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{{flavour|A suit of armour created from the enchanted scales of a once-mighty king of dragons. In his time, titans and lesser dragons struggled with him in vain — but as with all things, even he was eventually cast down and undone. Of his life and deeds, this is all that remains.}}
 
{{flavour|A suit of armour created from the enchanted scales of a once-mighty king of dragons. In his time, titans and lesser dragons struggled with him in vain — but as with all things, even he was eventually cast down and undone. Of his life and deeds, this is all that remains.}}
 
[[File:Armour_of_the_dragon_king.png]] '''''the +9 scales of the Dragon King'''''
 
[[File:Armour_of_the_dragon_king.png]] '''''the +9 scales of the Dragon King'''''
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[[Cold#Cold Resistance|rC+]]<br>
 
[[Cold#Cold Resistance|rC+]]<br>
 
[[Poison#Poison Resistance|rPois]]<br>
 
[[Poison#Poison Resistance|rPois]]<br>
+50 [[MR]] <br>
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+40 [[MR]] <br>
  
 
==Desirability==
 
==Desirability==
The '''scales of the Dragon King'''<ref>{{source ref|0.24.1|art-data.txt|877}}</ref> are +9 [[gold dragon scales]] with +50 [[MR]]. While you can get better [[AC]] by fully enchanting mundane gold dragon scales, this armour's MR bonus helps makes up for this, and finding the requisite [[scrolls of enchant armour]] to actually create a set with superior AC is a substantial and time-consuming investment. Any character that doesn't care much about [[EV]] or [[spellcasting]], or is subject to considerable armour limitations (e.g. [[ogre]]s and [[troll]]s), will find this armour incredibly useful.
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The '''scales of the Dragon King'''<ref>{{source ref|0.25.1|art-data.txt|889}}</ref> are +9 [[gold dragon scales]] with +40 [[MR]]. While you can get better [[AC]] by fully enchanting mundane gold dragon scales, this armour's MR bonus helps makes up for this, and finding the requisite [[scrolls of enchant armour]] to actually create a set with superior AC is a substantial and time-consuming investment. Any character that doesn't care much about [[EV]] or [[spellcasting]], or is subject to considerable armour limitations (e.g. [[ogre]]s and [[troll]]s), will find this armour incredibly useful.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==History==
 
==History==
 
*Prior to [[0.19]], this item was called the armour of the Dragon King.
 
*Prior to [[0.19]], this item was called the armour of the Dragon King.
*Prior to [[0.16]], this armour's flavor stated: ''"A long time ago, a mighty golden dragon seized the rulership of all dragons in his part of the world. Yet his reign didn't last long, stopped by a single puny human who then made this armour from the dragon's hide."''
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*This armour's encumbrance rating (along with all gold dragon scales in general) has eased from -27 (prior to [[0.14]]), and -25 (prior to 0.16), to its present rating of -23.
*This armour's encumbrance rating (along with all gold dragon armour in general) has eased from -27 (prior to [[0.14]]), and -25 (prior to 0.16), to its present rating of -23.
 
  
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Unrands]]
 
[[Category:Body armour]]
 
[[Category:Body armour]]

Revision as of 06:34, 5 October 2020

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A suit of armour created from the enchanted scales of a once-mighty king of dragons. In his time, titans and lesser dragons struggled with him in vain — but as with all things, even he was eventually cast down and undone. Of his life and deeds, this is all that remains.

Armour of the dragon king.png the +9 scales of the Dragon King

+9 gold dragon scales

rF+
rC+
rPois
+40 MR

Desirability

The scales of the Dragon King[1] are +9 gold dragon scales with +40 MR. While you can get better AC by fully enchanting mundane gold dragon scales, this armour's MR bonus helps makes up for this, and finding the requisite scrolls of enchant armour to actually create a set with superior AC is a substantial and time-consuming investment. Any character that doesn't care much about EV or spellcasting, or is subject to considerable armour limitations (e.g. ogres and trolls), will find this armour incredibly useful.

References

History

  • Prior to 0.19, this item was called the armour of the Dragon King.
  • This armour's encumbrance rating (along with all gold dragon scales in general) has eased from -27 (prior to 0.14), and -25 (prior to 0.16), to its present rating of -23.