This gold band allows the wearer to summon 1d12 beings that fight beside him as zombies for up to an hour. To activate the ring, the wearer must recite the oath engraved along its surface: “Dust and ashes, protect my flesh!”

The figures are formed from nearby soil over 1d6 rounds, and the effect fails if there no suitable material within range. They behave as zombies created from an animate dead spell, including hit dice, attacks and movement. However, they are made from mud and resemble the ring wearer’s ancestors.

Original prompt from the Ancient Rings generator:

This gold ring, engraved with symbols, was created by spirits and given to mortals as reward for some great deed. The ring provides the following powers. Call 1d12 zombies once a week for 1 hour.

Long ago, before Man rose up to rule the land, there were those among them that sought to make peace with the goblins. As a token of friendship, they made a brass ring engraved with the goblin symbol for “beware”. Into this ring they placed magic that allows the wearer to detect enemies once per day, such that for a duration of one hour, all those who mean the wearer harm appear outlined in a reddish glow.

This ring was meant for goblins only, and only for them does it operate. Yet, those primordial men were but crude tinkerers in their craft, and the ring was made imperfect. It applies the delusion upon the wearer of being resistant to fire or heat. In defiance of all logic, the wearer will always conclude that any harm done by fire was half of what it ought to have been.

This bronze ring, with engraved writing, was created by a primordial pre-human race as a pact to ensure peace. Its full powers only work for goblins. The ring produces the delusion that the wearer has fire resistance. The ring provides the following powers. Detect enemies once per day.

This ring was forged by an Elven wizard of advanced age who sought to further the cause of his religion, the worship of the World Tree. He started with a cross section of a goblin’s arm bone, carefully carving it with runes an a oak motif. Into the ring, he poured a powerful enchantment that only one of Elf could use.

At all times, the inset emerald glowed as bright as a candle, which was at times useful and other times inconvenient such that he took to wearing gloves. Whenever he wished, the glow would intensify to where it could burn skin or parchment, leaving a distinct symbol of the World Tree.

It’s most amazing feature was the ability to summon a tree imp to serve the ring holder for up to 10 minutes.

I worked up this ring based on the following output from the Ancient Rings generator.

Bone Ring, highly reflective or shiny or glows, created by ancient wizard made for self made to battle for a alignment. Full powers only work for certain race Not cursed. Once a week can call a Imp to serve for a turn, Can burn signet design onto paper or brand skin

Much of the logic behind this generator comes from a blog post on the Elfmaids and Octopi blog run by Chris Tamm. Chris is amazingly creative and inspiring, especially with the huge sets of tables for making up things like ancient rings.

The current implementation of this generator doesn’t make the smoothest text, and it could actually grow in complexity. For example, “highly reflective or shiny or glows” really should become definitive based on a random choice.