Dragonskin Bracers

The Dragonskin Bracers as seen in Hub 1: Seven Portals.

The Dragonskin Bracers are a powerup in Hexen. They appear as a pair of silvery bracers with a purple glowing aura. Unlike the other armor items in Hexen, they may be carried for later use, and when used, grant the player an additional four points to their armor class. Multiple bracers can be used at once, but the player's enhanced armor class is capped at a maximum of four more than the character's fully armored AC without the bracers. This maximum is therefore 20 for the fighter, 18 for the cleric and 16 for the mage.

Data

Dragonskin Bracers data
Thing type	8041 (decimal), 1F69 (hex)
Appears in	Hexen
Radius	20
Height	16
Sprite	BRAC
Frames	8 (A—H)
Class	Item Pickup

Appearance statistics

In the IWADs the dragonskin bracers are first encountered on these maps per skill level:

Single-player
Game / Hub	1-2	3	4-5
Hub 1: Seven Portals	Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)	Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)	Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)
Hub 2: Shadow Wood	Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)	Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)	Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary	Hub 3: Wolf Chapel	Hub 3: Wolf Chapel	Hub 3: Wolf Chapel
Hub 4: Castle of Grief	Hub 4: Gibbet	Hub 4: Gibbet	Hub 4: Gibbet
Hub 5: Necropolis	Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb	Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb	Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Badlands	Hub 1: Badlands	Hub 1: Badlands
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Market Place	Hub 2: Market Place	Hub 2: Market Place
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave
Expansion Hub 4: Transit	Hub 4: Over N Under	Hub 4: Over N Under	Hub 4: Over N Under

Cooperative
Game / Hub	1-2	3	4-5
Hub 1: Seven Portals	Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)	Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)	Hub 1: Seven Portals (map)
Hub 2: Shadow Wood	Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)	Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)	Hub 2: Shadow Wood (map)
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary	Hub 3: Wolf Chapel	Hub 3: Wolf Chapel	Hub 3: Wolf Chapel
Hub 4: Castle of Grief	Hub 4: Gibbet	Hub 4: Gibbet	Hub 4: Gibbet
Hub 5: Necropolis	Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb	Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb	Hub 5: Menelkir's Tomb
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	Hub 1: Badlands	Hub 1: Badlands	Hub 1: Badlands
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	Hub 2: Market Place	Hub 2: Market Place	Hub 2: Market Place
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave	Hub 3: Nave
Expansion Hub 4: Transit	Hub 4: Over N Under	Hub 4: Over N Under	Hub 4: Over N Under

The IWADs contain the following numbers of pairs of dragonskin bracers per skill level:

Single-player
Game / Hub	1-2	3	4-5
Hub 1: Seven Portals	1	1	1
Hub 2: Shadow Wood	1	1	1
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary	1	1	1
Hub 4: Castle of Grief	2	2	2
Hub 5: Necropolis	2	2	2
Hexen	7	7	7
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	2	2	2
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	5	5	5
Expansion Hub 4: Transit	4	4	4
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel	15	15	15

Cooperative
Game / Hub	1-2	3	4-5
Hub 1: Seven Portals	1	1	1
Hub 2: Shadow Wood	1	1	1
Hub 3: Heresiarch's Seminary	1	1	1
Hub 4: Castle of Grief	2	2	2
Hub 5: Necropolis	2	2	2
Hexen	7	7	7
Expansion Hub 1: Blight	4	4	4
Expansion Hub 2: Constable's Gate	2	2	2
Expansion Hub 3: Nave	5	5	5
Expansion Hub 4: Transit	4	4	4
Deathkings of the Dark Citadel	15	15	15

Trivia

• The game manual incorrectly states that the Dragonskin Bracers provide a temporary time-based bonus.