Ring of Resistance

• Category: Ring
• Rarity: Rare

You have Resistance to one damage type while wearing this ring. The gemstone in the ring indicates the type, which the GM chooses or determines randomly by rolling on the following table.

IdIO	Damage Type	Gemstone
1	Acid	Pearl
2	Cold	Tourmaline
3	Fire	Garnet
4	Force	Sapphire
5	Lightning	Citrine
6	Necrotic	Jet
7	Poison	Amethyst
8	Psychic	Jade
9	Radiant	Topaz
10	Thunder	Spinel

Tactical Applications

Damage Resistance: Provides resistance to one specific damage type, reducing incoming damage by half. Exceptional for surviving elemental threats, tanking specific damage sources, and tactical positioning against known enemy types.

Class Synergies:

• Any Class: Universal utility for damage reduction regardless of class or build specialization
• Tank Builds: Perfect for characters designed to absorb damage and protect allies from specific threats
• Elemental Specialists: Essential for characters facing known elemental damage sources and environmental hazards
• Tactical Defenders: Excellent for characters requiring protection against predictable damage types

Build Considerations: Provides ongoing damage resistance without attunement requirement. Most valuable when facing known enemy types or elemental environments with specific damage threats.

Acquisition Methods

Crafting Requirements: Requires resistance magic, protection enchantments, and elemental essences. Creation cost 3,000-7,000 gp and takes 10 weeks.

Common Sources:

• Elemental protection specialists and resistance enchanters
• Treasure hoards of legendary defenders and elemental creatures
• Commission from enchanters specializing in elemental protection magic
• Found in the collections of elemental researchers and damage specialists
• Sometimes discovered in elemental environments or obtained from resistant creature encounters

Alternative Acquisition: Often found in locations with specific elemental threats or damage-focused environments.

Value & Trade

Estimated Value: 4,000-10,000 gp, with demand varying based on local threats and elemental hazards.

Trade Considerations: Popular among adventurers facing specific threats and anyone requiring protection against known damage types.

Character Integration

Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with specific elemental threats, environmental hazards, or professional roles requiring damage resistance.

Character Concepts:

• Elemental specialist with resistance expertise and environmental protection experience
• Tactical defender using damage resistance for strategic protection and ally support
• Character with extensive experience in hazardous environments requiring specific protection
• Damage specialist combining resistance with traditional defensive techniques

Adventure Hooks

The Elemental Expedition: Adventures in elemental environments where resistance provides crucial survival advantages.

The Known Threat: Combat scenarios where predictable damage types make resistance extremely valuable.

The Protective Mission: Scenarios where resistance enables protection of allies and mission objectives.

The Hazardous Environment: Exploration missions where elemental resistance determines survival and progress.

Variants & Customization

Resistance Types Available:

• Acid Resistance (Pearl): Protection against acid damage and corrosive effects
• Cold Resistance (Tourmaline): Protection against cold damage and freezing effects
• Fire Resistance (Garnet): Protection against fire damage and burning effects
• Force Resistance (Sapphire): Protection against force damage and magical impacts
• Lightning Resistance (Citrine): Protection against lightning damage and electrical effects
• Necrotic Resistance (Jet): Protection against necrotic damage and life-draining effects
• Poison Resistance (Amethyst): Protection against poison damage and toxic effects
• Psychic Resistance (Jade): Protection against psychic damage and mental effects
• Radiant Resistance (Topaz): Protection against radiant damage and divine effects
• Thunder Resistance (Spinel): Protection against thunder damage and sonic effects

Specialized Variants:

• Greater Ring of Resistance (Very Rare): Enhanced resistance and additional protection benefits
• Multi-Resistance Ring (Legendary): Protection against multiple damage types simultaneously
• Environmental Resistance Ring (Rare): Optimized for specific environments with enhanced protection

Lore & History

Origins: Created by ancient explorers who needed reliable protection against elemental hazards and environmental threats.

Historical Significance: These rings enabled crucial explorations and the survival of expeditions in hostile elemental environments.

Cultural Impact: Represent the mastery of elemental protection magic and the practical applications of damage resistance.

Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of elemental magic and the processes required for damage resistance.

Balancing Notes

Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 5-13 when specific damage types become common and resistance provides significant advantages.

Campaign Impact: Provides meaningful protection balanced by damage type specificity and no attunement requirement.

Threat Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring predictable damage types and elemental environments.

Encounter Design

Recommended Challenges:

• Elemental encounters where resistance provides crucial survival advantages and tactical positioning
• Environmental hazards where specific protection enables exploration and progress
• Combat scenarios where known damage types make resistance extremely valuable
• Protective missions where resistance enables ally support and objective completion

Resistance Adjustments: Encounters may need to account for damage resistance and reduced threat from specific damage types.

Related Items

Protection Items: Other items that enhance damage resistance and provide defensive capabilities.

Elemental Equipment:

• Items that improve elemental protection and environmental survival
• Equipment for elemental exploration and hazardous environment navigation
• Tools for damage resistance and protection magic

Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance resistance abilities or provide additional protection benefits.

Roleplay Opportunities

Elemental Mastery: Characters develop expertise in elemental protection and environmental survival techniques.

Protective Leadership: Resistance capabilities create opportunities for leading expeditions into hazardous environments.

Tactical Defense: Damage resistance enables strategic protection planning and ally support in dangerous situations.