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{{flavour|A magical armour made from the light but strong and flexible scales of a pearl dragon. It provides its wearer with protection from negative energy.}}
 
{{flavour|A magical armour made from the light but strong and flexible scales of a pearl dragon. It provides its wearer with protection from negative energy.}}
  
'''Pearl dragon armour''' is an excellent body [[armour]] choice for high-level casters or [[dodge]]rs who want durability, providing the same [[AC]] and [[GDR]] as [[plate mail]] but with a bearable [[EV]] penalty of -3. It also provides one rank of [[life protection]].
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'''Pearl dragon armour''' is an excellent body [[armour]] choice that provides the same [[AC]] and [[GDR]] as [[plate armour]] but with a bearable [[EV]] penalty of -3. It also provides one rank of [[life protection]].
  
 
Unfortunately, it is rarely found randomly, and [[pearl dragon]]s can only be found on [[holy]] [[Pandemonium]] floors and [[Ziggurat]]s. You can occasionally find random [[pearl dragon hide]]s, however, which you can turn into armour by using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on it.
 
Unfortunately, it is rarely found randomly, and [[pearl dragon]]s can only be found on [[holy]] [[Pandemonium]] floors and [[Ziggurat]]s. You can occasionally find random [[pearl dragon hide]]s, however, which you can turn into armour by using a [[scroll of enchant armour]] on it.
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==Desirability==
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This is often considered the ultimate armour for a caster or EV charcter, providing the same protection as plate armour with an encumbrance rating that won't badly impact [[Dodging]] or [[Spellcasting]].  Unfortunately, it is far too rare to rely on finding - plan on using a [[fire dragon armour]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==

Revision as of 11:01, 17 November 2013

Version 0.12: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Name Pearl dragon armour
Size to wear Any
Armour Class 10
Encumbrance rating -3
Maximum Enchantment +10
Grants rN+
Time to Wear 5


A magical armour made from the light but strong and flexible scales of a pearl dragon. It provides its wearer with protection from negative energy.

Pearl dragon armour is an excellent body armour choice that provides the same AC and GDR as plate armour but with a bearable EV penalty of -3. It also provides one rank of life protection.

Unfortunately, it is rarely found randomly, and pearl dragons can only be found on holy Pandemonium floors and Ziggurats. You can occasionally find random pearl dragon hides, however, which you can turn into armour by using a scroll of enchant armour on it.

Desirability

This is often considered the ultimate armour for a caster or EV charcter, providing the same protection as plate armour with an encumbrance rating that won't badly impact Dodging or Spellcasting. Unfortunately, it is far too rare to rely on finding - plan on using a fire dragon armour.

History

Prior to 0.10, this armour was impossible to curse by any means. This was changed, the rationale being that pearl dragon armour is created by mutilating a holy creature's corpse, as opposed to being an item blessed by the Shining One.

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Hide Pearl dragon hide.png
Armour Pearl dragon armour.png