Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-30980630-20190223120121

'''I know that ring forging is already planned, but I wanted to make a suggestion for how it might work. I’ve thought about this a lot and discussed ways to make it balanced with my friends. (Besides - these things are fun to write, and even more fun to read)'''

The first thing needed is a new structure: the Mordor Shrine, which is identical to the Angmar Shrine in every respect excepting its composition: it is, obviously, made of Mordor Brick instead of Angmar Brick, and has a Morgul Crafting Table instead of an Angmar one.

'''Secondly, the Ring Forge. The Ring Forge is a block that is found in two places: Mordor and Eregion. They can be found in one of every ten Ruined Eregion Smithies, and one of every fifteen Mordor Shrines. They are less common in Mordor because Mordor is much bigger than Eregion; this is for balance purposes, otherwise Evil players will have a large advantage over Good players. The player, upon collecting the Ring Forge with their pickaxe, can place it anywhere they like and begin forging - given, that is, that they have over 500 High Elves alignment or 500 Mordor alignment.'''

'''The player will of course need a ring to begin forging with - Silver, Gold or Mithril will work. The Wedding Rings will not work. They will also need a fuel source - the Ring Forge consumes the equivalent of two pieces of coal to forge one ring.'''

'''Each ring can be combined with certain things to give it buffs - a nugget of its own material, or any one of the nine gems or two special gems. Coral and Durnaur are excluded from this. Topaz, Amethyst, Opal, Amber, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Diamond, and Pearl are all usable, as are Edhelmir and Gulduril.'''

'''Combining a ring with a nugget of its own material (e.g. combining a Gold Ring with a Gold Nugget) will give you a Signet Ring. If the player has +1000 or more with a faction, they may put the signet ring into that faction’s crafting table and receive a signet ring with that faction’s seal - the Eye for Mordor, the Cup for Dorwinion, the Mallorn Leaf for Galadhrim, and so on and so forth. If the player is wearing the signet ring when they sign a Written Book, the final page of the book will have a stamp of the faction whose seal the player was wearing. This isn’t really helpful for gameplay purposes, but it’s great for roleplay.'''

'''Combing a ring with one of the nine standard gems will result in a lesser Ring of Power, each of which gives a buff as listed below. Each ring material has more advantages based on rarity.'''

Topaz: Grants Fire Resistance

Amethyst: Grants Haste I

Opal: Grants Water Breathing

Amber: Grants Invisibility

Ruby: Grants Strength I

Sapphire: Grants Night Vision

Emerald: Grants Swiftness I

Diamond: Grants Health Boost I

Pearl: Grants Regeneration I

Edhelmir: Grants Health Boost I and Strength I but the player must have at least 2500 High Elves Alignment, otherwise it grants Wither.

Gulduril: Grants Health Boost I and Strength I, but the player must have at least 2500 Mordor alignment, otherwise it grants Wither.

Silver Ring: No special bonuses.

Gold Ring: Buffs last an extra 3 seconds after removing the Ring.

Mithril Ring: Buffs are bumped up to level II.

'''That’s pretty much all I’ve got. Once again, I know that this is planned. I just wanted to suggest this as an idea for fun and to assist with the brainstorming process if at all possible.''' 