How to train armor when playing draconian?


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Post Sunday, 7th October 2012, 06:39

How to train armor when playing draconian?

Was playing Draconian monk and realized I didn't have armor in my training screen at all. At first I thought it was because I didn't equip gloves or helmets, but even when I found those I couldn't train armor. Since draconians can't wear any body armor (though seeing zot draconains wearing fancy robes and stuff, I really can't understand why this is the case ), does this mean dr can't train armor, and has to rely mostly on dodging?

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Post Sunday, 7th October 2012, 06:43

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

You don't train armour because you can't wear body armours (you wouldn't want to do so anyway because if you put in the xp to get 22 levels of the skill you would get a whopping +4 ac at most). Instead you get good AC for free from your scales with no EV penalty.

Enemy draconians wear cloaks only, and your draconian can wear cloaks just fine.
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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 15:35

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

Ah yes: "Armour" in Crawl actually means "stuff you wear on your body except for cloaks and bardings." Because.
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Barkeep

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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 16:16

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

"Things that let you train the Armour skill."

Is this... just a lie? Because I do like to do that :)
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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 16:47

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

Damn. Add me to the list of people who like to make stuff up :(

Maybe this was a restriction once? Certainly back in the victory dancing days...
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Mines Malingerer

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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 17:16

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

minmay wrote:Being able to train Armour skill is not tied to items in your possession at all. You can train it if your species has a body armour slot, otherwise you can't.

That is just plain wrong, at least for 0.10. A MiMo cannot train armour when you start a game while a MiFi can.
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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 17:18

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

Just checked; 0.11 does let you.
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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 17:22

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

minmay wrote:Being two versions behind is just plain wrong.

Is it my fault that CDO is stuck to 0.10?
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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 17:51

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

Huh? I've played many hours of 0.11 on CDO.
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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 18:01

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

Tiles?
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Post Monday, 8th October 2012, 18:13

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

Ah, that's right! Tiles exist ;)
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Post Tuesday, 9th October 2012, 00:30

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

njvack wrote:Ah, that's right! Tiles exist ;)

And seems to be a majority, according to the polls.
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Post Tuesday, 9th October 2012, 12:58

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

Sigh. Kids these days ;)
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Post Wednesday, 10th October 2012, 00:00

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

The other webtiles server has 0.11 and trunk: https://crawl.s-z.org/

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Post Tuesday, 13th November 2012, 10:15

Re: How to train armor when playing draconian?

My wins so far - FeBe, KoBe, DsCo, MDFi, DsBe

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