So I had PC that started with a ring of protection. He then found another during the adventure. If the Character wears both, does he get +2 AC, +2 to saves?
An item can be attuned to only one creature at a time, and a creature can be attuned to no more than three magic items at a time. Any attempt to attune to a fourth item fails; the creature must end its attunement to an item first. Additionally, a creature can’t attune to more than one copy of an item. For example, a creature can’t attune to more than one ring of protection at a time.
Even if they could attune to two Rings of Protection, the effects of two magic items with the same name don't stack. From the DMG errata:
Combining Game Effects
Different game features can affect a target at the same time. But when two or more game features have the same name, only the effects of one of them—the most potent one—apply while the durations of the effects overlap. For example, if a target is ignited by a fire elemental’s Fire Form trait, the ongoing fire damage doesn’t increase if the burning target is subjected to that trait again. Game features include spells, class features, feats, racial traits, monster abilities, and magic items. See the related rule in the “Combining Magical Effects” section of chapter 10 in the Player’s Handbook.
So using this description, that would mean that someone could NOT benefit from a Ring of Protection and a Cloak of Protection? (Same effect and both are magic items) ?
So I had PC that started with a ring of protection. He then found another during the adventure. If the Character wears both, does he get +2 AC, +2 to saves?
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D&D Beyond FoundersHi there Wysperra,
this isn't allowed, in fact the ring of protection is used as the example in the Dungeon Master's Guide.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/dmg/treasure#Attunement
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Even if they could attune to two Rings of Protection, the effects of two magic items with the same name don't stack. From the DMG errata:
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With all that said, if the DM wanted to allow it, he/she can. Then it would be up the DM how that would work.
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"real life is a super high CR."
-OboeLauren
"............anybody got any potatoes? We could drop a potato in each hole an' see which ones get viciously mauled by horrible monsters?"
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So using this description, that would mean that someone could NOT benefit from a Ring of Protection and a Cloak of Protection? (Same effect and both are magic items) ?
No different items are fine even if they happens to give a bonus to the same thing (stat, skill, save, whatever), multiples of the same item is not.