Magic Earrings?

[sjmiller]

So, after reading through quite a bit of the Magic Item Compendium I've noticed there are no magic earrings listed anywhere. Now considering all the artwork you see for D&D with characters having more earrings than a jewelry counter, you would think there would be some.

Not only are there no magic earrings, but there's no clear indication of where you would add them to the magic item slot limits. Would it go under Face with the goggles, masks, and lenses? Would it go under the Head group with hats, circlets, helmets, etc.? Or would it get lumped in with the ever increasing group of Throat items? Maybe they would classify as Rings?

I am wondering how people would interpret this.

 

[Quartz]

If you want to make it a new slot, go ahead.

 

[Nail]

...that's the issue: You *really* don't want to make another slot. Really.

I'd call it "head" and move on. Or potentially "slotless".

 

[Goolpsy]

ear.. RING... could easily fill the ring slot -.-

 

[Corsair]

I've had characters who carried minor slotless items as earrings or charm bracelets. Generally these were high level characters who could afford to pay double for items like +5 to listen, or certain low level spells (0th, 1st) at will.

 

[Deset Gled]

ear.. RING... could easily fill the ring slot -.-

There was a Pirate Prc in 3.0 (I believe it was from the Netbook of Classes) that gained a class ability to wear a third ring in their ear.

I would allow rings to be worn in the ear for flavor purposes, but I would still limt the wearer to maximum of two functioning rings at a time.

 

[Notmousse]

I counted earrings as slotless, and thus double cost. Especially with the absurd number of earrings some people are sporting nowadays.

 

[Jon Potter]

IMC, I lump them in with goggles and masks.

It's only come up once though, with a variant Mask of Lies in earring form.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

If you are going to allow magical earring you might as well allow magical nipple rings.

 

[Darklone]

Earrings occupy the amulet slot IMC.