Ring of Elemental Command

• Category: Ring
• Rarity: Legendary (Requires Attunement)

Each Ring of Elemental Command is linked to one of the four Elemental Planes. The GM chooses or randomly determines the linked plane. For example, a Ring of Elemental Command (air) is linked to the Elemental Plane of Air.

Every Ring of Elemental Command has the following two properties:

Elemental Bane. While wearing the ring, you have Advantage on attack rolls against Elementals and they have Disadvantage on attack rolls against you.

Elemental Compulsion. While wearing the ring, you can take a Magic action to try to compel an Elemental you see within 60 feet of yourself. The Elemental makes a DC 18 Wisdom saving throw. On a failed save, the Elemental has the Charmed condition until the start your next turn, and you determine what it does with its move and action on its next turn.

Elemental Focus. While wearing the ring, you benefit from additional properties corresponding to the ring's linked Elemental Plane:

Air. You know Auran, you have Resistance to Lightning damage, and you have a Fly Speed equal to your Speed and can hover.

Earth. You know Terran, and you have Resistance to Acid damage. Terrain composed of rubble, rocks, or dirt isn't Difficult Terrain for you. In addition, you can move through solid earth or rock as if those areas were Difficult Terrain without disturbing the matter through which you pass. If you end your turn in solid earth or rock, you are shunted out to the nearest unoccupied space you last occupied.

Fire. You know Ignan, and you have Immunity to Fire damage.

Water. You know Aquan, you gain a Swim Speed of 60 feet, and you can breathe underwater.

Spellcasting. The ring has 5 charges and regains 1d4+1 expended charges daily at dawn. While wearing the ring, you can cast a spell from it. Choose the spell from the list of available spells based on the Elemental Plane the ring is linked to, as shown in the following table. The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell, which has a save DC of 18.

Plane	Spells (Charges)
Air	Chain Lightning (3 charges), Feather Fall (0 charges), Gust of Wind (2 charges), Wind Wall (1 charge)
Earth	Earthquake (5 charges), Stone Shape (2 charges), Stoneskin (3 charges), Wall of Stone (3 charges)
Fire	Burning Hands (1 charge), Fireball (2 charges), Fire Storm (4 charges), Wall of Fire (3 charges)
Water	Create or Destroy Water (1 charge), Ice Storm (2 charges), Tsunami (5 charges), Wall of Ice (3 charges), Water Walk (2 charges)

Tactical Applications

Elemental Mastery: Provides control over specific elemental types with immunity and summoning abilities. Exceptional for elemental specialists, planar campaigns, and characters requiring comprehensive elemental control and resistance capabilities.

Class Synergies:

• Druids: Perfect for nature casters wanting enhanced elemental control and environmental mastery
• Sorcerers: Essential for elemental bloodline casters needing improved elemental magic and resistance
• Wizards: Excellent for elemental specialists requiring comprehensive elemental manipulation and summoning
• Elemental Builds: Outstanding for characters focusing on specific elemental themes and planar magic

Build Considerations: Requires attunement but provides ongoing elemental enhancement with immunity. Most valuable for characters specializing in elemental magic and planar adventures.

Acquisition Methods

Crafting Requirements: Requires elemental magic, planar enchantments, and elemental essences. Creation cost 15,000-30,000 gp and takes 25 weeks.

Common Sources:

• Elemental magic specialists and planar enchanters
• Treasure hoards of legendary elementals and elemental masters
• Commission from enchanters specializing in elemental magic
• Found in the collections of planar researchers and elemental specialists
• Sometimes discovered in elemental planes or obtained from elemental creature encounters

Alternative Acquisition: Often found in locations with strong connections to elemental magic and planar environments.

Value & Trade

Estimated Value: 20,000-40,000 gp, with higher demand among elemental specialists and planar adventurers.

Trade Considerations: Extremely valuable among elemental casters and anyone requiring elemental immunity and control.

Character Integration

Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with elemental magic, planar travel, or professional roles requiring elemental mastery and planar expertise.

Character Concepts:

• Elemental master with planar expertise and elemental control experience
• Planar traveler using elemental magic for environmental adaptation and elemental protection
• Character with extensive experience in elemental environments requiring elemental immunity capabilities
• Elemental specialist combining elemental magic with traditional planar techniques

Adventure Hooks

The Elemental Crisis: Scenarios requiring elemental control where elemental mastery provides crucial environmental advantages and elemental solutions.

The Planar Expedition: Elemental plane adventures where elemental immunity enables survival and elemental exploration.

The Elemental War: Conflicts involving elemental forces where elemental control determines tactical superiority and elemental dominance.

The Environmental Challenge: Adventures requiring elemental adaptation where elemental magic advances objective completion and environmental mastery.

Variants & Customization

Greater Ring of Elemental Command (Legendary): Enhanced elemental power and additional planar abilities with improved elemental capabilities.

Ring of Elemental Mastery (Artifact): Includes comprehensive elemental magic and ultimate elemental control.

Planar Elemental Ring (Very Rare): Optimized for planar travel with enhanced elemental bonuses and planar immunity.

Specialized Variants:

• Ring of Fire Command: Enhanced for fire magic with improved flame control and heat immunity
• Ring of Water Command: Optimized for water magic with enhanced aquatic capabilities and cold resistance
• Ring of Air Command: Specialized for air magic with enhanced flight and lightning control
• Ring of Earth Command: Enhanced for earth magic with improved stone control and acid resistance

Lore & History

Origins: Created by elemental lords who needed reliable elemental control for their planar mastery and elemental research.

Historical Significance: These rings enabled crucial elemental discoveries and the mastery of elemental techniques throughout planar history.

Cultural Impact: Represent the harmony between mortals and elemental forces and the mastery of elemental environments.

Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of elemental magic and the complex processes required for elemental enhancement.

Balancing Notes

Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 10-18 when elemental themes become important and elemental immunity provides significant advantages.

Campaign Impact: Provides powerful elemental enhancement balanced by attunement requirement and specific elemental focus.

Elemental Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring elemental themes and planar exploration encounters.

Encounter Design

Recommended Challenges:

• Elemental scenarios where elemental control enables superior environmental adaptation and elemental mastery
• Planar encounters where elemental immunity provides crucial survival advantages and planar exploration
• Environmental challenges where elemental magic advances objective completion and environmental control
• Elemental combat situations where elemental mastery determines tactical effectiveness and elemental superiority

Elemental Adjustments: Encounters may need to account for elemental immunity and enhanced elemental control capabilities.

Related Items

Elemental Items: Other items that enhance elemental magic and provide elemental capabilities.

Planar Equipment:

• Items that improve elemental effectiveness and planar capabilities
• Equipment for elemental enhancement and planar mastery
• Tools for elemental magic and planar development

Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance elemental abilities or provide additional planar benefits.

Roleplay Opportunities

Elemental Mastery: Characters develop expertise in elemental techniques and planar magic.

Planar Leadership: Elemental capabilities create opportunities for leading elemental missions and planar exploration.

Environmental Excellence: Elemental magic enables impressive demonstrations of elemental mastery and environmental superiority.