Questions tagged [equipment]
For questions about items usable by a character, sometimes carried on their person.
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Reliable Control Options for High-Level Occultist (No saves, no SR; scrolls and wands acceptable)
I'm currently playing a high-level (15th, about to hit 16) silksworn occultist, and am effectively the party's pseudo-full-caster. For the past few levels, I've been running into the twin issues that ...
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Is the Healer feat overpowered?
A healer's kit has 10 uses, weighs 3 lb. and costs 5 gp; therefore, each use weighs 0.3 lb. and costs 5 sp. Normally, it allows a player to do the following:
As an action, you can expend one use of ...
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How much damage do you take when traversing an area filled with Burning oil in multiple squares?
Suppose there is a creature standing in the centre of a 3x3 grid on which oil has been poured:
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Is there some mechanic that prevents multiple copies of a spell in a ritual book when you have Ritual Caster?
The Feat Ritual Caster doesn't seem to prohibit copying spells multiple times into the ritual book. Is there some other mechanic at play that would prevent multiple copies of the same spell from being ...
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With starting equipment, do crossbow bolts come with a case, like arrows come with a quiver?
I have been creating a warlock character, and I noticed that the list of starting equipment states (emphasis my own):
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment
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Inquisitors Kit, why does it have a spell component pouch?
As divine casters (with domains), inquisitors should require a divine focus suitable to their god or worship in order to cast their spells. So why does the inquisitors kit come with both a spell ...
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What happens if a vial of acid falls from the sky?
There are various methods that a vial of acid could fall from the sky. Perhaps a familiar is carrying it. Perhaps it is carried by Mage Hand. Perhaps an animal has been trained to pick things up. Then,...
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Do items which add to some ability affect your skill modifier? [duplicate]
I just received armor which adds +2 to my charisma. Does it also affect my skills like performance and persuasion?
If possible, could you link some source in your answer? I searched and didn't find ...
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Are purchasable animals overpowered?
I have recently discovered that you can buy a large variety of rather strong creatures for very cheap amounts. A character that is moderately specialized in handle animal can easily get a +15 by level ...
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What benefits does a tent give a character?
In my campaign (me being DM) one of my players entered an adventuring gear supplier, and they wanted to buy something. They asked “What does a tent do?” And the only thing I could think of was that it ...
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could I use something like a magic amulet while it's not on my neck? [duplicate]
What is defined as 'worn'? Does an amulet or ring have to be on my neck or finger specifically or do I just have to be carrying it somewhere on my body or even in my backpack?
For instance, if I had a ...
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Sleet Storm: do crampons stop you from falling prone?
The 3rd level spell Sleet Storm has the following effect:
The ground in the area is covered with slick ice, making it difficult terrain. When a creature enters the spell’s area for the first time on ...
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Does pointing a bullseye lantern away from you illuminate you as well, or keep you in darkness?
Suppose my character is in darkness. I light up a bullseye lantern:
A bullseye lantern casts bright light in a 60-foot cone and dim light for an additional 60 feet. [...]
If I point the bullseye ...
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How many hit points does a bedroll have?
The PCs are battling a bat swarm, and lit a bedroll on fire and are trying to chase the swarm away by floating the burning bedroll at the swarm with mage hand.
The bedroll will take 1d6 fire damage ...
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Does a force field absorb hit point damage from an attack that would only deplete stamina points?
In Starfinder, personal force fields grant temporary hit points to the user and fast heal those temporary hit points every round for a finite number of rounds. My question is whether the force field ...
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Does a buckler stack with the AC from the feat Shielded Gauntlet Master?
The biggest advantage of a buckler is that its strapped to your arm keeping a hand free while still gaining a shield bonus. You are also able to wear a gauntlet (normal, locked, or spiked) while ...
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How exactly do backpacks work? [closed]
So I've always assumed that you just add the backpack weight (5 lbs not the carry weight which is 30 lbs) to my cleric that has a carry weight of 255 lbs if my character was carrying nothing but the ...
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Would non-magical equipment from a dead adventurer be usable after X years in a dungeon?
There's this adventurer who died in the dungeon some years ago. Nobody took their equipment (maybe they died of poison, hunger, whatever). The PCs encounter the body years later. Naturally, they want ...
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Pact of the Blade and Weapon Bond with Magic Ammunition
While I was reading the Players Handbook, I had a definite idea with reloading magic ammunition (given that this ammunition is one). It's not like from view of optimization, more like game-mechanic ...
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What are the rules for the adventuring gear Hammer and Sledgehammer?
A hammer and sledgehammer appear in the Adventuring Gear table on page 150 of the Player's Handbook; however, there aren't any rules for either of them.
My players have asked about them before. I told ...
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How many things can a person hold and use at one time?
I'm learning to play / DM, and watching various videos on line and experimenting. One scenario came up on which I'd appreciate clarification:
The situation is a human wizard has descended some stairs ...
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Will reducing the cost of Holy Water or improving its effectiveness break things
My L3 LMoP group are planning on picking up some holy water to help with zombies as they’ve heard to tales of undead (old owl well, and thunder tree), but I think they’re going to be very disappointed ...
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Do rations contain loose salt?
One of my d&d groups came up against a giant slug (a homebrew monster) today, and one player decreed they were going to toss salt at it (this time, it wasn’t me who suggested it). The GM asked ...
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Is the brass brazier required for the Find Familiar spell, or can it be replaced by a spellcasting focus/component pouch?
When spell components are consumed or have a cost, they need to be provided and cannot be substituted by a spellcasting focus. The find familiar spell has such components:
10 gp worth of charcoal, ...
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Does a player need to perform a successful tool check with their Mason's Tools proficiency to benefit from the Demolition feature?
The entry for Mason's Tools within XGE (p83) lists this as one of the proficiency's benefits:
Demolition. Your knowledge of masonry allows you to spot weak points in brick walls. You deal double ...
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Are light crossbows optional for classes that start with them or can they be dropped?
I want to know if I can drop the light crossbow because I'm playing as an Artificer, and I don't really need it?
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Disguise Self / Silent Image when camouflaging an item into another item
A spellcaster uses Disguise Self to pass as a simple bodyguard. In particular, the quarterstaff that she uses as a spell focus, which normally looks like an obviously magical item (runes, faint lights,...
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How often can a relic's Raise Ramparts gift be used?
Relics often allow the wearer to cast a spell, but do not specify how often. For example, the Raise Ramparts major gift of the Earth gifts allows the wearer to cast Wall of Stone. It does not specify ...
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Does a fiend drop any items carried when it is killed and returned to Avernus?
I had a bearded devil carrying some keys that would open a jail cell, tied to his belt and was slain.
My question is, does it drop the keys and can be retrieved by my players or would they go with it ...
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I have extra gold from the alternate way of getting starting equipment. What should I do with the extra money? [duplicate]
I was using the alternate way to get equipment in Chapter 5 of the PHB (D&D 5e) as a Fighter and rolled 160 GP, which I spent on Studded Leather Armor, a Longsword, the Explorer's Pack, a ...
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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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Does the Flock of Familiars spell produce endless sellable equipment for Sprites, in the same manner as the Find Familiar spell?
With the ruling in most recent Sage Advice Compendium that any objects are left behind when a familiar vanishes, find familiar can produce 27.5 gp more in sales of Sprite equipment than its own cost. ...
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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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What’s easier for a new dnd player, component pouch or arcane focus?
I’m just starting out in dnd and creating my first character (a half-elf wizard) and I’m at the equipment section. I’ve looked up the differences between the component pouch and arcane focus and can’t ...
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When playing on a grid, can I pour a flask of oil on any adjacent square or just on the one I am standing on?
The description of a flask of oil says:
You can also pour a flask of oil on the ground to cover a 5-foot-square area, provided that the surface is level.
When playing on a grid, can I pour a flask ...
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Do pocket watches exist, and how much do they cost in D&D in the worlds of classic fantasy?
Do pocket watches exist, how much do they cost and how much do they weigh in D&D in the worlds of classic fantasy such as Faerûn, Dragonlance(Krynn), or Greyhawk? I am interested in the "in-...
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What is the upkeep cost of a mount, animal companion, or familiar?
The section on animals in the Equipment chapter (Core 294) gives prices for renting or purchasing an animal. However, we haven't been able to find any rules for cost of animal feed or other upkeep.
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Do ball bearings require more than 1 save when moving across the tiles?
Ball bearings cover a square area that is 10 feet on a side. A creature moving across the covered area must succeed on a DC 10 Dexterity saving throw or fall prone. But is this for every square they ...
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How do I filter out items on DnDBeyond that have no cost?
I'm trying to filter equipment items on DnDBeyond so that only items whose value is between 1 cp and 1 gp is shown.
The problem is that this is giving me a lot of items that have zero cost. I tried ...
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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 all mundane items of common rarity?
Magic items range in rarity from Common to Artifact. However, I can't find any mundane items that go beyond Common.
Are there any non-magical items of Uncommon rarity or higher? If so, a list/database ...
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Is it possible to stop someone from moving with Immovable Object by targeting their clothes?
So, my D&D group is in a major fight, and the artificer cast Immovable Object on the coat of an enemy. What we ruled was that it held him immobile and his clothes (not himself) couldn’t move. I ...
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Can I use a gauntlet as an arcane focus?
I am creating a Dragonborn warlock character and was just wondering if I could get a crystal arcane focus set into the middle of a gauntlet?
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Is the clothing listed in your equipment intended to be the clothes you're wearing or extra clothes that you've packed?
Every background provides you with clothes appropriate for your character. Because it's listed as "equipment" and because the Adventuring Gear table provides weights for several types of ...
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When do College of Swords bards still use musical instruments?
In 5e, after a bard has joined the College of Swords at 3rd level, when (if at all) would they need their instrument(s)?
At 1st and 2nd levels, they would have used musical instruments as spell ...
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Can clothes be enchanted to change their form?
My question is simple:
Can an item (clothes, rings, anything really) be enchanted to change the form of the clothes a person is wearing into other clothes of their decision?
I'm new to D&D and ...
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Can a weapon be a holy symbol?
So I'm being part of a DnD campaign soon, and I'm making a tempest cleric that worships Thor. Since Thor's weapon is a Warhammmer, and I also use a Warhammer, could the hammer count as a holy symbol ...
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Can minor illusion or prestidigitation create a spyglass that works?
Can I create a lens that will function as a magnifying glass or spyglass with Minor Illusion by using the illusion as a focus to warp or bend light as a lens might?
Alternatively, can Prestidigitation ...
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Are Darts sold separately?
This might sound like a silly question, but it seems oddly placed in the PHB.
Looking simply on what characters get regarding starting equipment, every item listed, regardless of class, seems to ...
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Does a PC with the Noble background need to supply equipment for their retainers?
Looking at the Noble Variant feature "Retainer":
You have the service of three retainers loyal to your family. These
retainers can be attendants or messengers, and one might be a
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