Signet ring?

[Sushi_Rocks]

After you rescue that castaway from the S.O.S. campsite and return him to Little Marrow, he gives you a unique ring, the "Signet Ring".

The description says:
"A ship's wheel sigil is emblazoned proudly on this ring.
Such a symbol is sure to bring good luck to any captain that holds it."

The description is kinda vague and ominous so I have kept it until the end, but couldn't figure out any use for it or attribute any useful abilities to it.

Now... do you get any bonus for keeping in your ship cargo or your storage?

I wish the game would tell me if it's just rubbish or something useful.

[Cocofang]

The game presents multiple instances where you acquire items that can either be sold for monetary gain or used to achieve a possible resolution for a quest. You can complete the quests either way but their ending will be slightly altered. As such, withholding that information from the player is very much an intentional decision.

Personally, I sold the signet ring as I viewed it as a stand-in for a cash reward for completing this quest.

But it's also thematic as the player would pick a quick buck over the promise of good luck. Which is similar to one letter you can find where it talks about a tribal mask with supposed invaluable properties traded in for mundane everyday items.

[Sushi_Rocks]

Originally posted by Cocofang:

The game presents multiple instances where you acquire items that can either be sold for monetary gain or used to achieve a possible resolution for a quest. You can complete the quests either way but their ending will be slightly altered. As such, withholding that information from the player is very much an intentional decision.

Personally, I sold the signet ring as I viewed it as a stand-in for a cash reward for completing this quest.

I haven't found any quest where the signet ring could have been useful.
Is there one?

[RCMidas]

Not that I've found.

[Killroy]

I kept it simply for RP.

[Dervish]

I thought "this ring brings you luck" was part of the joke because it's given to you by the guy who was shipwrecked - obviously didn't work for them so I sold it

[Ittrix]

Aside from hoods mcgee and his brothers three, the game's pretty particular about not letting you dink yourself out of stuff.
It won't save when you go for an ending so you can unlock either one. It won't let you throw away quest items, and it very purposefully makes sure you can always come back to get them later. None of the quests, even the ones that seem urgent, have any kind of time limit associated with them.

I'm very certain the signet ring is just a joke. A ring that supposedly brings good luck, given to me by a dude who had it when he was in for absolutely horrid luck.

[Jakob]

Based on the description, I felt it was taking the piss outta that castaway fella, and the ring is purely for selling. But admittedly I have not done any specific testing for some kinda beneficial 'Luck' effect it may grant the player.

[Sushi_Rocks]

Originally posted by Dervish:

I thought "this ring brings you luck" was part of the joke because it's given to you by the guy who was shipwrecked - obviously didn't work for them so I sold it

That's one way to see it. I was thinking the same thing as well, but you could also say that he got lucky, because he got rescued (...). So the ring could still be blessed instead of cursed.

[Aquillion]

He also somehow didn't starve to death (apparently only people wearing hoods can starve in this setting.) Maybe the ring's power is to make it so you don't have to eat?

[Dervish]

Originally posted by Aquillion:

He also somehow didn't starve to death (apparently only people wearing hoods can starve in this setting.) Maybe the ring's power is to make it so you don't have to eat?

He can starve to death if you leave him there for too long

[Aquillion]

Originally posted by Dervish:

Originally posted by Aquillion:

He also somehow didn't starve to death (apparently only people wearing hoods can starve in this setting.) Maybe the ring's power is to make it so you don't have to eat?

He can starve to death if you leave him there for too long

Are you sure? I only found him at the very end of the game and he was fine.

[Lod101]

Originally posted by Aquillion:

Originally posted by Dervish:

He can starve to death if you leave him there for too long

Are you sure? I only found him at the very end of the game and he was fine.

i think he can starve like the hooded figures only once you have spoken to once.

like the package for the dock worker in little marrow can spoil and the dock worker nto paying you for it.

[RhamonaQ]

Originally posted by Ittrix:

Aside from hoods mcgee and his brothers three

This description sent me LOL