Questions tagged [equipment]
For questions about items usable by a character, sometimes carried on their person.
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Can the arcane/druidic focus staff double as quarterstaff?
Does the staff version of an arcane or druidic focus also work as a quarterstaff?
At least at character creation can you say that for example your druids quarterstaff and druid focus staff is one and ...
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Do worn or carried objects count as additional targets for a spell if they are also affected by the spell?
The Jeremy Crawford tweet that @Psyntax referenced here has gotten me wondering what exactly constitutes a target of a spell.
The PH states:
A typical spell requires you to pick one or more targets ...
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What items are considered "worn or carried"?
What defines a worn or carried object, for the purposes of spells like Burning Hands and Firebolt? They ignite items, but specifically not things worn or carried.
Does carried mean wielded in hand, ...
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Where do adventurers keep all their stuff?
This is a bit of an equipment logistics question so might not be all that interesting to everyone but... Reading the 5e PHB, the backpack weight listing says:
Backpack: 1 cubic foot/30 pounds of ...
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Does a wizard need to hold a component pouch or focus in one hand in order for it to work?
One of my PCs is a (weird) wizard who is frequently switching quickly between items—one turn he's wielding a quarterstaff two-handed, the next he's got a component pouch and a dagger, and after that, ...
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What's the starting wealth for higher levels?
The PHB only gives starting wealth for Level 1 PCs. Based on my experience in other games, specifically Pathfinder, I would expect to get more at higher levels. Where can I find an appropriate table ...
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Does the True Polymorph spell form a creature with equipment?
When a spellcaster transforms an object or creature into a creature using the True Polymorph spell, does that creature form with equipment?
Example: if a spellcaster used True Polymorph to ...
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Choosing equipment options at character creation
So if I'm correct, when you chose your starter gear and wealth you can either choose to roll some dice depending on your class and buy everything from that or you can choose the starter gear from your ...
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How can I attack an enemy's weapon?
I want to hit enemy's axe to break it. How this is properly played in D&D 5e? And what about shield or armor? Can I attack these items to break it?
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How does a wizard read another wizard's spellbook?
To prepare spells from another wizard's spellbook you have to be able to read it. Since there is no read magic spell (like in previous editions), how does a wizard read another wizard's spellbook?
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Do you have to have thieves' tools in order to pick a lock?
Does a character have to have thieves' tools (TT) in order to pick a lock? Not necessarily proficiency in the tool, but at least have the tool itself?
I'm confused about picking locks and whether or ...
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Can animated undead wear armor and use weapons?
A wizard has just killed a group of heavily armored fighters with great weapons. He uses Animate Dead on the bodies. The spell reads as:
This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile of bones ...
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What is the point of a shield proficiency?
PHB describes the downsides of wearing an armor you are not proficient with:
Armor Proficiency.
Your class gives you proficiency with certain types of armor. If you wear armor that you lack ...
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Can I cast spells that require a material component and still hold my hammer and shield?
I have a human cleric (war domain) with the War Caster feat. She holds a warhammer and a shield. Am I able to cast spells that require a material component and still hold my hammer and shield?
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How is an NPC's gear value determined?
A PC's Wealth by Level (DMG 135) is determined by the PC's effective character level (ECL), but how does the DM determine an NPC's gear value on Table 4-23: NPC Gear Value (DMG 127)? Does the DM use ...
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Does a Wizard's spellbook need to be a book?
In the PHB under The Book's Appearance the text give two examples of how a spellbook looks like a book and one example with it being just a collection of notes.
Does a Wizard's spellbook need to be a ...
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How is the number of spells limited in a spellbook?
Previous versions had rules about the total number of spell that a spellbook could include calculated using the level of the spell and number of pages in the book.
5e mentions that a spellbook has 100 ...
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Can I attack an object that is being worn or carried by a creature during combat?
Some enemies depend heavily on an object they wear or carry to be an effective combatant and so it may be advantageous to attack and destroy the object first, but I can't tell whether this is allowed.
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Are there rules for using manacles in combat?
I can't quite find in the PHB or DMG how to slap manacles onto someone during combat. PHB 152 describes how to break out of mundane manacles, while DMG 165 shows how Dimensional Shackles work (they ...
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What is the difference between an Arcane Focus and a Component Pouch?
Reading through the Player's Handbook, I've noticed that the Sorceror, Warlock and Wizard classes can all take either an arcane focus or a component pouch. My understanding is that an arcane focus ...
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Can a Spell Focus or Component Pouch be used with a spell that has costless consumed components?
Spellcasters do not always need to provide the literal materials when casting spells with costless components, that's what pouches and foci are for.
A character can use a component pouch or a ...
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How do I adjudicate attempting to put manacles on an unwilling creature?
I have a player in my campaign who has recently wanted to use manacles. While the Player's Handbook entry for manacles describes in a pretty detailed way how difficult it is to escape from manacles, ...
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How much weight can an Aarakocra carry when flying?
(related to Prison break with an Aarakocra)
The title pretty much says it all. Are the rules for flying creatures the same as for anyone else, using the Strength * 15 = weight in pounds formula ?
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Is the oil thrown on a creature consumed when it's dealt fire damage and lit?
I had the idea of throwing oil flasks on enemies at level 1, then hitting them with a torch to deal a bunch of bonus fire damage.
PHB 152:
If the target takes any fire damage before the oil dries (...
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What rules or guidelines are there about when to allow a party to acquire plate mail?
I have heard it said that 5e does not balance its encounters with respect to magic items; in other words it does not consider possession of magic items when defining appropriately challenging ...
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Do manacles provide any sort of in-game mechanical effect or condition?
Reading the description of manacles, they don't seem to actually do anything rules-wise mechanically when used. Am I missing something or am I just being too literal?
Do the manacles actually ...
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Does a multiclassed wizard start with a spellbook?
If I multiclass into Wizard, do I automatically begin with a spellbook?
I'm looking for support within the written rules. Designer intent is a consideration, but their intent should be well supported ...
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Will enemies with Wizard spells have spellbooks a PC Wizard can learn from?
I'm aware that Wizards can learn spells from other spellbooks and scrolls they find, as long as they take the time and money to learn it. If there is an enemy, such as a Mage that is listed in the ...
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Can a wizard use an acquired spellbook, or must they first copy its contents into their own spellbook? [duplicate]
The rules for copying spells from other spellbooks are rather clear: you need time and money. However, in case you acquire a new spellbook, things are more fogged.
Can a wizard use two spellbooks at ...
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Does a wizard need to attune to the magical spellbooks in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything in order to use them as spellbooks?
The wizard at my table does not have any available attunement slots and just discovered an Alchemical Compendium. We are trying to determine if he could use the spellbook only for the spells contained ...
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Can I sell starting gear in Adventurers League play?
I'm starting a new AL game (as a player) and I have a question that's not addressed in the AL material.
According to Adventurers League Player's Guide (page 4)
When you create your D&D ...
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How long does Alchemist's Fire burn?
Looked and looked, can't find the answer anywhere (maybe I'm blind):
How long does Alchemist's Fire burn for?
In the item description within the Adventuring Gear section of the rules, it says:
On ...
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How much can/should a single owned item be worth at most?
How much can any single possession take up a character's wealth? For this question, I'd like answers that operate under the presumption that wealth-by-level isn't a minimum but instead a target.
I've ...
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Kit weights don't seem to match contents. Am I missing something?
I was looking though a kit I wanted for a character and I calculated out the weight of the items and it came out as heavier that the kit itself.
The kit is the Fighter's Kit containing:
backpack, ...
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Can you drop a weapon/item when it is not your turn?
Thought of while contemplating this question on whether you can drop prone off your turn, I am wondering if you can drop a weapon/item.
This Q/A claims that dropping a weapon is a free action, but I ...
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What is rolled when using fishing tackle to pull in a fish?
5e's equipment includes fishing tackle, which seems clearly designed to enable a character to catch fish by attaching a line with a hook and lure to a pole, then eventually pulling a fish out of the ...
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What are the requirements for a wizard to successfully copy a spell from a scroll into their spellbook?
What are the requirements for a wizard to successfully copy a spell from a scroll into their spellbook?
First, I’m thinking that copying a spell from a scroll is similar to copying a spell from my ...
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Do grappled/grappling creatures bypass Ballbearings/Caltrops?
Ballbearings/Caltrops requires a dex save or fall prone/take damage unless you move at half speed. Moving with a Grappled Creature your speed is halved.
Mechanically, does this count as moving half ...
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Are Sprite familiars from the Find Familiar spell summoned with the equipment listed in their statblock?
There have been two recent questions arising from a ruling on find familiar in the October 2020 update to the Sage Advice Compendium:
Does the Flock of Familiars spell produce endless sellable ...
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Do other sources of invisibility make worn or carried items invisible?
The spell Invisibility makes the target invisible as well as making their worn/carried items invisible, but there are many abilities in the game (for instance, the monk's 18th level ability Empty Body)...
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Is there a limit to how much equipment can merge with your form when you Wild Shape?
So your druid could be wearing hide armour and carry a staff and wooden shield, and various pouches and such, and that would all merge into the form if you wild shaped into a rat or a bird, and that's ...
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What is the AC of a sprite familiar (from the Find Familiar spell) if it is dismissed to a pocket dimension and then caused to reappear as an action?
The most recent Sage Advice Compendium erratas the find familiar spell so that familiars are now stripped naked when dismissed to a pocket dimension. The Pact of the Chain warlock can summon a Sprite ...
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Does banishment banish carried or worn equiment?
A commonly accepted interpretation rule for spells is that spells only do what they say they do, nothing more. Shocking grasp does not electrify water, fireball does not evaporate it.
So a spell that ...
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Why does everyone carry a 10' pole?
Based on this comment over on CRPG Addict:
No adventuring party is complete without a ten foot pole.
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Jason, but WHY? In God's name, WHAT IS IT FOR?!
What is a 10 foot pole used for (its ...
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Can a spellbook contain cantrips?
Is it possible for cantrips to be written in a spellbook? Their description suggests not, as well as the fact that the Wizard's cantrips are 'known' rather than being in their spellbook.
For example, ...
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Can clerics create holy water?
I'm running a 5th edition campaign that's going well. I'm not very versed in the system just yet, and my group has run into a little bit of a bind - it's not game-breaking, but it tends to come up ...
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Is there an official way to effectively carry a holy symbol without breaking Vow of Poverty?
A cleric who takes Vow of Poverty (Book of Exalted Deeds) can't carry a holy symbol. This is both true under the rules-as-written (he is allowed no material possessions except simple weapons, simple ...
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How to handle inventory and story of a player leaving
A player left my group recently. It was mutual and not-unexpected, and during the last session, the character left for an unspecified purpose.
The character (lawful-good wizard) who left had a few ...
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How recoverable is Magical Ammunition?
From Xanathar's Guide to Everything:
Walloping Ammunition: This ammunition packs a wallop. A creature hit by the ammunition must succeed on a DC 10 Strength saving throw or be knocked prone.
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Can a Wizard cast a spell as a ritual without physically accessing a spellbook?
Part of the answer to this question what can a wizard do without a spellbook got me wondering. It states that you, as a wizard, can't cast a ritual spell without your spellbook.
And I can't help ...
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