A ring of invisibility was an enchanted ring that allowed the wearer to turn invisible at will.[3][4][5][8][6][7]
Description[]
It appeared to be an unremarkable silver ring,[6] some of the rings were decorated with agates.[9]
Powers[]
When they so wished, the wearer of this ring could turn invisible,[6][7] as per the spell invisibility.[6][8][1] The power of these rings functioned automatically whenever the wearer desired so long as the ring was worn. One in ten rings of invisibility also made the wearer inaudible. A wearer of one of the inaudible variants could speak if they desired, but would cease the inaudible function of the ring for that moment.[3][4][5]
They remained in this state until they removed the ring, cast a spell, or attacked any person or creature.[7]
The ring had an unlimited number of uses.[10]
A cursed ring of invisibility could simply disappear at inopportune times[11] or make only the wearer invisible, not their clothing and carried items.[12]
Creation[]
To make a ring of invisibility, one required skill in forging rings and the spell invisibility.[6] The silver used should also be pure or from an existing ring of invisibility.[13]
Notable Rings[]
- Sandthief's ring: A number of these rings were used by the Waterdhavian master thief known as the Sand Thief.[8][1]
Notable Users[]
- Tipsy Toehammer: An extremely lucky but lazy halfling thief, active in the 14th century DR.[14]
- Zain, a spy and assassin in service of the ruler of Hillsfar circa 1374 DR.[2]
- Tevlo Spath, a private detective of Spath Investigations in Ravens Bluff in the mid-to-late 1300s DR.[15]
- Senior members of the Church of Mask often wore rings of invisibility.[16]
Appendix[]
See Also[]
- Ring of improved invisibility
- Pendant of invisibility
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Comic Books
- Spelljammer (#9)
- Video Games
- Dungeon Hack • Baldur's Gate • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Neverwinter Nights • Neverwinter Nights 2 • Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea
- Board Games
- Mertwig's Maze
- Card Games
- AD&D Trading Cards
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 BioWare (June 2002). Designed by Brent Knowles, James Ohlen. Neverwinter Nights. Atari.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ossian Studios (August 2019). Designed by Luke Scull. Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea. Beamdog.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 slade et al (June 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume III. (TSR, Inc.), p. 970. ISBN 0-7869-0187-X.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 David "Zeb" Cook (1989). Dungeon Master's Guide 2nd edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 148. ISBN 0-88038-729-7.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 David Cook (April 1995). Dungeon Master Guide 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 201. ISBN 978-0786903283.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 231, 232. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 191. ISBN 978-0786965622.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 BioWare (September 2000). Designed by James Ohlen, Kevin Martens. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Black Isle Studios.
- ↑ DreamForge Intertainment (1993). Designed by Thomas Holmes, Chris Straka. Dungeon Hack. Strategic Simulations.
- ↑ Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 211. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 273. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin (May 1988). The Magister. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 65. ISBN 0-88038-564-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin (May 1988). The Magister. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 65. ISBN 0-88038-564-2.
- ↑ David Wise (1992). AD&D Trading Cards 1992 series, #222, "Tipsy Toehammer". TSR, Inc..
- ↑ Robert Wiese (February 1995). “Spath Investigations”. In Dave Gross ed. Polyhedron #104 (TSR, Inc.), p. 22.
- ↑ Julia Martin, Eric L. Boyd (March 1996). Faiths & Avatars. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 109–112. ISBN 978-0786903849.