While reading Spell rings I came up to the Ring of Spell Storing and read this section.
“Any creature can Cast a Spell of 1st through 5th level into the ring by touching the ring as the spell is cast. The spell has no effect, other than to be stored in the ring. If the ring can't hold the spell, the spell is expended without effect. The level of the slot used to cast the spell determines how much space it uses.”
My theory was since the requirement for the spell to be stored is by the caster touching it as the spell is casted, you could potentially use your reaction to throw the ring tied to a string or let your Find Familiar wearing the ring touch an enemy spellcaster as he/she is casting a spell, causing it to have “no effect, other than to be stored in the ring”. This tactic hinges on the fact that the caster who is touching the ring doesnt need to be willing to store a spell into the ring, but what do you guys reckon? Is this a situation that you would need to ask your dm?
They have to be willing. Otherwise the wearer of the ring would lose the ability to cast spells except from the ring (might make an interesting cursed Iran actually...).
I believe also that unless otherwise stated - reactions always happen after the thing that triggered them. So if you saw a spell being cast and threw the ring at them - it's too late.
On the other hand, if you happen to be holding the hand of the caster as they try to dimension door or teleport you away ... would that prevent the spell from going off? What if they tried to cast wish? What if a character grappled a caster and made sure the ring was in contact with them, would that prevent them from casting spells?
Could you strap a ring of spell storing onto the back of a captive mage to suppress their spell casting?
As a DM, I would tend to rule it that the caster has to intend to put the spell into the ring but I agree that the wording doesn't actually say that.
Nope. The first sentence reads "Any creature can Cast a Spell... into the ring by...". The important word here is "can". That word here means that it is the creature doing the casting that chooses if they want to cast that spell into the ring or not. It is not the holder of the ring, nor the ring itself which makes that choice.
They have to be both willing to store the spell when they cast it, and physically touching the ring itself as the spell is being cast.
The first part is what makes "stealing" the spell impossible, but the second part drives the point home that you can't "intercept" the spell either.
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Also, once the ring has 5 spell levels stored, it can't store any more until the stored spells have been cast. So if the ring is "full" you wouldn't be able to use it in the manner described above, regardless.
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While reading Spell rings I came up to the Ring of Spell Storing and read this section.
“Any creature can Cast a Spell of 1st through 5th level into the ring by touching the ring as the spell is cast. The spell has no effect, other than to be stored in the ring. If the ring can't hold the spell, the spell is expended without effect. The level of the slot used to cast the spell determines how much space it uses.”
My theory was since the requirement for the spell to be stored is by the caster touching it as the spell is casted, you could potentially use your reaction to throw the ring tied to a string or let your Find Familiar wearing the ring touch an enemy spellcaster as he/she is casting a spell, causing it to have “no effect, other than to be stored in the ring”. This tactic hinges on the fact that the caster who is touching the ring doesnt need to be willing to store a spell into the ring, but what do you guys reckon? Is this a situation that you would need to ask your dm?
They have to be willing. Otherwise the wearer of the ring would lose the ability to cast spells except from the ring (might make an interesting cursed Iran actually...).
I believe also that unless otherwise stated - reactions always happen after the thing that triggered them. So if you saw a spell being cast and threw the ring at them - it's too late.
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On the other hand, if you happen to be holding the hand of the caster as they try to dimension door or teleport you away ... would that prevent the spell from going off? What if they tried to cast wish? What if a character grappled a caster and made sure the ring was in contact with them, would that prevent them from casting spells?
Could you strap a ring of spell storing onto the back of a captive mage to suppress their spell casting?
As a DM, I would tend to rule it that the caster has to intend to put the spell into the ring but I agree that the wording doesn't actually say that.
Nope. The first sentence reads "Any creature can Cast a Spell... into the ring by...". The important word here is "can". That word here means that it is the creature doing the casting that chooses if they want to cast that spell into the ring or not. It is not the holder of the ring, nor the ring itself which makes that choice.
They have to be both willing to store the spell when they cast it, and physically touching the ring itself as the spell is being cast.
The first part is what makes "stealing" the spell impossible, but the second part drives the point home that you can't "intercept" the spell either.
You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
Also, once the ring has 5 spell levels stored, it can't store any more until the stored spells have been cast. So if the ring is "full" you wouldn't be able to use it in the manner described above, regardless.
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