Bag of holding | Compendium for 5th Edition Dungeon & Dragons

A bag of holding is a wondrous item, this bag has an interior space considerably larger than its outside dimensions, roughly 2 feet in diameter at the mouth and 4 feet deep. The bag can hold up to 500 pounds, not exceeding a volume of 64 cubic feet. The bag weighs 15 pounds, regardless of its Contents. Retrieving an item from the bag requires an action.

Adventuring Gear (Wondrous Item)

Category: Items

Item Rarity: Uncommon

Weight: 15

If the bag is overloaded, pierced, or torn it ruptures and is destroyed, and its Contents are scattered in the Astral Plane. If the bag is turned inside out, its Contents spill forth, unharmed, but the bag must be put right before it can be used again.

Breathing Creaturee inside the bag can survive up to a number of minutes equal to 10 divided by the number of Creatures (minimum 1 minute), after which time they begin to suffocate.

Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Handy Haversack, Portable Hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it to a random Location on the Astral Plane. The gate than closes. The gate is one-way only and can’t be reopened.

(FAQ) Frequently Asked Question of Bag of holding

People ask some question about Bag of holding, so answer is given below;

1. What Is A Bag of Holding?

A bag of holding is a wondrous item, this bag has an interior space considerably larger than its outside dimensions, roughly 2 feet in diameter at the mouth and 4 feet deep. The bag can hold up to 500 pounds, not exceeding a volume of 64 cubic feet. The bag weighs 15 pounds, regardless of its Contents. Retrieving an item from the bag requires an action.

2. Are Bag of Holding Rare?

Yes. Bag of holding are a rare adventuring gear. And is an uncommon magic item and has a significantly greater volume than any of the pouches of Heward’s Handy Haversack.

3. How Do You Use A Bag of Holding?

You can be definately uses bag of holding, firstly placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Handy Haversack, Portable Hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it to a random Location on the Astral Plane. The gate than closes. The gate is one-way only and can’t be reopened.

4. Is Bag of Holding Good?

A Bag of holding is an uncommon magic item and At level 3rd or 4th, I think a bag of holding is fine. But it is not a particularly powerful item and it sure takes a lot of the hassle out of encumbrance.