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The '''mood ring''' is a [[SLASH'EM]] item. It has no effect when worn or eaten, but can be [[read]] for a clue about your [[alignment]]. For this to work, you must be wearing the [[ring]], it must not be [[cursed]], and you must not be [[blind]] or [[hallucinating]]. The following table shows the colors it can glow and what they mean (thanks to Darshan Shaligram for this information).
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The '''mood ring''' is a [[SLASH'EM]] item.
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<ref>http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/rings.html</ref>
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It has no effect when worn or eaten, but can be [[read]] for a clue about your [[alignment]].
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The message obtained by dropping a mood ring down a [[sink]] is '''"The sink looks groovy"'''.
  
===An alignment of...===
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== Reading Mood Rings ==
*14 or more will glow Green
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To read a mood ring, you must be wearing it, it must not be [[cursed]], and you must not be [[blind]] or [[hallucinating]].
*4-13 will glow Yellow
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When read, the ring will glow a different color depending on your alignment:
*1-3 will glow Orange
 
*0 or less will glow Red
 
  
The message obtained by dropping a mood ring down a [[sink]] is '''"The sink looks groovy".'''
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{|class="wikitable"
 
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! Alignment
This spoiler was written by Eva Myers (erm1001@cam.ac.uk), with helpful contributions from Darshan Shaligram.
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! Color
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|-
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| 14 or more
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| Green
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|-
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| 4-13
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| Yellow
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|-
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| 1-3
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| Orange
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|-
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| 0 or less
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| Red
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|}
  
 
== Strategy ==
 
== Strategy ==
 
Because this ring provides no passive bonus of any kind, it is best to put it on, read it, then immediately take it off; else you suffer from unnecessary [[ring hunger]].
 
Because this ring provides no passive bonus of any kind, it is best to put it on, read it, then immediately take it off; else you suffer from unnecessary [[ring hunger]].
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM items | mood ring]]
 
[[Category:SLASH'EM items | mood ring]]

Revision as of 14:41, 3 March 2011

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Name mood ring
Appearance random
Base price 100 zm
Weight 3

The mood ring is a SLASH'EM item. [1] It has no effect when worn or eaten, but can be read for a clue about your alignment. The message obtained by dropping a mood ring down a sink is "The sink looks groovy".

Reading Mood Rings

To read a mood ring, you must be wearing it, it must not be cursed, and you must not be blind or hallucinating. When read, the ring will glow a different color depending on your alignment:

Alignment Color
14 or more Green
4-13 Yellow
1-3 Orange
0 or less Red

Strategy

Because this ring provides no passive bonus of any kind, it is best to put it on, read it, then immediately take it off; else you suffer from unnecessary ring hunger.

References