Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-30980630-20190305174435

Well, this is adapted from another suggestion that I (foolishly) wrote mostly for fun.

We all know that in the old days, Kings and Nobles used wax seals to sign their letters and edicts. These were made by imprinting a stamper or signet ring into wax. (This is something which I have done and looks incredibly classy with gold wax and a purple envelope. Pro tip, guys: girls really dig this.) They have even been seen used in Middle-Earth - in the Fellowship of the Ring film, Gandalf seals the One Ring in an envelope with wax and leaves in hidden in Frodo's house for Eru knows how long. So, I propose the following items be added:

Bronze Ring: Crafted on a standard crafting table with one bronze ingot.

Bronze Signet Ring: Crafted with a Bronze Ring and a Bronze Ingot in a normal crafting table.

Silver Signet Ring: Crafted with a Silver Ring and a Silver Nugget in a normal crafting table.

Gold Signet Ring: Crafted with a Gold Ring and one Gold Nugget.

Mithril Signet Ring: You get where this is going.

Letter/Edict/Dispatch/(insert word for official correspondence here): Crafted with two pieces of paper on either side of a piece of string in a normal crafting table. Can be edited like a book and then signed and sealed.

And the following feature:

Ring Finger: Essentially like the off-hand slot for Minecraft 1.9, except that it only accepts rings. Any ring can be worn, and will be displayed like the Hobbit/Dwarven marriage rings.

Once the player has obtained these items, the next step is making the grind to a very high alignment level of 1500, with a faction of their choice. That done, they must then put a signet ring into a crafting table of the faction with which they have 1500 alignment. This will return them a signet ring of that faction (or in some cases subfaction). When this ring is equipped, the player may then begin signing letters - the GUI is like a book, but when the "Sign" button is clicked, it not only adds the player's name but also the seal of the ring they are wearing at the bottom of the page. Once signed, the letter can be looked at freely, unless the player selects the "Seal" button. This seals the letter with the seal of the ring they are wearing, and the letter cannot be viewed until a player selects the "Break Seal" option, visible when right-clicking with the letter in hand. When the seal is broken, the letter can be viewed, but the letter will then display the message when scrolled over, "Seal broken!" This will inform anyone who obtains it that it has previously been viewed.

Ultimately this suggestion, if implemented, will do little for singleplayer gameplay. However, in Multiplayer, especially roleplay, it will be an extremely useful tool.

(Also, just as a note, I have terrible spelling and a nasty tendancy to capitalize two letters at once LIke THis. I tried to catch all that I could, but please bear with me for any mechanical errors.) 