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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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 A '''ring of positive energy''' provides one level of [[negative energy]] resistance (rN+), protecting its wearer from [[draining]] attacks and [[Necromancy|necromantic magic]].
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-Whether this ring is useful or not is largely situational, although life protection is less broadly useful than [[fire]] or [[cold]] resistance in a 3-rune game. Immune to negative energy by nature,  [[Ghoul]]s, [[Mummies]], and bloodless [[Vampire]]s can ignore this entirely, though [[vampire]]s may be able to use one if they get ambushed by an enemy with negative energy attacks while Alive.
+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.
-As many draining attacks are subject to [[EV]], very agile characters will not generally need much negative energy resistance. However, characters taking on [[The Vaults|Vault]]:5's [[shadow dragon]]s or [[The Elven Halls|Elf]]:3's [[deep elf death mage]]s may wish to have a rank of rN in order to avoid taking heavy damage and the debilitating debuff that accompanies draining attacks.
+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.
-Negative energy resistance is typically very important to have in areas where [[torment]] is common (such as the [[Tomb]] and the [[Hell]]s). Those to convert to [[The Shining One]] need not worry; TSO provides maximum rN for pious followers.
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