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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 2930648" data-attributes="member: 1656">Note that both elven trance (four hours) and the Ring of Sustenance (two hours) give the same benefit as eight hours of sleep.  Note that the benefits of four hours of elven trance do not include the ability to prepare arcane spells; the elf must still rest for another four hours.So the benefits of eight hours of sleep (which trance provides) do not include the benefits of eight hours of rest, such as the ability to prepare arcane spells (which trance does not provide).  Therefore two hours of sleep with the ring does not provide the ability to prepare arcane spells; six more hours of rest is required.For what it's worth, the 3.5 Main FAQ states:The description of the ring of sustenance says the usergets all the benefits of 8 hours of sleep in 2 hours. How doesthis affect a bard, sorcerer, or wizard who wants to regainspells? Specifically, how does this interact with the castinglimit rule in the Player’s Handbook?In the case of a ring of sustenance, “all the benefits of 8hours of sleep” means the character sleeps for 2 hours andregains 1 hit point per level (see the rules for natural healing onChapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook). If the ring wearer isfatigued, 2 hours of sleep removes the fatigue.A wizard must have 8 hours of rest before regaining spells.If the wizard doesn’t have to sleep for some reason, she stillrequires 8 hours of rest to regain any spells (see PreparingWizard Spells on page 177 of the Player’s Handbook). A ringof sustenance doesn’t change that.A bard or sorcerer regains spells only once a day, and aring of sustenance doesn’t increase that.A ring of sustenance also doesn’t exempt the wearer fromthe casting limit rule. Whenever a spellcaster gets a new set ofspells, any spell slot she used in the last 8 hours is notavailable. This rule has nothing to do with how much sleep thespellcaster gets; it reflects how long a spell slot must remainempty before the character can refill it. The ring doesn’t make 8hours pass, so it doesn’t help the character refill the used spellslot.So according to the FAQ, the ring doesn't help with spells, but does help with hit points.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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