Ring of Evasion

- Category: Ring
- Rarity: Rare (Requires Attunement)
This ring has 3 charges, and it regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. When you fail a Dexterity saving throw while wearing it, you can expend 1 charge as a Reaction to succeed on that saving throw instead.
Tactical Applications
Saving Throw Insurance: Provides reliable success on failed Dexterity saves, preventing damage from area effects and traps. Exceptional for survivability, trap navigation, and avoiding area-of-effect damage.
Class Synergies:
- Any Class: Universal utility for Dexterity save protection regardless of class or build specialization
- Low-Dexterity Builds: Perfect for characters with poor Dexterity saves needing protection from area effects
- Tank Builds: Essential for characters designed to absorb damage and protect allies from area threats
- Trap Specialists: Excellent for characters frequently encountering traps and environmental hazards
Build Considerations: Requires attunement but provides crucial save protection with daily charge regeneration. Most valuable for characters with poor Dexterity saves or frequent area effect exposure.
Acquisition Methods
Crafting Requirements: Requires evasion magic, protection enchantments, and agility essences. Creation cost 4,000-10,000 gp and takes 12 weeks.
Common Sources:
- Protection specialists and evasion enchanters
- Treasure hoards of legendary rogues and agile warriors
- Commission from enchanters specializing in protection magic
- Found in the collections of trap specialists and evasion experts
- Sometimes discovered in trap-filled dungeons or obtained from agile creature encounters
Alternative Acquisition: Often found in locations with numerous traps or dangerous area effects.
Value & Trade
Estimated Value: 6,000-15,000 gp, with higher demand among characters with poor Dexterity saves.
Trade Considerations: Popular among tanks and anyone requiring protection from area effects and traps.
Character Integration
Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with dangerous environments, trap navigation, or professional roles requiring evasion skills.
Character Concepts:
- Trap specialist with evasion expertise and hazard navigation experience
- Tank character using save protection for party defense and area effect survival
- Character with extensive experience in dangerous environments requiring evasion capabilities
- Protection expert combining save insurance with traditional defensive techniques
Adventure Hooks
The Trap Gauntlet: Adventures featuring numerous traps where evasion provides crucial survival advantages.
The Area Effect Crisis: Scenarios where multiple area effects threaten party survival and mission success.
The Hazardous Environment: Exploration missions where environmental dangers require evasion capabilities.
The Protection Mission: Encounters where save protection enables party defense and objective completion.
Variants & Customization
Greater Ring of Evasion (Very Rare): Enhanced charges and additional save types with improved protection capabilities.
Ring of Universal Evasion (Legendary): Includes all save types and comprehensive protection with enhanced reliability.
Scout's Evasion Ring (Rare): Optimized for exploration with enhanced trap detection and environmental protection.
Specialized Variants:
- Trap Master's Evasion Ring: Enhanced for trap navigation with improved detection and disarmament bonuses
- Tank's Protection Ring: Optimized for defense with enhanced area effect resistance and ally protection
- Explorer's Safety Ring: Specialized for adventure with enhanced environmental hazard protection and survival
Lore & History
Origins: Created by ancient rogues who needed reliable protection from the numerous traps and hazards they encountered.
Historical Significance: These rings enabled crucial explorations and the success of dangerous infiltration missions.
Cultural Impact: Represent the mastery of evasion magic and the importance of protection in dangerous environments.
Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of protection magic and the processes required for save enhancement.
Balancing Notes
Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 5-13 when area effects become common and save protection provides significant advantages.
Campaign Impact: Provides crucial save protection balanced by limited daily charges and attunement requirement.
Survival Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring numerous area effects and environmental hazards.
Encounter Design
Recommended Challenges:
- Trap scenarios where evasion enables safe navigation and hazard avoidance
- Area effect encounters where save protection provides crucial survival advantages
- Environmental hazards where Dexterity saves determine success and safety
- Exploration challenges where evasion capabilities advance progress and party survival
Evasion Adjustments: Encounters may need to account for enhanced save reliability and trap navigation capabilities.
Related Items
Protection Items: Other items that enhance saving throws and provide defensive capabilities.
Evasion Equipment:
- Items that improve Dexterity saves and trap navigation effectiveness
- Equipment for hazard detection and environmental protection
- Tools for evasion magic and protection enhancement
Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance evasion abilities or provide additional protection benefits.
Roleplay Opportunities
Evasion Mastery: Characters develop expertise in save protection and hazard navigation techniques.
Protection Leadership: Save protection capabilities create opportunities for leading dangerous expeditions and hazardous missions.
Survival Excellence: Evasion capabilities enable impressive survival demonstrations and dangerous environment navigation.