Gold, Gold, Gold!

(At Spellcheck Project)

As you may have noticed, there seems to be some inaccuracy in the stages prediction of some spells at SPC. The two most notable cases are, it seems, Wonker's Wicked Wobble and Gillimer's Ring of Temperate Weather.
The problem is with the gold skill (at least that's the case with Wonker's, and probably so with Gillimer's). One of the reasons might be that when submitting spellchecks, we have to remember that the gold skill isn't part of the magic branch (that is to say, it won't be submitted if we type 'skills magic' and 'spellcheck fully xxx' and then uploading). Just 'skills' is your friend.

Right now at 253 bonus in crafts.smithing.gold (which SPC says should read 'you are a little more likely to succeed than to fail' but my own spellcheck states as 'you would most certainly fail'), I'll keep spending xp in it in the following days and sending spellchecks. Might do the same for Gillimer's, but I imagine my gold bonus is quite over what may be needed (and useful in research) for that...

Gillimer’s Ring of Temperate Weather

[So... been away for about 2 months. Felt like much, much more. Still too busy, might come back more regularly in the summetime. Just a little visit to post another spell]

What's it called? Gillimer's Ring of Temperate Weather (in short, GRTW)

What does it do? Well, it turns a normal, everyday gold ring into an 'elegant ring', which appart from being quite a nice and pretty item, protects you partially from the inclemencies of bad weather (not 'extreme' though. I died wearing one in the Valley of Listeners). To all effects, and while it is working (spinning) you won't be sweating or shivering. More information about the ring and its descriptions can be found in a previous entry (Magical Items - Elegant rings).

Where is it? It shares space with the Spear in the dazzling Weather Magick grimoire, at Unseen University.

What does it require? A gold ring (which is 'transformed' in the process, or melted and lost in case of failing) and being in a foundry that allows goldsmithing.

What skills do I need? Gold, Binding, Enchanting, Ring

Has it worked? A correct output should be something like this:

You prepare to cast Gillimer's Ring of Temperate Weather on the gold ring.
You heat the gold ring up in the forge, making it ready for the infusion of magic.
You examine the ring carefully, making sure the gold is of the highest quality.
You close your eyes, imagining the frosty wind of winter and the scorching sun of summer.
You force the enchantment into the ring.
You remove the new ring from the forge. It is curiously cool to the touch.
You lock the magic into the ring, making it a magical artifact.
Your elegant ring flashes with light!

Notes: To 'recharge' the ring after it has stopped spinning, you have to re-cast the spell on the metal piece again, at a foundry.

Help Information:

Gillimer's Ring Of Temperate Weather - Make a magical temperature-resistant ring.

Gillimer's Ring of Temperate Weather is a miscellaneous spell that can be used to forge a gold ring into a magical ring that maintains the wearer's temperature. It may also be used to recharge such a ring if it has run out of energy.

Magical Items - Elegant rings

Not so long ago, Gillimer's Ring of Temperate Weather re-appeared again in the Weather Magic grimoire, at the Unseen University library. Since then, it is quite usual to see many wizards (specially those of the Silver Star branch) bejewelling their fingers with these nice little pieces of magic and craftsmanship, which provide a brief, albeit highly appreciated, respite from the inclemencies of the Discworld climates...

We won't go into details on the spell (it will have its own entry in the future). As to the rings, they look like this:

>look elegant ring

This ring is spinning around its axis radiating a magical aura. Looking at its revolving form, you are reminded of a blizzard, or a crackling fire. It hums softly.
The ring shines from within.
It is in excellent condition.

While worn, the ring communicates to its owner its climatic-protection properties ('You feel protected from the elements.') and will appear as a 'spinning elegant ring'. Your description will be slighty altered with an added line, as you will find yourself "encased in a translucent bubble".

The protection is limited (it seems to work when not subjected to crazy amounts of heat and cold, and doesn't work at all at the Temple of the Listening Monks' surrounding area) and doesn't last forever; casting skills probably fix the duration of the effects. After some time, you start receiving messages from the bubble (they are quite frequent, so they may not be directy related to protections getting weaker, though: 'The bubble around you flickers slightly'; 'The bubble around you flashes for a moment'), and after some more time, the ring will stop spinning. When that happens, you'll get a line like this: 'The ring glows, but then splutters and its warmth dies away'. It will lose the 'spinning' part in the simple look, stop working and present the following description:

>look elegant ring

This is a beautiful ring. It somehow combines the brightness of the sun with the delicacy of snow. It looks like it's made out of gold, but it is hard to tell.
It is in excellent condition.

You can stop wearing it at any moment, and that will also put an end to protections, as warned by the line: 'You feel at the mercy of the elements.' Once it has spent all its magic, you get, nevertheless, the possibility of recharging the ring by casting again Gillimer's spell over it.

The ring responds partially, as was mentioned in the Fabrication Classification Identification entry, to identification ("The weave pulses with soft yellow light"), but is unrechargeable except by said recasting of the spell on it. A failiure, like a first casting, will melt the ring and set the caster to sleep for a short amount of time.