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Ring of Swimming

Ring Of Swimming
  • Category: Ring
  • Rarity: Uncommon

You have a Swim Speed of 40 feet while wearing this ring.

Tactical Applications​

Aquatic Mobility: Provides swimming speed equal to walking speed for enhanced underwater movement. Exceptional for aquatic exploration, underwater combat, and maritime adventures requiring reliable swimming capabilities.

Class Synergies:

  • Any Class: Universal utility for aquatic mobility regardless of class or swimming ability
  • Exploration Specialists: Perfect for characters focusing on underwater exploration and maritime adventures
  • Aquatic Combatants: Essential for characters engaging in underwater combat and aquatic encounters
  • Maritime Adventurers: Excellent for characters requiring reliable swimming for naval and coastal operations

Build Considerations: Provides ongoing swimming enhancement without attunement requirement. Most valuable for characters frequently encountering water environments and aquatic challenges.

Acquisition Methods​

Crafting Requirements: Requires swimming magic, aquatic enchantments, and water essences. Creation cost 1,000-2,500 gp and takes 5 weeks.

Common Sources:

  • Aquatic magic specialists and swimming enchanters
  • Treasure hoards of legendary swimmers and aquatic creatures
  • Commission from enchanters specializing in water magic
  • Found in the collections of maritime explorers and swimming experts
  • Sometimes discovered in underwater locations or obtained from aquatic creature encounters

Alternative Acquisition: Often found in locations with strong connections to water environments and aquatic themes.

Value & Trade​

Estimated Value: 1,500-3,500 gp, with higher demand among maritime adventurers and aquatic specialists.

Trade Considerations: Popular among sailors and anyone requiring enhanced swimming and underwater mobility.

Character Integration​

Roleplay Elements: Suggests experience with aquatic environments, maritime adventures, or professional roles requiring swimming capabilities.

Character Concepts:

  • Maritime specialist with swimming expertise and aquatic exploration experience
  • Underwater explorer using enhanced swimming for deep-sea adventures and aquatic discovery
  • Character with extensive experience in water environments requiring swimming enhancement
  • Aquatic expert combining swimming magic with traditional maritime techniques

Adventure Hooks​

The Underwater Expedition: Adventures requiring aquatic exploration where swimming provides crucial mobility advantages.

The Maritime Mission: Scenarios where enhanced swimming enables naval operations and coastal exploration.

The Aquatic Rescue: Situations where swimming capabilities determine rescue success and underwater survival.

The Deep-Sea Discovery: Exploration missions where underwater mobility advances discovery and aquatic research.

Variants & Customization​

Greater Ring of Swimming (Rare): Enhanced swimming speed and additional aquatic abilities with improved underwater capabilities.

Ring of Aquatic Mastery (Very Rare): Includes water breathing and comprehensive aquatic enhancement.

Sailor's Swimming Ring (Uncommon): Optimized for maritime work with enhanced swimming endurance and aquatic navigation.

Specialized Variants:

  • Explorer's Aquatic Ring: Enhanced for underwater exploration with improved deep-sea capabilities and aquatic survival
  • Combat Swimming Ring: Optimized for underwater battle with enhanced aquatic combat and tactical swimming
  • Rescue Swimming Ring: Specialized for emergency situations with enhanced rescue capabilities and swimming endurance

Lore & History​

Origins: Created by ancient mariners who needed reliable swimming enhancement for their dangerous maritime expeditions.

Historical Significance: These rings enabled crucial underwater explorations and the success of maritime adventures throughout history.

Cultural Impact: Represent the mastery of aquatic magic and the human conquest of water environments through magical enhancement.

Magical Craft: Demonstrates understanding of water magic and the processes required for swimming enhancement.

Balancing Notes​

Introduction Timing: Appropriate for levels 2-8 when aquatic environments become common and swimming provides significant advantages.

Campaign Impact: Provides ongoing aquatic mobility balanced by environmental specificity and no attunement requirement.

Aquatic Focus: Most valuable in campaigns featuring significant water environments and underwater exploration.

Encounter Design​

Recommended Challenges:

  • Aquatic scenarios where enhanced swimming enables underwater exploration and maritime navigation
  • Swimming encounters where improved mobility provides tactical advantages and aquatic positioning
  • Underwater challenges where swimming capabilities advance progress and aquatic survival
  • Maritime situations where enhanced swimming advances naval operations and coastal exploration

Swimming Adjustments: Encounters may need three-dimensional underwater design when enhanced swimming is available.

Aquatic Items: Other items that enhance swimming and provide water-related capabilities.

Maritime Equipment:

  • Items that improve underwater effectiveness and aquatic survival
  • Equipment for maritime exploration and underwater navigation
  • Tools for swimming magic and aquatic enhancement

Complementary Equipment: Items that enhance aquatic abilities or provide additional water-related benefits.

Roleplay Opportunities​

Aquatic Mastery: Characters develop expertise in swimming techniques and underwater navigation.

Maritime Leadership: Swimming capabilities create opportunities for leading underwater expeditions and maritime adventures.

Aquatic Excellence: Enhanced swimming enables impressive aquatic demonstrations and underwater exploration capabilities.