This blackened silver ring hums faintly with a lingering thirst for violence. Etched into the band is a series of notches—twenty in total—each one dulled and worn as if marked in blood.

Ring, rare (requires attunement)

• Cursed Vitality. While attuned to this ring, your maximum hit points are reduced by 20. This reduction cannot be ignored or removed by any means other than unattuning from the ring.

• Creeping Doubt

  • You have disadvantage on your first attack roll each combat.

• Momentum of Blood. When you score a critical hit with a weapon attack, you may choose to activate the ring (no action required). If you do, the next weapon attack made by any creature in the same combat gains a critical hit range of 17–20.

• You can use this feature twice per long rest.