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A '''ring of nothing''' is a type of [[ring]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a non-magical ring that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and when [[unidentified]] it appears as a '''boring ring'''.

==Generation==
The ring of nothing is not randomly generated, though it can be [[wished]] for or found in [[bones]].

The artifacts [[Fire Brand (dNetHack)|Fire Brand]] and [[Frost Brand (dNetHack)|Frost Brand]] can only be wished for in the form of a ring of nothing by an [[Elf (starting race)#dNetHack|elven]] [[hero]], and only elven heroes can reshape the Brands into a ring of nothing by dipping the chosen artifact into a [[Forge (dNetHack)|forge]] or [[fountain]] respectively—unlike most instances, this reshaping does not require that the hero have an identified ring or be trained in any particular [[skill]].

Priminal [[Aasimar (starting race in dNetHack)|Aasimar]] [[Madpeople]] will have a [[wooden]] ring of nothing generated among the belongings in their [[Madman#Box|quest box]] on the [[Madperson quest]] goal level during level creation if the [[randomized appearance]] of a "wooden ring" is given to the [[ring of polymorph]]: the ring will have an [[enchantment]] of +2 (which will not be visible normally) along with the [[Healing (property)|healing]], [[Life-saving (property)|life-saving]] and [[Shocking (property)|shocking]] object properties.

==Description==
As indicated by its name, a hero that [[puts on]] a ring of nothing will experience no effect from it other than any object properties it has, though wearing the ring still incurs [[ring hunger]]—[[Eating jewelry|eating the ring]] similarly has no effect.
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 A '''ring of nothing''' is a type of [[ring]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a non-magical ring that has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and when [[unidentified]] it appears as a '''boring ring'''.
-[[The Shard from Morgoth's Crown]] is an [[artifact]] that can be [[invoked]] to transform it into a ring of nothing and back.
+[[The Shard from Morgoth's Crown]] is an [[artifact]] that can be [[invoked]] to transform it into a ring of nothing and back, with no cooldown or any effect on abilities that are not tied to the artifact's current [[base item]].
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 ==Origin==
-The ability of an elven hero to forge Fire Brand and Frost Brand into rings of nothing is derived from the [[lotr:Lesser rings|lesser magic rings]] of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s Middle-Earth setting. In ''The Fellowship of the Rings'', Gandalf describes elven-made magical rings as existing in various forms long ago in Eregion, describing the "lesser rings" as "essays in the craft" that were small exercises in comparison to more potent undertakings such as the [[lotr:Rings of Power|Rings of Power]]&mdash;even so, Gandalf was more than certain that the lesser rings will still dangerous to leave in mortal hands.
+The ability of an elven hero to forge Fire Brand and Frost Brand into rings of nothing is derived from the [[lotr:Lesser rings|lesser magic rings]] of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s Middle-Earth setting. In ''The Fellowship of the Rings'', Gandalf describes elven-made magical rings as existing in various forms long ago in Eregion, describing the "lesser rings" as "essays in the craft" that were small exercises in comparison to more potent undertakings such as the [[lotr:Rings of Power|Rings of Power]]&mdash;even so, Gandalf was more than certain that the lesser rings were still dangerous to leave in mortal hands.
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