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Is there any offical guidance on pricing furniture or dungeon dressings?
My group is slowly getting closer to clear out the dungeon they are adventuring in, and it is quite possible they will want to take possession of it, and improve it by installing new traps, furnishing ...
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How many vials would reasonably fit inside of a chest?
My players have taken a side quest to deliver a chest full of vials of basic poison, and I want a ballpark estimate of how many doses of poison there are in the chest.
Poison, basic (vial); weight: -
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How much can you put into a sack?
The description of the sack says:
A sack can hold up to 1 cubic foot / 30 pounds of gear.1
A cubic foot of gold weighs over 1,188 pounds, equivalent to 59,400 gp. Can you carry it in the sack? Do ...
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Can you use the special use features with tools without the tool?
Relevant Text
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Special Use. Proficiency with a tool usually brings with it a
particular benefit in the form of a special use, as described in this
paragraph.
Weaver's Tools
Repair. As part of a ...
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What are the tool proficiencies for the Urban Bounty Hunter background?
I'm fairly proficient in English, but struggle to figure out what the intended tool proficiency selection is in the "Urban Bounty Hunter" background out of the Sword Coast Adventure's Guide (...
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Do handcuffs prevent you from casting spells with somatic components?
Is a handcuffed spellcaster still capable of executing the somatic components of spells? I'm asking about rulings in the official rulebooks, not "This is how I'd do this" responses.
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Does a Bullseye Lantern require a hand?
A Fighter PC without Darkvision who has donned a shield in their left hand and wishes to attack with a sword in their right hand. Their ally, a Gloomstalker Ranger, bought them a Bullseye Lantern so ...
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What NPC skill or ability should be used to oppose a PC's Intelligence check made when using the Disguise Kit?
The Player's Handbook states that "The DM might call for an Intelligence check when you try to accomplish tasks like [...] Pull together a disguise to pass as a city guard." However, it's ...
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How long does it take to set up a Hunting Trap? How does it work?
Can you affix the heavy chain to an immobile object when you use your action to set a Hunting Trap (PHB p. 152), or is it just the opening of the teeth that takes an action? The text says:
When you ...
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Does proficiency with a Poisoner's Kit protect you from exposure while Harvesting Poison?
The Dungeon Master's Guide (p. 258) describes a risk if you badly fail to harvest poison from a creature:
A character can … attempt to harvest poison from a poisonous creature … The creature must be ...
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Is there a standard way to add equipment to the monster stat block?
Let's suppose that I want to create a homebrew monster with some equipment, like magic items such as necklaces, potions, etc. My question is: is there a standard way to add equipment to the monster ...
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Can a level 1 character start with a magic item?
I was wondering if it would be possible for a level 1 character to start with a magic item if it wasn't a campaign requirement. I am the DM. Is it possible?
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Is there a way to temporarily gain tool proficiencies?
Is it possible for my character to gain proficiency with a tool temporarily?
I'm playing an Artificer, so I can create the tools I need using The Right Tool for the Job, but that doesn't give ...
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What's the difference between silk rope and hempen rope besides price and weight?
We know that only the sailor background in D&D 5e is given silk rope. Any pack made for adventuring provides hempen rope. Based on the weight and cost of silk rope and the use in the sailor ...
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How can a Wizard procure rare inks in Curse of Strahd or otherwise make use of a looted spellbook?
For information specific to the Curse of Strahd campaign, please use spoiler tags because I am a player and not the GM.
Two notes first:
We are playing the Curse of Strahd, but I don't know what ...
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