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For questions about items imbued with magic in some way, usually beneficial but occasionally detrimental, such as a cloak which renders the wearer invisible or a hammer which returns to its wielder when thrown.

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What characteristics (class, feats, abilities, etc) of a character interact with magic items?

In order to make this answer manageable, I am limiting its scope to character traits or features that make a magic item function differently than it otherwise might. That means I am excluding from thi …
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Searching for a lore-backed mineral that generates heat

There's (potentially) a lore-backed mineral that generates heat right in the 5e PHB. The Trinkets table, p. 151 of the Fifth Edition PHB, contains a reference to the following: A shard of obsidia …
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Do magic items that are horseshoes only work with creatures that have four hooves?

Nothing in the descriptions of the two horseshoe-type magic items published to date explicitly requires a creature with hooves identical to those of a horse. The DMG offers the following on the subjec …
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Does darkvision granted by a magic item affect what a caster can see in a dark location usin...

The description of the clairvoyance spell states: When you cast the spell, you choose seeing or hearing. You can use the chosen sense through the sensor as if you were in its space. The wording "as …
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How does Magic Stone interact with the Two-Birds Sling?

D&D 5e's Mythic Odysseys of Theros includes a magic item called the two-birds sling. The item provides a +1 to attack and damage rolls made with it, and further provides: When you make a ranged attac …
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How has the Holy Avenger (or Holy Sword, or similar “holy” weapons meant for paladins) chang...

A follow-up on this Q&A regarding the origins of the Holy Avenger and similar "holy" weapons in the Forgotten Realms, and in D&D more generally. As noted there, the Realms have experienced several in- …
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What was the first published appearance of the Holy Avenger (or Holy Sword, or similar "holy...

Anyone who has ever played D&D surely knows of the holy avenger, the mighty magical sword whose true power manifests only in the hands of a paladin. For purposes of a campaign to be set in the Forgot …
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Does the Magic Initiate feat allow one to craft magic items?

Per the DMG, no, the Magic Initiate feat by itself does not enable one to create magic items. Page 128 of the DMG describes the requirements for crafting magic items, and specifically states The …
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Does the All-Purpose Tool improve the save DC of the Artillerist artificer's "Explosive Cann...

At 9th level, an Artillerist artificer gains the ability to detonate the cannon created by the 3rd-level Eldritch Cannon ability: Doing so destroys the cannon and forces each creature within 20 feet …
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