Girdle (base item)

Girdle ([/[)
Item Type	Girdle
Sprite
Weight	5s		25s		20s
Danger Level	1		1		3
Material	Leather		Iron		Mithril
Sprite
Weight				18s		12s		5s
Danger Level				7		16		?
Material				Adamantium		Eternium		Truesilver

Leather girdles/metal girdles are the basic types of girdles in ADOM. Metal girdles offer moderate bonuses to PV.

Desirability

Leather girdles are essentially useless. Equipping iron-based girdles (which remain as 'metal girdles' when worn/identified) can be harmful if the PC does not have decent body armor, as getting stuck with a cursed girdle also means being stuck with current body armor.
In the mid/late game, players often choose girdles of carrying or girdles of giant strength, since the alternative cost is just few points of PV.

Guaranteed/Common Sources

Generic loot. An eternium girdle is Fighter's heir gift

Greater Identify information

------------------------ blessed leather girdle [+0, +0]-----------------------


When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d2 points of
damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d2
points of damage.

------------------------- blessed metal girdle [+0, +1]------------------------


When worn it modifies DV by +0 and PV by +1.
When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4 points of
damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4
points of damage.

------------------------ blessed mithril girdle [+0, +2]-----------------------


When worn it modifies DV by +0 and PV by +2.
When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4 points of
damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4
points of damage.

------------------------adamantium girdle [+0, +3]-----------------------


When worn it modifies DV by +0 and PV by +3.
When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4 points of
damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4
points of damage.

------------------------ eternium girdle [+0, +4]-----------------------


When worn it modifies DV by +0 and PV by +4.
When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4 points of
damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4
points of damage.

------------------------ truesilver girdle [+0, +2]-----------------------


When worn it modifies DV by +0 and PV by +2.
When used in melee combat it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4 points of
damage. When used as a missile it grants a +0 bonus to hit and causes 1d4
points of damage.

Stat Table

Material	Danger Level	Weight	Base stats	Notes
Leather	1	5s	[+0, +0]
Iron	1	25s	[+0, +1]	can be rusted
Mithril	3	20s	[+0, +2]
Adamantium	6	18s	[+0, +3]
Eternium	16	12s	[+0, +4]
Truesilver	?	5s	[+0, +2]	Not smithable

Some item DLs and/or stat modifier distribution taken from Anilatx's research.