Powers of the Seven Dwarven Lord Rings

markyboy156 · Sep 15, 2017

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hi all

i want a full list of abilities and powers that the seven Septs of the Dwarves rings have
or i should say for the seven dwarven rings of powers
From the lore of my own (homebrewed) world: The Septstones.

In my world, there are seven Septs of the Dwarves (great underground city-states, each with their own culture), based on gemstones (Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Amethyst and Opal (plus the

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Obsidian Sept, but that's for Duergar)).

The Septstones basically are just symbols of power. They are rings worn by the Thanes of the Septs, the [elected among the same bloodline] leaders of each Sept. Each is a potent magical ring (major artifact level), but what makes them important to the dwarves is what they represent.dition

i want full background on these rings and full list of each rings abilities
for d&d 3.5 e or 4th edition or 5th edition and for rolemaster editions as well thanks and any other info available thanks
if no body can find any info
can anybody please put together the powers and abilities and full background and info these rings have

ConjurerDragon · Sep 15, 2017

markyboy156 said: ↑

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From the lore of my own (homebrewed) world: The Septstones.

In my world...
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if no body can find any info...
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I don’t get it - you ask for information about rings that you made up yourself for your own homebrew world?
If so, how would anybody be able to "find any info" on them without going full Illithid on your brain?

xosmi · Sep 15, 2017

ConjurerDragon said: ↑

I don’t get it - you ask for information about rings that you made up yourself for your own homebrew world?
If so, how would anybody be able to "find any info" on them without going full Illithid on your brain?
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What i gain from OP's post is that he re-skinned the rings of power from Lord of the Rings (of which there are 3 Rings for the Elves, 7 for the Dwarves and 9 for Humans, along with an assortment of 'lesser' rings.)
Basically what he's asking is if anyone has details on the actual powers the rings posses in the LotR universe, so he can approximate their powers for the versions he has his own RP.

The best info i was able to find is from the Middle-Earth Roleplaying sourcebook, i'll list the relevant info below.
(where it lists blurbs like 'Read LotRI xx, xx' , it's actually referring to the books, the numbers referring to the page numbers. giving those a read might give you some additional info.)
As far as converting them to the D&D ruleset, i'm afraid i don't understand the MERP terminology wel enough to do them justice, but hopefully someone here can help you out.

Text transcript for easier reading :

THE SEVEN DWARVEN RINGS
Sauron was furious when he first put on the Ruling Ring and
discovered that he was unable to control Durin III, the Dwarf-king
who still wore one of the Seven given to him by the Elf-lord
Celebrimbor. Durin III, like all Naugrim, was difficult to
comprehend and did not submit to domination. Some legends say
that he was somehow affected by his Ring of Power when he
rejected Celebrimbor's pleas for aid for the defense of Eregion and,
later, refuge within the West Gate for the Noldo's beleaguered
people. Unreal fears ofhaving to divide the wealth ofKhazad-dum
may have surfaced, with or without Sauron's prodding.
Dwarven tales, however, hold that the Dwarf-king acted out of
concern for his own people, knowing that the defense of Eregion
was fruitless and that the Dwarven city was too gravely endangered
to risk opening the gates. A chaotic migration of fleeing Elves
might have brought doom. In any case, Durin III withheld aid
when it was sorely needed, and the Elves never forgave him or his
kindred. From that day forth, the many of the Elven peoples
sustained an enduring hate for Durin's Folk, and the Ring might
bear much of the blame for this. (Only the Elves of Lórien,
Galadriel's followers, maintained friendship with the Dwarves.)
The others now called Khazad-dum "Moria, the Black Chasm."
The greatest of the Dwarven Rings was thereafter long kept
hidden, but other Dwarves believed that Sauron had discovered its
location and persecuted the Kings of Durin's Folk for that reason.
(Sauron recovered it from Thrain in Dol Guldur in T.A. 2845.)
Although the end of the War Between the Elves and Sauron
concluded an era ofturmoil, the Dwarves counted the remainderof
the Second Age as "Accursed Years." Sauron retired to Mordor
and slowly nursed his wounds. Quiet ruled, but the Dark Lord's
malice still lurked.
Despite his repose, the Evil One touched the Dwarves soon after
his retreat from Eriador. Direct force had failed, so he decided to
apply other means of control. Agents bearing the remaining six of
the Seven Rings of Power approached Durin's fellow Dwarfkings. Sauron hoped that the Rings would enable him to sway the
Dwarves, but the Dwarven Lords, like Durin III, did not submit to
the Abhorred One's will. Once again, the Khazûd foiled the Black
Servant's plans. So did all Dwarves earn the undying hatred ofthe
Lord of the Rings. Sauron fumed and cursed all Dwarvenkind,
resolving that a special fate would befall the Naugrim. At the same
time, he attempted to recover the Rings.
Sauron's curse proved slow,insidious, and effective. Dwarven
resolve prevented Sauron from taming the Seven Tribes, but the
Rings of Power still inflamed the worst desires of the Dwarf-kings.
Over time, their fascination with crafts and precious things became
an unquenchable obsession that grew into a greed for gold, silver,
and jewels. Items of wealth and power became the focus of
Dwarven life, and those that denied the Naugrim such riches
became their enemies. Some Kindreds delved deeper into the
earth, while others abandoned their homes in search of grander
treasure. Increasingly, the Dwarves warred with their neighbors
and feuded among themselves. During these times, the Dwarflords held the Rings until death, wanting them above all things, for
without them all seemed pale and valueless.
The Dwarves remained preoccupied throughout the remaining
Accursed Years and, in this, Sauron's purpose was served. While
the Elves and Men struggled against Sauron's Darkness, Dwarven
armies marched into remote lands in quest of new hoards. The
events of the world passed them by. Númenor colonized and
conquered vast lands in Middle-earth, only to fall prey to the Dark
One's machinations. The High Men's continent perished,
betrayed by pride and swallowed by Eru's Great Sea. Yet her
Faithful sons survived and built the Kingdoms of Arnor and
Gondor in Middle-earth. In turn, they allied with the Elves and
crushed the Lord of the Rings, thus ending the Second Age. Great
numbers of Free Peoples lost their homes and lives, but through it
all the proud, fierce Dwarves accumulated wealth and remained
secluded in shielded halls.
96 Rings of Power / The Seven Dwarven Rings & Lesser Rings / Aa-Bo
With the dawn of the Third Age, Endor was again at peace.
Unfortunately, however, Dwarven fortunes reversed, and a wave
of calamities struck the rich Naugrim. Wild beasts, particularly
Dragons, stirred and raided many of the Dwarf-hoards. Greed led
to further kin-strife, and the Tribes turned against one another
frequently. One by one, the Dwarves of the Seven Houses were
robbed and battered until they took leave oftheir refuges and began
wandering. Even the Rings of Power came to misfortune for, by
the middle of the Third Age, many were lost. Dragon-flame
consumed some; others simply disappeared, presumably retaken
by Sauron.

Powers: As with any artifact, the full extent of the powers
bestowed by the Dwarven Rings are determined by the nature
and strength of their bearers. A predisposition towards the
discovery, appropriation, and admiring preservation of
treasures and artifacts was demonstrated by all of the bearers,
but these qualities, while innate in most Dwarves, were
exacerbated far beyond their normal character in the Kings who
wore each of the Seven. Each ring possessed some unique
powers, but all shared those listed below.
• ifwearer is "stunned and unable to parry," treat wearer as merely
"stunned."
• x7 PP multiplier (any profession).
• +77 DB, RR, and maneuver bonus.
• Continuous RM/MERP Protections Prayer 70'R affecting all
allies within the radius ofthe spell or within sight of the wearer.
• Continuous RM Mind Mastery Unpresence and Hiding
Nondetect or MERP Nature's Guises Blank Thoughts and
Illusions Unseen.
• All lodes of precious metal ores and all volcanic pipes of
minerals and gemstones within 7777' of wearer can be detected
by him and analyzed at will.
• Wearer may use at will RM Detecting Ways and Delving Ways
to 50th level or MERP Detection Mastery and Essence's ways
to 10th level.
• Wearer may use at will RM/MERP Lore and Item Lore to 50th/
10th level.
• Wearer may cast spells from all six RM Alchemist base lists to
his own level using his own PPs.
• Wearer and all within 7 miles of him are inspired with extreme
loyalty to members of their own race; a Dwarf will support
another Dwarf, even in an unjust cause, against an Elf, Man, etc.
• Wearer subject to increasing wanderlust over time for as long as
he owns his ring; each year, he must make a RR vs. a Channeling
spell that starts at 5th level and increases by 1 level each year;
if he fails the RR by 50 or more, he will uproot the people under
his sovereignty in a search for grander and more commodious
living quarters with access to richer veins of ores and minerals.
• Wearer subject to increasing desire to create and possess
artifacts; he will create at least one Item of Power every seven
years and will become more and more possessive of these
treasures over time.
Read LotRI 82,330,351; LotRIII 445-47; Sil 357-58,375
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