragon.

Desirability

Although three guaranteed resistances and excellent AC and GDR may sound tempting, realize that few species can naturally have enough strength to wear this armour comfortably, and that ruining your evasion and spellcasting often isn't worth the tradeoff. These armours are more useful to trolls and ogres because they have difficulty finding resistances elsewhere and their evasion score is already heavily penalized. Others can often find better performance elsewhere, though high-strength races such as hill orcs and minotaurs can still consider it.

History

Image
Gold dragon scales Gold dragon armour.png
Scales of the Dragon King Armour of the dragon king.png
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