Ring of wishes
A ring of wishes is a type of ring that appears in dNetHack, notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack. It is a ring with charges that has a default material of firmament, and appears as a black ring when unidentified—the ring also displays an amount of stars corresponding to the number of charges remaining if it is not fully identified.
The ring of wishes is the base item for the artifact known as the Star-Emperor's Ring.
Generation
Rings of wishes are not generated randomly.
A ring of wishes with 1-3 charges is always generated within a chest inside the Castle—if it only has one charge, then a candle of invocation will generate on the altar within the temple in the Valley of the Dead.
Description
A hero that puts on a ring of wishes and then invokes it will be allowed to make a wish, using up a charge—if the ring is cursed or the hero has negative luck, it will silently fail without using up a charge. Additionally, if a hero is killed while wearing the ring, life saving will occur and use up a charge. A ring of wishes without any charges has no effect.
A ring of wishes cannot be recharged or enchanted, and also cannot be cancelled—its charges can still be lost to effects that drain enchantment, such as the drain life spell or the engulfing attack of a lethe elemental.
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