Ring
Item classes | ||
---|---|---|
" Amulets | [ Armor | |
% Comestibles | $ Coins | |
* Gems | ! Potions | |
= Rings | ? Scrolls | |
+ Spellbooks | ` Statues | |
( Tools | ` Boulders | |
) Weapons | / Wands |
A ring, represented by =, is a type of magical item that appears in NetHack. Rings produce a variety of effects when worn, and each ring always has a randomized appearance.
Contents
Generation
Rings comprise 3% of all randomly-generated items in the main dungeon, 5% each in containers and on the Rogue level, and 8% in Gehennom. All types of rings are equally likely to be generated: this means a 0.179% chance each in containers and on the Rogue level, a 0.286% chance in Gehennom, and a 0.107% chance elsewhere.
Of the rings marked as 90% cursed below, the remaining 10% are uncursed. The beatitude of chargeable rings is determined by the following table:
≥ +1 | +0 | ≤ −1 | Total | |
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blessed | 15.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 15.7% |
uncursed | 33.3% | 1.7% | 6.3% | 41.3% |
cursed | 1.6% | 0.4% | 40.9% | 42.9% |
All other rings are generated 10% cursed, 90% uncursed, and 0% blessed. Rings of invisibility carried by Nazgul are always cursed.
The initial enchantment of a chargeable ring has an exponentially-weighted probability, but tends to be in the range of −3 to +3.
Description
Rings are worn by using P to put them on, and removed using R; one ring can be worn on each hand. While there is no difference between the left or the right in terms of the ring's effects, a cursed wielded weapon may prevent access to the right finger.
All rings have a weight of 3, except for the meat ring (which has a weight of 1). All rings except for the ring of shock resistance have a 1-in-3 chance of exploding when subjected to shock damage.[1]
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
As of commit e4e8eea4, characters are not only right-handed, but may also be left-handed. The text above should be modified to refer to dominant and non-dominant hands, instead of right and left.Ring hunger
Furthermore, with the exception of the meat ring and chargeable rings at +0 charge, worn rings cause an additional nutrition point to be deducted once every 20 turns. This is cumulative—a player wearing two rings will lose 2 additional hunger points every 20 turns. This sense of "ring hunger" is distinct from the additional hunger-causing effects of rings of regeneration, conflict, and hunger, all of which cause a nutrition point to be lost every other turn. The ring of slow digestion prevents ordinary nutrition consumption, but still causes ring hunger.
For a full list of hunger causes and amounts, see the articles on nutrition and foodless.
The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.
A +0 ring of protection now causes ring hunger if it is your only source of extrinsic protection. If you are wearing two rings of protection and the one on your left hand is +0, ring hunger applies to it, even if the right ring is charged.
If you have slow digestion from a non-ring source (e.g. white dragon scale mail), you will still incur ring hunger, even if not wearing any rings or amulet.
The deductions due to ring hunger still occur on average every 20 turns, but the actual turn is randomized, so ring hunger can no longer be avoided by strategically removing rings.Table of rings
Charging
Chargeable rings modify one of your attributes by n, where n is the value of the ring's charge, which can be positive or negative. The enchantment of a chargeable ring (i.e., adornment, gain constitution, gain strength, increase accuracy, increase damage, or protection - may be altered by charging, for example with a scroll of charging or the PYEC.
In contrast to most chargeable items, a ring retains its enchantment much like weapons and armor. Blessed charging adds 1 to 3 points of enchantment; cursed charging removes 1 to 2 points; and uncursed charging always adds 1. When a ring with a positive enchantment is charged, it has an x⁄7 chance of exploding (where x is the enchantment prior to charging); rings with enchantments of ≤ −5 or ≥ +7 will always explode when charged. Therefore, the highest possible enchantment is +9 by charging (and +10 by random generation).
Below are the odds of using blessed scrolls of charging to achieve the enchantment on the top row starting from the enchantment listed in the left column without the ring exploding.
≥ +1 | ≥ +2 | ≥ +3 | ≥ +4 | ≥ +5 | ≥ +6 | ≥ +7 | ≥ +8 | +9 | |
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From +0 | 100% | 95% | 83% | 60% | 43% | 26% | 11% | 3.9% | 0.8% |
From +1 | N/A | 86% | 78% | 62% | 38% | 24% | 12% | 3.3% | 0.7% |
From +2 | N/A | N/A | 71% | 61% | 45% | 22% | 12% | 4.2% | 0.6% |
From +3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57% | 46% | 31% | 10% | 4.3% | 1.1% |
From +4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 43% | 33% | 19% | 2.9% | 0.8% |
From +5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29% | 20% | 10% | 0.5% |
From +6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14% | 9.5% | 4.8% |
Strategy
Rings have various applications beyond simply wearing them. For example, topaz, sapphire, ruby, steel, diamond, and emerald rings can be used to make slow but semi-permanent engravings. Since this is dependent on the appearance rather than the function of the ring, it can be done even if the ring isn't identified.
Eating rings
Eating rings is a way to permanently obtain the effects granted by wearing some rings - however, this is only possible for rings of metal or wood. See that article for more information.
Identification
When a ring is dropped on top of a sink, you will get a message that can help you identify the ring. Since the ring is usually lost in the process, this is best done with rings that you have multiples of. If you are on the brink of starvation and have several unidentified rings, you may consider giving up all of them to a sink - the ring of slow digestion is not lost when dropped down the drain.
FIQHack
In FIQHack monsters can wear rings. Also, you can retrieve rings from sinks by destroying the sink and digging a pit beneath it.
Encyclopedia entry
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
References
- ↑ src/zap.c in NetHack 3.6.0, line 4606: destroy_item
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