[Crawl] Rings of Ice and Fire

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Since a ring of ice makes more vulnerable to fire and vice versa a ring
of fire to ice, does it make any sense to put on both at the same time?
The question is: is the benefit of each ring greater than it's drawback?

Rubinstein

 

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Rubinstein <picommander@t-online.de> bellowed:

> Since a ring of ice makes more vulnerable to fire and vice versa
> a ring of fire to ice, does it make any sense to put on both at
> the same time? The question is: is the benefit of each ring
> greater than it's drawback?

No, they cancel each other; +1 to one and -1 to the other with
resistances, similar with the influence on casting fire/ice magic.

--
Tina the Portalist - an Initiate of the Reclusive Noisome Grudge

 

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> > Since a ring of ice makes more vulnerable to fire and vice versa
> > a ring of fire to ice, does it make any sense to put on both at
> > the same time? The question is: is the benefit of each ring
> > greater than it's drawback?
>
> No, they cancel each other; +1 to one and -1 to the other with
> resistances, similar with the influence on casting fire/ice magic.

I have only been playing crawl for a year now and I am not an expert
by any means. Someone once told me that A ring of fire gives you
something equivalent to +2 to fire protection and -1 to cold; and a
ring of ice is the same in reverse. Is this true or where they giving
me bad information? (The theory being that if you had them both on you
would be +1 to fire and +1 to cold).

 

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> > Since a ring of ice makes more vulnerable to fire and vice versa
> > a ring of fire to ice, does it make any sense to put on both at
> > the same time? The question is: is the benefit of each ring
> > greater than it's drawback?
>
> No, they cancel each other; +1 to one and -1 to the other with
> resistances, similar with the influence on casting fire/ice magic.

I have only been playing crawl for a year now and I am not an expert
by any means. Someone once told me that A ring of fire gives you
something equivalent to +2 to fire protection and -1 to cold; and a
ring of ice is the same in reverse. Is this true or where they giving
me bad information? (The theory being that if you had them both on you
would be +1 to fire and +1 to cold).

 

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"James" <sculk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> I have only been playing crawl for a year now and I am not an expert
> by any means. Someone once told me that A ring of fire gives you
> something equivalent to +2 to fire protection and -1 to cold; and a
> ring of ice is the same in reverse. Is this true or where they giving
> me bad information? (The theory being that if you had them both on you
> would be +1 to fire and +1 to cold).

No, they're +1/-1. Dragon/Ice Dragon armors are +2/-1, but you can't wear
both at once, obviously.

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Jeremey

 

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James <sculk@hotmail.com> barked:
> Tina Hall wrote:

Please add (and don't snip) attributions (the stuff above), so
people know who wrote what.

[Does wearing a ring of fire and ice each have any benefit?]
>> No, they cancel each other; +1 to one and -1 to the other with
>> resistances, similar with the influence on casting fire/ice
>> magic.

> I have only been playing crawl for a year now and I am not an
> expert by any means.

Heh. If you neglect the break I had of not playing for a few months,
I'm playing Crawl no longer than you.

> Someone once told me that A ring of fire gives you something
> equivalent to +2 to fire protection and -1 to cold; and a ring of
> ice is the same in reverse. Is this true or where they giving me
> bad information?

I used to think the same (forgot why), but that isn't true.

Ice/normal Dragon armour does that.

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Tina the Chiller - a Follower of the Risky Noodle Guy