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 attunement 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.

Common Magic Items

These items are generally available on the market.

Item	Attuned?	Source	Consumeable?	Price
Candle of the Deep	-	XGE	1	2
Bead of Nourishment	-	XGE	1	5
Bead of Refreshment	-	XGE	1	5
Moodmark Paint	-	GGR	1	5
Spell Scroll (cantrip)	-	DMG	1	10
Breathing Bubble (1-use)	-	EGW	1	20
Perfume of Bewitching	-	XGE	1	20
Pressure Capsule	-	GoS	1	20
Ammunition +1	-	DMG	1	25
Mystery Key	-	XGE	1	25
Walloping Ammunition	-	XGE	1	25
Feather Token	-	E:RLW	1	30
Spellwrought Tattoo (cantrip)	-	TCE	1	40
Pot of Awakening	-	XGE	1	50
Potion of Healing (2d4+2)	-	DMG	1	50
Veteran's Cane	-	XGE	1	60
Spell Scroll (level 1)	-	DMG	1	60 plust component price
Philter of Love	-	DMG	1	90
Pixie Dust	-	WBW	1	100
Potion of Animal Friendship	-	DMG	1	100
Potion of Climbing	-	DMG	1	100
Spellshard	-	E:RLW		1 per page
Shiftweave	-	E:RLW		10 per outfit
Cloak of Billowing	-	XGE		10
Pole of Angling	-	XGE		10
Smoldering Armor	-	XGE		10
Sekolahian Worshipping Statuette	-	GoS		20
Cleansing Stone	-	E:RLW		20
Ear Horn of Hearing	-	XGE		20
Coin of Delving	-	EGW		20
Dread Helm	-	XGE		20
Pipe of Remembrance	-	GoS		20
Pipe of Smoke Monsters	-	XGE		20
Horn of Silent Alarm	-	XGE		25
Orb of Direction	-	XGE		25
Pole of Collapsing	-	XGE		25
Shield of Expression	-	XGE		25
Orb of Time	-	XGE		30
Clothes of Mending	-	XGE		40
Glamerweave	-	E:RLW		40
Hat of Vermin	-	XGE		40
Ruby of the War Mage	Attuned	XGE		40
Armor of Gleaming	-	XGE		50
Lock of Trickery	-	XGE		5 x Lock Price, commonly 50
Masquerade Tattoo	Attuned	TCE		50
Vox Seeker	-	EGW		50
Rope of Mending	-	XGE		60
Staff of Flowers	-	XGE		60
Thermal Cube	-	ID:RF		60
Wand of Pyrotechnics	-	XGE		60
Scribe's Pen	Attuned	E:RLW		65
Orb of Shielding	Attuned	E:RLW		65
Wand Sheath	Attuned	E:RLW		75
Heward's Handy Spice Pouch	-	XGE		75
Instrument of Scribing	Attuned	XGE		75
Staff of Adornment	-	XGE		75
Wand of Scowls	-	XGE		75
Wand of Smiles	-	XGE		75
Ersatz Eye	Attuned	XGE		80
Everbright Lantern	-	E:RLW		80
Prosthetic Limb	-	TCE		80
Imbued Wood Focus	-	E:RLW		90
Hat of Wizardry	Attuned	XGE		90
Illuminator's Tattoo	Attuned	TCE		90
Charlatan's Die	Attuned	XGE		100
Cracked Driftglobe	-	CM		100
Enduring Spellbook	-	XGE		100
Instrument of Illusions	Attuned	XGE		100
Talking Doll	Attuned	XGE		100
Cast-Off Armor	-	XGE		120
Moon-Touched Sword	-	XGE		120
Dark Shard Amulet	Attuned	XGE		120
Tankard of Sobriety	-	XGE		120
Wand of Conducting	-	XGE		120
Breathing Bubble (reuseable)	-	EGW		150
Clockwork Amulet	-	XGE		150
Staff of Birdcalls	-	XGE		150
Boots of False Tracks	-	XGE		200
Pyroconverger	Attuned	GGR		200
Alchemy Jug (Orange)	-	CM		200
Hook of Fisher's Delight	-	ID:RF		200
Cloak of Many Fashions	-	XGE		200
Spellshard (book of 200 pages)	-	E:RLW		200
Lantern of Tracking	-	ID:RF		250

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

New Magic items

Gadget

A gadget is similar to a spell scroll in that it can cast a spell once, but instead of having the spell on your spell list, you need proficiency with tinker's tools to use a gadget. You do not need to cast the spell in order to craft a gadget. A gadget costs twice as much as a spell scroll, and can only hold spells up to 5th level.

Spell Fetish

Spell fetches are an earlier variant of spell scrolls

A spell fetish bears the magic of a single spell, expressed as a tiny work of art. If the spell is on your class’s spell list, you can use the fetish and cast its spell without providing any material components. Otherwise, the fetish is unintelligible. Casting the spell by using a scroll requires the spell’s normal casting time. Once the spell is cast, the fetish crumbles to dust. If the casting is interrupted, the fetish is not lost.

If the spell is on your class's spell list but of a higher level than you can normally cast, you must make an ability check using your spellcasting ability to determine whether you cast it successfully. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a failed check, the spell the fetish crumbles to dust with no other effect.

Unlike a spell scroll, a wizard can't copy a spell from a fetish.

The cost, save DC, and rarity of a spell fetish is the same as that of a Spell Scroll of the same level.

External Links

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