Draft:Ring of brass and glass

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A ring of brass and glass is a ring with no magical power. Its enchantment does not provide a generic attack or armor bonus, and a cursed copy can still become stuck in a ring slot.[1]

Generation

It is an item-level-0 random ring, available in ordinary loot, pawn-shop stock and acquirement. It receives ordinary randomized enchantment and blessing even though neither gives it a useful worn power.[2]

Its appearance is shuffled like other rings. A brass ring or glass ring is not necessarily this type, and a valuable-looking gemstone does not rule it out.[3]

Description

Condition Result
Noncursed and worn Occupies a ring slot without granting a magical benefit; can be removed normally
Cursed and worn Still no magical benefit, but ordinary removal is blocked
Higher enchantment or blessing Does not add a magical ability

Its empty effect does not identify the type. Lack of a message on equipping is not proof that an unknown ring is brass and glass: some useful immunity effects are also silent.[4]

Strategy

Once identified, reserve the four ring slots for useful powers. Do not spend enchantment merely hoping to awaken a hidden ability. The item has a small base value and may be sold or discarded according to your needs, but it should not be confused with a useful ring whose magic has been stripped: ordinary re-enchantment does not restore those lost powers either.[5]

Use identification before a wearing test. Even a ring with no useful effect is inconvenient when cursed and stuck, and an uneventful test does not reliably distinguish it from fire or gaze protection.[6]

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