Magic Armor & Saving Throws

[retrorob]

Protection: A ring which serves as +1 armor would, giving this bonus to defensive capabilities and to saving throws.

Does it mean that magic armor grants bonuses to saving throws? Displacer cloak also improves ST. I know that AD&D 1E has rules for it, but what about OD&D? Personally I never allowed this, but now I'm giving it a second thought. It is quite plausible that magic armor or shield could save against, let's say, a Fire Ball or Dragon Fire, especially if we consider these items as products of higher technology.

How do you judge it in your games?

[aldarron]

Yeah, typically, that's an Arneson style thing. You'll see the same phrasing used in Totf, for example. However, to answer: no, I wouldn't take that to mean magical armor must improve your saving throws, but I would say that you can have magical armor with that feature.