This garment is identical in weight, texture, and appearance to a
normal woolen cloak, and is typically gray in color. When it is worn
and the user is struck by a physical blow, the cloak will instantly
become rigid at the point of impact, deflecting all non-magical missiles
and absorbing some of the force from any other physical attack
(-2 on each die of damage, down to a minimum of 1 point of damage
per die). After the attack has landed and withdrawn, the cloak will
instantly become flexible again. The cloak cannot be torn or otherwise
damaged by any physical attack, except under the circumstances
described immediately below.

If a cloak of guarding is subjected to constriction or sustained
pressure (as in a deadfall trap, or caught between two walls that are
closing together), the garment will protect the wearer in the manner
of a rigid suit of armor until it has suffered 25 hit points of damage,
whereupon it will disintegrate. A cloak that is damaged in this fashion
will NOT bestow its powers of protection upon the wearer again
until it has "rested" for as many rounds as the number of points of
damage it absorbed, or until it is taken off and not worn for at least
1 round.

The construction of a cloak of guarding (which involves Metal
spun into fine threads) is such that the wearer will take maximum
damage -- no saving throw permitted -- from heat, cold, or electrical <WSG>
attacks of all sorts. The cloak itself will NOT burn.

Experience Point Value: 1500
Gold Piece Sale Value: 10,000