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Bag of Holding

conjuration, magical


  • Price: dependent
  • Bulk: 1
  • Hands: 1
  • Slot: –

A bag of holding appears to be a common cloth slack, roughly 3 feet by 4 feet. In reality, it opens to an extra-dimensional space that is larger on the inside while the bag always weighs one bulk. There is a weight and size limit to how much a bag of holding can contain.

If a bag of holding is overloaded or if sharp objects pierce it, the bag immediately ruptures and is ruined. When this happens, all contents are lost forever. If a bag of holding is turned inside out, all of its contents spill out, unharmed, but the bag must be put right before it can be used again. If living creatures are placed within the bag, they can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time they suffocate. Retrieving a specific item from a bag of holding is a single action, unless the bag contains more than an ordinary backpack would hold, in which case retrieving a specific item is a double action. Items with constant abilities placed inside the bag do not offer any benefit to the person carrying the bag.

If a bag of holding is placed within a portable hole, a rift to the Astral Plane is torn in the space while the bag and hole alike are sucked into the void and forever lost. If a portable hole is placed within a bag of holding, it opens a gate to the Astral Plane into which the hole, the bag, and any creatures within a 10-foot radius are drawn, destroying the portable hole and bag of holding in the process. Unless otherwise listed, a bag of holding is an uncommon item.


  • Basic (700 silvers). The bag can contain up to 500 pounds and 70 cubic feet.
  • Greater (2,500 silvers). The bag can contain up to 1500 pounds and 250 cubic feet. This item is rare.

Crafting Requirements: You must supply a casting of Rope Trick.