The One Ring

[Freddo]

Vecna just dropped the One Ring.

It's cursed, and drains EXP, anyone know how much?
Do the benefits far outway the costs?

[Derakon]

The One Ring is so rare that I feel like you're contractually obligated to wear it any time it shows up, just on the principle of the thing. The experience drain is somewhat significant, but not insurmountable (it used to be completely trivial, but someone changed that at some point). The ring really is incredibly powerful. The main downside is the aggravation, not the experience drain.

[Nomad]

Look at it this way: how would you feel if, having found the One Ring, you die in a stupid way on the next level without even having put it on?

There's such a ridiculously tiny chance of ever finding it (I think I've seen it once in about five years of playing the game) that you should definitely just go for it.

[MattB]

There's such a ridiculously tiny chance of ever finding it (I think I've seen it once in about five years of playing the game)

I've never found it in twenty years!

[Nomad]

There's such a ridiculously tiny chance of ever finding it (I think I've seen it once in about five years of playing the game)

I've never found it in twenty years!

The worst part is that it wasn't even a proper game, I was level-scumming with all the cheat modes on to test that the new templated rooms I'd designed were loading properly!

[mushroom patch]

Worth using in the Morgoth fight, maybe Sauron. Otherwise, aggravation is just going to slow you down.

[JohnCW9]

I've never found it in twenty years!

Your playing the wrong variant it some is easy for ex look winner below

[MattB]

Your playing the wrong variant it some is easy for ex look winner below

You can play a teddy bear?!
Awesome.

[rhutson]

I thought that this question had been asked before, and I was right : rec.games.roguelike.angband - 07/25/95 :-)

I've never found it in twenty years!

I never found it either, but I certainly would wear it if I were to find it.

[APWhite]

The One Ring is so rare that I feel like you're contractually obligated to wear it any time it shows up, just on the principle of the thing. The experience drain is somewhat significant, but not insurmountable (it used to be completely trivial, but someone changed that at some point). The ring really is incredibly powerful. The main downside is the aggravation, not the experience drain.

He is absolutely right on all accounts. You MUST wear it.

[AnonymousHero]

He is absolutely right on all accounts. You MUST wear it.

Except if you're playing ToME 2.x. Then you really shouldn't. (But don't worry, the game will warn you repeatedly about it.)

EDIT: There's the regular consequence (I won't spoil it), but there's an especially "hilarious" consequence for Summoners and Symbiants.

[krazyhades]

I've never found it in twenty years!

Rogues are ludicrously good at scumming for it, but I'm assuming that's not how you're looking to find it.

[EpicMan]

Except if you're playing ToME 2.x. Then you really shouldn't. (But don't worry, the game will warn you repeatedly about it.)

EDIT: There's the regular consequence (I won't spoil it), but there's an especially "hilarious" consequence for Summoners and Symbiants.

What's the hilarious consequence? Aggravation?

[PowerWyrm]

What's the hilarious consequence? Aggravation?

I suppose the random summoning on the ring summons friendly monsters...

[AnonymousHero]

What's the hilarious consequence? Aggravation?

Yes. Aggravation. It's the worst possible thing that could possibly happen to any character in T2, esp. summoners or symbiants: Any pets will instantly turn on you. (Thus also making the Maia class completely pointless for any summoner-type class.... "but we won't tell you that until you reach level 20! Hah! We're so clever!")

I think I'll be changing it to a hefty stealth malus, but given the current state of the code base, it's a slog changing anything...