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Type	Jewellery
Name	Ring of positive energy
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A ring that protects the life-force of its wearer from negative energy, making them partially immune to the draining effects of undead and necromantic magic.

A ring of positive energy provides one level of negative energy resistance (rN+), protecting its wearer from draining attacks and necromantic magic.

Desirability

For most of a 3-rune game, negative energy isn't common. You may come across occasional enemies with negative damage, such as jorogumos, deep elf death mages or shadow dragons, so it's nice to keep a source of rN+ handy.

In extended, negative energy and torment are much more common; having good amounts of rN+ is more important. However, dedicating an entire ring slot to a single source of rN+ isn't the greatest. Note that The Shining One provides rN+++ to pious followers, making this ring redundant.

History

Prior to 0.13, these rings were known as rings of life protection.

Jewellery
Amulets	Acrobat • Chemistry • Dissapation • Faith • Guardian spirit • Magic regeneration • Reflection • Regeneration • Wildshape
Rings	Dexterity • Evasion • Flight • Intelligence • Magical power • Poison resistance • Positive energy • Protection • Protection from cold • Protection from fire • Resist corrosion • See invisible • Slaying • Strength • Willpower • Wizardry

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-{{flavour|This blessed ring protects the life-force of its wearer from negative energy, making them partially immune to the draining effects of undead and necromantic magic.}}
+{{flavour|A ring that protects the life-force of its wearer from negative energy, making them partially immune to the draining effects of undead and necromantic magic.}}
 A '''ring of positive energy''' provides one level of [[negative energy]] resistance (rN+), protecting its wearer from [[draining]] attacks and [[Necromancy|necromantic magic]].
-==Strategy==
+==Desirability==
-Whether this ring is useful or not is largely situational, although life protection is decidedly less useful than fire or cold resistance. The undead can ignore them entirely, as they are immune to the energy type by nature. Also, as most draining attacks are subject to [[EV]], very agile characters will not generally need much negative energy resistance. However, high-AC, low-EV characters taking on the [[shadow dragon]]-heavy [[The Vaults|Vault]]:5 may wish to have a few ranks in order to avoid taking heavy damage and the debilitating skill debuffs that accompany draining attacks.
+For most of a 3-rune game, negative energy isn't common. You may come across occasional enemies with negative damage, such as [[jorogumo]]s, [[deep elf death mage]]s or [[shadow dragon]]s, so it's nice to keep a source of rN+ handy.
+In [[extended]], negative energy and [[torment]] are much more common; having good amounts of rN+ is more important. However, dedicating an entire ring slot to a single source of rN+ isn't the greatest. Note that [[The Shining One]] provides rN+++ to pious followers, making this ring redundant.
 ==History==
-Prior to [[0.13]], this ring was known as the [[ring of life protection]].
+*Prior to [[0.13]], these rings were known as rings of life protection.
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+[[Category:Rings]]