Magic Items (5A)

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Magic items follow the general rules of Gear (5A), but also these more detailed rules.

Using Magic Items

Magic items can't be used by just anyone.

Abilities Governed by User

I like it when the user matters more than the item.

• A magic item always uses your save DC and Spell Attack Bonus. If you lack such values, use the values listed in the item description.
• A magic item cannot do more dice of damage than the user's level.

Who Can Use What

Specific class abilities can override these general rules.

Scrolls can be used by any spellcaster who has or will gain the spell to their spell list from class choices already made.

Potions, elixirs, ointments etc. Any creature can gain the benefits of a potion, even creatures that lack a metabolism. Can be used by anyone who can open the bottle and drink the contents. This excludes creatures with an Int of 2 or less or who lack manipulator limbs. This includes most familiars. Such a creature can still be fed a potion.

It is a bonus action to take out and use a potion (not ointment etc) on yourself, an action to take from and/or use a potion on a willing or helpless creature within 5 feet.

Staffs and Wands either cast a spell or require a command word. If a staff or wand fails to note this in its description, it is still assumed to be so. A creature must be able to speak to do this. Animal noises are not sufficient. This precludes familiars from using such items.

Use-Activated Items Any creature of intelligence 3 or more can use a use-activated item as long as it can do the action required.

Command Word Command word activated items are activated by words, not grunts or animal noises. A creature must have an Intelligence of 5 or more and be able to speak to do this. This precludes most familiars from using command word activated items.

Attunement

Any creature can attune the same number of magic items, intelligent or not. A creature need not be intelligent to attune a magic item, but its use of the item is certainly limited by Intelligence.

Minor Item Attunement

This is a radical rule, subject to change.

You can attune any number of items with a cost is less than or equal to the listed cost limit of a consumable of half your level. This does not count against your atonement limit.

Magic Item Prices and Levels

We will be using the values for magic items given in 5A Magic Item Prices. For items not on this list, the GM will set the prices.

Price of Common Magic Items

Prices of common magic items.

Common Magic Items

Xanatar's	cost	UA Eberron	cost
Armor of Gleaming	50 gp	Imbued Wood	100 gp
Bead of Nurishment	5 gp	Orb of Shielding	40 gp
Bead of Refreshment	1 gp	Band of Loyalty	25 gp
Boots of False Tracks	200 gp	Cleaning Stone	50 gp
Candle of The Deep	2 gp	Everbright Lantern	40 gp
Cast-Off Armor	120 gp	Feather Token	80 gp
Charlatan's Die	100 gp	Glamerweave	40 gp
Cloak of Billowing	10 gp	Shiftweave	25 gp
Cloak of Many Fashions	200 gp	Spellshard 1 "page"	1 gp
Clockwork Amulet	150 gp	Spellshard book	200 gp
Clothes of Mending	100 gp	Spellshard book, empty	100 gp
Dark Shard Amulet	120 gp
Dread Helm	20 gp
Ear Horn of Hearing	50 gp
Enduring Spellbook	100 gp
Ersatz Eye	80 gp
Hat of Vermin	40 gp
Hat of Wizardry	90 gp
Heward's Handy Spice Pouch	75 gp
Horn of Silent Alarm	50 gp
Instrument of Illusions	100 gp
Instrument of Scribing	75 gp
Lock of Trickery	x5 gp
Moon-Touched Sword	70 gp
Mystery Key	10 gp
Orb of Direction	5 gp
Orb of Time	25 gp
Perfume of Bewitching	20 gp
Pipe of Smoke Monsters	20 gp
Pole of Angling	10 gp
Pole of Collapsing	25 gp
Pot of Awakening	15 gp
Potion of Climbing (Dmg)	180 gp
Rope of Mending	100 gp
Ruby of The War Mage	40 gp
Shield of Expression	25 gp
Smoldering Armor	10 gp
Staff of Adornment	75 gp
Staff of Birdcalls	150 gp
Staff of Flowers	60 gp
Talking Doll	100 gp
Tankard of Sobriety	120 gp
Unbreakable Arrow	50 gp
Veteran's Cane	75 gp
Walloping Ammunition	25 gp
Wand of Conducting	120 gp
Wand of Pyrotechnics	60 gp
Wand of Scowls	75 gp
Wand of Smiles	75 gp

External Links

• 5A Magic Item Prices
• Sane Magic Item Prices
  • Tasha's Sane Magic Item Prices
  • Eberron Sane Magic Item Prices