Simple Helms

Simple helms are mostly unchanged from NetHack, except that they may incur a spell casting penalty.

  • Leather helms: 0% spell casting penalty
  • Metal helms: -30% spell casting penalty

Materials

Helms can be generated from various materials. For example, some racial helms (such as elven helms and gnollish hoods) can generate from dragon hide. Dwarvish helms can generate from iron, mithril, or other dwarvish metals. Standard metallic helms generate from iron, adamantium, or mithril.

Non-Magical Helms

Magical Helms