Ring of Thror - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Generation */ inheritance

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‎Generation: inheritance

Umbire the Phantom: correction

2025-10-13T00:26:02Z

correction

Umbire the Phantom: lede

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lede

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Umbire the Phantom: lede

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Umbire the Phantom: follow up

2024-04-07T08:35:36Z

follow up

ScienceBall: /* Generation */ Link to Narya, not the page we're already on

2024-04-07T08:03:54Z

‎Generation: Link to Narya, not the page we're already on

Umbire the Phantom: follow up

2024-04-07T07:53:30Z

follow up

ScienceBall: Punctuation

2024-04-07T03:16:31Z

Punctuation

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	==Generation==		==Generation==
		+	The Ring of Thror is a valid artifact for [[inheritance]].
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	Both [[Narya]] and the Ring of Thror have the same fallback appearance, but since they will both only become gold rings if their primary ring appearance is used for the ring of polymorph, at most one of the two artifacts will be a gold ring in a given game.		Both [[Narya]] and the Ring of Thror have the same fallback appearance, but since they will both only become gold rings if their primary ring appearance is used for the ring of polymorph, at most one of the two artifacts will be a gold ring in a given game.

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    |tile=&nbsp;
    |base=granite or gold ring
-   |affiliation=<ul><li>[[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]s</li></ul>
+   |affiliation=<ul><li>[[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]]</li><li>[[unaligned]]</li></ul>
    |used=worn
    |whencarried=none

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    |material=mithril
 }}
-The '''Ring of Thror''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[unaligned]] and [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]]-favoring, and its [[base item]] is a [[ring]] with the [[randomized appearance]] of a "granite ring". If the granite ring is a [[ring of polymorph]] in the current game, then it will appear as a gold ring instead.
+The '''Ring of Thror''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[unaligned]] and [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]]-favoring, and its [[base item]] is a [[ring]] with the [[randomized appearance]] of a "granite ring". If the granite ring is a [[ring of polymorph]] in the current game, then it will appear as a "gold ring" instead.
 ==Generation==

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    |material=mithril
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 The '''Ring of Thror''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[unaligned]] and [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]]-favoring, and its [[base item]] is a [[ring]] with the [[randomized appearance]] of a "granite ring". If the granite ring is a [[ring of polymorph]] in the current game, then it will appear as a gold ring instead.

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 }}
-The '''Ring of Thror''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[dNetHack]] and [[notdNetHack]]. It is [[unaligned]] and [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]]-favoring, and its [[base item]] is a [[ring]] with the [[randomized appearance]] of a "granite ring". If the granite ring is a [[ring of polymorph]] in the current game, then it will appear as a gold ring instead.
+The '''Ring of Thror''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is [[unaligned]] and [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarf]]-favoring, and its [[base item]] is a [[ring]] with the [[randomized appearance]] of a "granite ring". If the granite ring is a [[ring of polymorph]] in the current game, then it will appear as a gold ring instead.
 ==Generation==

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 ==Generation==
-Both [[Narya]] and the Ring of Thror have the same fallback appearance, but since they will both only become gold rings if their primary appearance is polymorph, at most one of the two will be a gold ring in a given game.
+Both [[Narya]] and the Ring of Thror have the same fallback appearance, but since they will both only become gold rings if their primary ring appearance is used for the ring of polymorph, at most one of the two artifacts will be a gold ring in a given game.
 ==Description==
-While worn, the Ring of Thror has the usual effects conferred by the ring whose appearance it matches, and additionally confers [[aggravate monster]], along with doubling the amount of [[gold]] generated in the dungeon (done at time of creation while wearing the ring). Each attack made in melee or with a thrown/fired weapon while wearing the Ring of Thror adds +1d6 physical damage.
+While worn, the Ring of Thror has the usual effects conferred by the ring whose appearance it matches, and additionally confers [[aggravate monster]], along with doubling the amount of [[gold]] generated in the dungeon (which is done at time of the gold's creation while wearing the ring). Each attack made in melee or with a thrown/fired weapon while wearing the Ring of Thror adds +1d6 physical damage.
 ==Strategy==
-The Ring of Thror is not a particularly impactful artifact, but can be nice when it's found. The bonus damage is most likely not worth the hassle of better monster pathfinding due to the aggravate monster property, unless it is being used to better manage line of sight or other monster movement quirks. Aggravate monster is not a deal-breaker on its own, so the ring may be worth using for a character that lacks better options for their ring slots.
+The Ring of Thror is not a particularly impactful artifact, but can be nice when it's found. The bonus damage is most likely not worth the hassle of better monster pathfinding due to the aggravate monster property, unless it is being used to better manage the character's line of sight or other quirks related to monster movement. Aggravate monster is not a deal-breaker on its own, so the ring may be worth using for a character that lacks better options for their ring slots.
-The main benefit is the doubled gold, which can also be a bit of a let-down. Due to it doubling gold only on generation, your best option is often to make sure you wear the ring when entering a new dungeon level, and then remove it immediately after. If you manage to find the portal to [[Fort Ludios]], wearing it before you enter there is most likely the largest impact you'll get in a game.
+The main benefit is the doubled gold, which can also be a bit of a let-down: Due to it doubling gold only on generation, the best option to take advantage is often to wear the ring when entering a new dungeon level and then remove it immediately after. If a character manages to find the portal to [[Fort Ludios]], wearing it before entering is most likely the largest impact the effect will provide get in a game. However, since granite (or gold) rings are a rather rare base item type, it's unlikely to randomly find the Ring of Thror on the ground in the early game, and finding the artifact after already reaching the [[Castle]] usually means there are few un-visited levels remaining where it can provide any benefit.
-However, since granite (or gold) rings are a rather rare base item type, it's unlikely to randomly find the Ring of Thror on the ground in the early game. Unfortunately, if you only find the Ring of Thror when you've already made it to the [[Castle]], you cannot get the benefit of doubled gold on any levels you've already loaded - most likely the entire main dungeon and at least a couple side branches. Since it's so rare and the other benefits are so slim, it's most likely not worth avoiding exploration on the infinitesimal chance you're lucky enough to find the Ring of Thror, and so this artifact won't change your strategy too much.
+Even without the hypothetical benefits being limited, it is very unlikely to be worth avoiding exploration on the infinitesimal chance that a character can happen upon the Ring of Thror, and there are very few things in the game to actually spend massive amounts of money on: the only uses for the tons of gold found by a character that is fortunate enough to obtain the Ring of Thror very early are to pay off a [[kuker]], buy some [[living doll]] wares, or buying copious amounts of [[Aligned priest#Donations|intrinsic protection and clairvoyance]]. An early Ring of Thror is probably the only way to consistently sanctify two different items via kukeri, but this is of middling use as it requires finding two kukeri in the first place.
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 [[Category:dNetHack artifacts]]
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 ==Description==
-While worn, the Ring of Thror has the usual effects conferred by the ring whose appearance it matches, and additionally confers [[aggravate monster]], along with doubling the amount of [[gold]] found in the dungeon. Gold is doubled at generation time, so only monsters, levels, or containers that are generated while you are wearing the Ring of Thror are affected Each attack made in melee or with a thrown/fired weapon while wearing the Ring of Thror adds +1d6 physical damage.
+While worn, the Ring of Thror has the usual effects conferred by the ring whose appearance it matches, and additionally confers [[aggravate monster]], along with doubling the amount of [[gold]] found in the dungeon. Gold is doubled at generation time, so only monsters, levels, or containers that are generated while you are wearing the Ring of Thror are affected. Each attack made in melee or with a thrown/fired weapon while wearing the Ring of Thror adds +1d6 physical damage.
 == Strategy ==