Difference between revisions of "Tower shield of Ignorance"
(Update description. Set version to 0.17.) |
Cacophonie (talk | contribs) (Update to 0.19) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{version019}} |
{{flavour|A shield unearthed from the remains of a ruined city. It bears an inscription written in an ancient language. Scholars and wise men laboured for countless hours to decipher it, and in time, a translation was finally settled on: | {{flavour|A shield unearthed from the remains of a ruined city. It bears an inscription written in an ancient language. Scholars and wise men laboured for countless hours to decipher it, and in time, a translation was finally settled on: | ||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
[[Cursed]], 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br> | [[Cursed]], 33% chance to recurse itself on equip<br> | ||
| − | + | + | +4 [[AC]]<br> |
| − | |||
-6 [[INT]]<br> | -6 [[INT]]<br> | ||
rN+ | rN+ | ||
| Line 17: | Line 16: | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | Prior to [[0.19]], this shield had +2 [[EV]] and only a +2 [[AC]] bonus. | ||
| + | |||
Prior to [[0.15]], this shield had a +8 enchantment level. | Prior to [[0.15]], this shield had a +8 enchantment level. | ||
[[Category:Unrands]] | [[Category:Unrands]] | ||
[[Category:Shields]] | [[Category:Shields]] | ||
Revision as of 06:56, 21 November 2016
| A shield unearthed from the remains of a ruined city. It bears an inscription written in an ancient language. Scholars and wise men laboured for countless hours to decipher it, and in time, a translation was finally settled on:
"With a shield like this, who needs to think?" |
the +6 large shield of Ignorance
+6 large shield
Cursed, 33% chance to recurse itself on equip
+4 AC
-6 INT
rN+
Desirability
For most characters, the large shield of Ignorance is ruled out simply by virtue of it being a large shield; smaller characters can't wield it, and medium-sized characters need to invest a tremendous amount of experience into their Shields skill to mitigate the severe penalties large shields apply. Large characters have a significantly easier time of it, but the arguments against the shield continue. -6 intelligence is a huge penalty for any spellcaster, and since any non-Trog character can benefit from learning at least a little magic, this is significant in almost all cases. Finally, while it does offer an impressive amount of general defense, plus a rank of occasionally-helpful negative energy resistance, it's often more tempting to take advantage of the fire, cold, or poison resistances you can find on non-artefact bucklers and shields.
History
Prior to 0.19, this shield had +2 EV and only a +2 AC bonus.
Prior to 0.15, this shield had a +8 enchantment level.
