Tuesday 23 January 2007

Ring of Insignificance

For reference, these are the rules for the new item that Imre has requested for his character.

Ring of Insignificance
This gold ring sparkles with light and is decorated with fine patterns, but as soon as it is worn the patterns fade and it appears lustreless and tarnished. The ring makes the wearer appear less important to casual observers.

It grants:

* A +5 competence bonus to Hide checks used to blend in to crowds.
* A +5 competence bonus to Disguise checks used to appear as an ordinary member of the wearer's race.
* A +5 competence bonus to Bluff checks used to convince someone that the wearer is unimportant or not worth bothering with.

Faint illusion; CL 1st; Forge Ring, disguise self; Price 3,000gp.

Balancing notes

There are already several items in the core rules that grant a +5 bonus to checks in a single skill (e.g. the ring of jumping or the cloak of elvenkind). This one grants bonuses to three different skills but only in certain situations, so I reckon it's about as powerful. In case it's more powerful I've increased the price a bit (from 2,500 to 3,000).

Campaign setting notes

In Eberron, the ring was most likely created by House Phiarlan or House Thurrani, the elven dragonmarked houses whose business is espionage. How it came into Imre's character's hands is a story for another day, although it is quite possible that it belonged to an elven spy when Droaam was part of Breland, and was then left in Droaam when the Brelish forces withdrew.

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