On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Freedom wrote:
> I know that you can put a shield on the pet but what's the point of
> armour....unless your really encumbered and don't want to destroy it.
Umm - what point do you think giving a shield to your pet has that giving
armor to your pet doesn't have? The pet would get extra AC (and stat
bonuses if magic), just like from a shield. I don't know if it actually
works or not.
I've heard various theories:
1) the pet ignores armor you give it
2) the pet equips armor you give it
3) the pet acts as if it had a full suit of whatever armor you give it
(i.e. give a bronze vambrace, it gets the AC of full bronze).
My personal opinion (backed up by absolutely nothing) is that it works
similar to pet weapons - it increases AC if the 'natural' AC of the pet is
lower than that type of armor. I rarely bother giving armor to my pet,
except as a convenient way to destroy cloth and leather.
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