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Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« on: August 12, 2009, 01:19:13 AM »
This ring is from LoM, pg 130. So basically it's a Reduce Person that applies to any intelligent creatures, lasting until you remove the ring or command it to restore size. For only 20,000gp it seems like a great bargain to spellcaster and sneaking characters, perhaps even better than a ring of invisibility.

I remember seeing a few builds (killer gnome?) based around being small, but I can't think of anything else to really make use of it.

What do you think? Can you think of any useful application of this lovely little ring?

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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2009, 01:23:47 AM »
1. Killer gnome climbing onto medium foes

2. Sneaking around places

3. Using escape artist to crawl up somebody's butt and then taking the ring off and returning to a full-sized gnome in spiked plate.

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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2009, 02:18:30 AM »
3. Using escape artist to crawl up somebody's butt and then taking the ring off and returning to a full-sized gnome in spiked plate.
Combat ass rodents?
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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2009, 02:22:12 AM »
3. Using escape artist to crawl up somebody's butt and then taking the ring off and returning to a full-sized gnome in spiked plate.
Combat ass rodents?

Let's ask Richard Gere.

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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2009, 03:49:50 AM »
Use it with a War Hulk so you can get your Int based skills back when you need them?

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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2009, 04:11:27 AM »
ok expanding off of that

what about getting sleight of hand as a class skill?

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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2009, 11:04:53 AM »
Riding an awesome mount even if your char is really really big?

Viariable ammo for a hulking hurler?

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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2009, 11:28:23 AM »
Use it with a War Hulk so you can get your Int based skills back when you need them?

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Re: Ring of reduction: any possible uses?
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2009, 12:45:03 PM »
Make the Spelunker's job easier. Now he can be a Medium character and just take the ring off when he's... 'in position' rather than fidgeting around with scrolls of Enlarge Person and whatnot. :D
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