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A bag of holding has a special caveat:

Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Handy Haversack, Portable Hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane.

Now, the 2nd level spell Rope Trick says:

(...) At the upper end of the rope, an invisible entrance opens to an extradimensional space that lasts until the spell ends.

The extradimensional space can be reached by climbing to the top of the rope. (...)

Is it safe to bring a bag of holding inside the rope trick extradimensional space?

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    \$\begingroup\$ Related: portahole+portahole, bag+bag, devouring+holding, mansion+mansion, quiver+any of the above, and probably a whole lot more. \$\endgroup\$
    – nitsua60
    Commented Aug 9, 2019 at 23:24
  • \$\begingroup\$ @nitsua60 we might need to make a canonical target for these item interactions. \$\endgroup\$
    – Mindwin Remember Monica
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    \$\begingroup\$ The thing is, each seems a little bit different. Like A has this clause, but B has a slightly different one, and C doesn't have anything.... They almost feel like a tag collecting them ([bag-tastrophe], for instance) is the "right" thing, but that's a step I'm not going to be the one to take =) \$\endgroup\$
    – nitsua60
    Commented Aug 12, 2019 at 13:59
  • \$\begingroup\$ +1 for a [bagtastrophe] tag. I've got tabs all over the place trying to track them all down. \$\endgroup\$
    – ProphetZarquon
    Commented Jul 23 at 20:44

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No the bag will not burst, because Rope Trick is not an item

The key word in the caveat you cite is "item":

Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Handy Haversack, Portable Hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane.

The two examples the text gives are also items.

However, the extradimensional space created by Rope Trick is created by a spell, not an item, and so does not fall under that clause.

There are many spells that generate extradimensional spaces (such as Mordenkainen's Magnificient Mansion)--if the designers intended the Bag of Holding to explode when it entered such spaces, they could have easily made the text refer to any extradimensional space, or used spells as examples.

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    – Please stop being evil
    Commented Aug 9, 2019 at 22:10
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If historical canon from previous editions is desired, the official D&D 3e FAQ (p.33) stated:

Note you can freely go plane hopping with portable holes, bags of holding, and the like. Spells that produce their own extradimensional spaces, such as rope trick, pose no danger to occupants who may be using portable holes, bags of holding, and the like.

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    \$\begingroup\$ This answer could use a little elaboration on how this information about a past edition can be applied to 5e - does anything in 5e indicate that such a ruling would make sense (or not) in 5e? \$\endgroup\$
    – V2Blast
    Commented Aug 9, 2019 at 22:56
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Yup, it does open a gate to the Astral Plane, according to Mike Mearls:

If I cast rope trick and intentionally throw a bag of holding into it, can I get to the Astral Plane?

You do indeed purchase a gate to the astral with that move

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    \$\begingroup\$ Welcome to RPG.SE! Please note that 1. we prefer answers to explain themselves (and not just link to a source) and 2. that Mearl's statements are not official rulings and so hold little gravitas. Take the tour if you haven't already and see the help center or ask us here in the comments (use @ to ping someone) if you need more guidance. Good Luck and Happy Gaming! \$\endgroup\$
    – Someone_Evil ♦
    Commented Aug 9, 2019 at 21:55
  • \$\begingroup\$ As stated by Someone_Evil, Mearls' tweets are not considered official rulings - and they are also frequently wrong. Can you support your answer by citing any rules, or explaining how Mearls' ruling matches what is stated in the rules? Have you ruled in this way in your own games - if so, how did you and your players feel about the ruling? (Did your group find it fun/logical/illogical/annoying?) \$\endgroup\$
    – V2Blast
    Commented Aug 9, 2019 at 23:00

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