すごく…大きいです。

i've been reunlocking pandaemonium on my viera alt

Some books I'll have at Manga Ichiba (part of Fanime programming) - it's the first english language doujin-specifc comics event in the US...! The comic is 20 pages, the sketchbooks range from 40-60 pages. Artists will be rotating each day/night of the event and my slot is here: May 22, 2026 10am-4pm San Jose Double Tree

It lengthened your life.

It enabled you to read the surface thoughts of those around you - this is the background noise that surrounds Frodo in the shadow realm. This is also why Gollum liked the riddle games with his prey, and why when he can't figure out the answer to Bilbo's riddle, he immediately goes hunting for his ring.

It enabled you to see spirits as they truly were.

It could possibly command dragons, hence Smaug being friendly with Bilbo, and being honest with him until after Bilbo left the cavern.

Let's not forget that while the other rings had gems, this band was only imbued with a fragment of Sauron's soul, and therefore a portion of his magic - it gained sentience when it was too far away from its master.

It also seemed to amplify the traits of the ring bearer to the extreme:

Bilbo was extremely lucky

Isildur was extremely strong

Holy shit, I missed this, but YES! It translated the dark tongue for you!