D&D 5E ring of mind shielding

[pukunui]

I'd say it would depend upon how the spell conditions are worded. The spell can still detect that something is passing it, just not its type or alignment. So if it was set up to react to "creatures of Evil alignment" then an Evil wearer of a Ring of Mind Shielding could walk past just fine. However, if the conditions were worded "let only Good or Neutral creatures past" then the spell would react to the wearer even if they are good or neutral because the spell can't tell that.

Fair enough.

Modify Memory allows you to affect someone's mind, but it doesn't allow you to read it or detect anything about them. Nothing in the spell interacts with anything that the ring does.

It allows you to change their memories. You have to be able to see those memories in their mind in order to be able to change them, right?

Zone of Truth also doesn't detect anything (other than whether or not you made your save). It just compels you to tell the truth. The ring of Mind shielding doesn't protect against that. If Zone of Truth told the caster when you were lying then the ring would work, but it doesn't. Whether a target made a save against one of your spells isn't covered by the ring.

That's true.

I don't think so. You can just send messages to their mind, no reading or detection involved.

"Creatures can telepathically communicate with you only if you allow it."

 

[Cap'n Kobold]

It allows you to change their memories. You have to be able to see those memories in their mind in order to be able to change them, right?

Nope. Nothing in the spell indicates that you can scan a creature's mind or read its memories. You even have to describe its new memories verbally; in a language it can understand.

"Creatures can telepathically communicate with you only if you allow it."

If thats in the item description, then that would indeed stop the GOO Warlock's ability.

 

[pukunui]

Nope. Nothing in the spell indicates that you can scan a creature's mind or read its memories. You even have to describe its new memories verbally; in a language it can understand.

Yeah, all right.

If thats in the item description, then that would indeed stop the GOO Warlock's ability.

Yep. I just neglected to include it in my original post.

 

[PnPgamer]

I don't think so. You can just send messages to their mind, no reading or detection involved.

it has the added portion "creatures can telepathically communicate with you only if you allow it."
I jokingly asked my dm for me to get it just only because I could block the warlocks voice in my mind.

also note: this way you can block mindflayers, aboleth's, etc. telepathic communication and just whack their tentacly faces.

 

[artmarks7]

Prevents detection magic of creature type. So does it prevent true seeing type spells and abilities from seeing a shape change? I was thinking it fuzzed the image, making the blocking obvious but works.

 

[MaximusArael020]

I would probably say that the ring would not protect against "Glyph of Warding" or "Symbol" because the wording specifically says "magic that allows other creatures to read your thoughts..."

Because those two spells do not include any detection by creatures I would rule that the ring is ineffective against them. Unless there's something in the wording I'm missing.