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Rules state only one ring works in each hand, so if you put a third ring it doesn't have any effect.
What kind of action would it be to switch the ring you are using?
I mean, imagine you are wearing a ring on one hand, you get its effect, then you wear a second ring on the same hand that doesn't work. Then, in the middle of combat you want to switch to your second ring. You'd have to put the first one out then in, right? What kind of action would that be? Any idea if this was adressed somehow in 3.5?
move action I would say, and it would drawl an AoO as well, but to take the old one off and put a new one all is solidly a full round action
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You are allowed to wear both rings on the same hand. If you add a third ring anywhere (same hand or different hand) the magic from all three rings cancel each other out.
It is a full round action to switch rings. You have to take one off before putting on the next. It then takes another full round before the new ring's properties come into effect.
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If you add a third ring anywhere (same hand or different hand) the magic from all three rings cancel each other out.
But the rules nowhere say that. They say the third one doesnt work:
A character can only effectively wear two magic rings. A third magic ring doesn't work if the wearer is already wearing two magic rings.
So, you wear ring number 1, it works; you add ring number 2, both work; you add a third ring, still only rings 1 and 2 are working. If then you pull out ring 2, you are wearing rings 1 and 3, so they should be working; then you put back ring 2, and it doesn't work ('cos it's the third ring you are wearing).
The only movement implied is pulling one ring out of the finger and back in, isn't it? Why full-round action then?
The real in-game situation is a mate from the group wearing normally a protection and a counterspell ring. He has a third ring, one of invisibility. What would he have to do to switch from prot+counterspells to prot+ invisibility? The idea is to change rings (as mentioned above) as a move-equivalent and activate invisibility as standard. Would you say it's 'cheesy'? :-m
Ah but only 1 per hand, ya add another how does the magic know which was first? Both stop working it seems to me. You don't have a magic fingers like circuits " umm I'll move it to the left two spaces, hats the finger that works with magic rings" two items on the same slot stop both from working
read a greenwood short story cant rember the name right now but will find it later and a witch wore manny amgical rings into combat and kept removing them to gain effects from one of the other rings. She also wore alot of amulets but ???? just a story example.
I would not allow it, but still thats two handed use and a full round action if ya ask me.
Look at it like this, if one is active, ya need to take the other all the way off for there to be only 1 effect as you have not "switch" to flip for ring finger/pinky finger. So any way you look at it it's still a full round action I think
I allow three to be worn (and used) but anymore causes magical backlash. Hands are wrecked, and cant use somatic dex checks (ones that require hands) till wish is cast. This is a little Monty but then again in my world if you have more than two rings then you can craft your own. Not many ring crafters in my game. For a long time the skill was lost to the ages.
I'd disallow switching rings during combat. Maybe to use the 3rd ring on your finger, you need to attune yourself to it, taking 1 hour (just like praying/memorizing for spells).
Ah but only 1 per hand, ya add another how does the magic know which was first? Both stop working it seems to me. You don't have a magic fingers like circuits " umm I'll move it to the left two spaces, hats the finger that works with magic rings" two items on the same slot stop both from working
The rings in use on the body for the longest time have infused the body with their magic the longest. A third ring cannot penetrate that infusion (with its own infusion) until one of the other rings has been removed. How's that?
I can see and buy that. I would not allow in my games but could see it easy enough. Still removing the extra ring is a two handed action that would take a full round IMO
I'd disallow switching rings during combat. Maybe to use the 3rd ring on your finger, you need to attune yourself to it, taking 1 hour (just like praying/memorizing for spells).That's really a weird house rule... do you disallow switching magic weapons in combat as well? :-P
Hmm good one. We actually use a 24h attunement for magic items, but I guess that magic items would simply need to be on your body then (would otherwise indeed be silly with magic weapons).
A full round action to switch rings would be a decent rule then I guess, since it's somewhat more complicated than switching weapons.