Ok Innmates gotta a question for ya................

In 2nd Edition AD&D does a Cloak of Protection +2 stack with a Ring of Protection +2 giving the wearer +4 to saves and AC.

All these Innmates on and no one has an opinion Hmmmmm

You got my opinion in the Tril Q&A... As much as I wish otherwise, I say the answer is no, they do not.

According to page 148 of the AD&D 23 DMG:

"The magical properties of a ring of protection are cumulative with all other magical items of protection except as follows:

1.The ring does not improve Armor Class if magical armor is worn, although it does add to saving throw die rolls.

2. Multiple rings of protection operating on the same person, or in the same area, do not combine protection. Only one such ring - the strongest- functions, so a pair of protection rings +2 provide only +2 protection."

From page 164 of the AD&D 2e DMG, regarding the Cloak of Protection:

"The device can be combined with other items or worn with leather armor. It cannot function in conjunction with any sort of magical armour, normal armour not made of leather, or with a sheild of any sort."


So in the short of it, where the cloak is not considered armor, the ring and cloak stack. However, do note the armor may not be magical or non-leather.

Happy to be of service.

-T_O

To see what the overall majority thinks and I thought it would be interesting to find out. I personally agree that they do not stack.

I'ave already given my somewhat ambiguous opinion.

That's why I quantified my answer with the "I'm not a DM" clause.

I've merely quoted the books.

Ultimately it comes down to DM ruling, but it should, I think, represent the situation.

In my opinion, allowing this best helps a mage character, although the way it is written allows rouges to take advantage. So long as said rouge is okay with being a walking beacon for anyone with detect magic...

However it also depends on the nature of magic in the campagin, the interpretation of a cloak as either 'garment' or 'armour', etc.

Hope I'm being helpful.

Note: I normally make such items rare, thereby avioding this scenario.
Plus cloaks allow me something to use against my players... they dont trust them anymore

Now you have me insanely curious T_O

I limit the stacking of protection items to two. So you could have magic armour and a ring of protection, but no cloak. Bracers of AC 4 and a cloak of protection, but no magical armour. Etc etc etc

Depends on how rare or common they are in your world.

If you can go down to the local ____ of protections R us, then no they don't. If an adventurer might come across a full set over the course of their career, then sure let them stack.

I would let them stack, by the way that I read the rules. Of course, magic crap is so rare in my games that I would be cruel NOT to let them stack.

Your game, your ruling.

Assuming a cloak isn't armor and doesn't in any way besides the +2 add to AC, thus a cloth cloak versus say a mithril one they stack as per the ring of protection rules. If however the cloak has the ability besides the magical property of helping AC such as a mithril cloak then it is armor and does not stack.

If they don't stack then what would a ring stack with? And if nothing then why not write the rules as the magical property doesn't stack?