A bag of holding was a magical item, often a small sack, that acted as an opening to an extradimensional space. The space inside the bag could hold a huge amount of materials without increasing the weight of the bag.[5]
Description[]
The bag of holding seemed like an ordinary bag on the outside, but it could hold more than it appeared to be able to, so it was used to ease transportation of items.[5][4]
Variants[]
There were similar magical bags to the bag of holding:
Powers[]
A typical bag of holding could hold up to 500 pounds (230 kilograms) of material that did not exceed a volume of 64 cubic feet (1.8 cubic meters), although other types with different capacities existed. The bag also allowed a few of minutes of breathing air for creatures that could enter it. It could sustain temporarily a breathing creature for up to 10 minutes.[5][4] A password could be set to secure the contents. [6]
A bag of holding had the ability to...hold...many items.
If a bag of holding was placed in extradimensional space like a portable hole, then both would be lost forever, but a rift to the Astral Plane was opened.[5][4] If a bag of holding was overloaded or pierced by something sharp, then it and everything in it would be lost forever.[7][5] Versions of the bag of holding found after the Second Sundering did not destroy its contents if torn or destroyed. Instead, they were scattered in the Astral Plane.[4]
History[]
Bags of holding were ancient magical items that had been known throughout the Realms from antiquity after the first of these items were brought over by kenders from the world of Krynn.[8]
Reputation[]
Lightfoot halfling communities were intrigued with all things related to ease of travel, so bags of holding were more common there than in other communities, as well as a bit cheaper to buy than in most places.[9]
Notable Owners[]
Simon Aumar, with bag of holding slung at his waist.
- Danilo Thann had a green leather bag of holding, filled with different items like his spellbook, expensive clothing and jewels, Rivengut, brandy, Moonshae Moonshine and more.[10]
- Jarlaxle, the legendary drow leader of Bregan D'aerthe, owned several extra-dimensional storage spaces, including a bag of holding, a portable hole, a foldable chest, and a bottomless pouch.[11]
- Justina Sittas, a waterdhavian tax collector, and rogue carried a bag of holding that could hold up to 1,500 lb (680 kg).[12]
- Olive Ruskettle, a halfling thief, had a bag of holding that was actually a gift from Drone Wyvernspur to her friend Jade More.[13]
- Thwitle Phaslebum, a halfling scout and adventurer who gallivanted across the Planes of existence alongside his friend Vexter.[14]
- Torleth Mindulspeer, an antique and curio dealer from Gillian's Hill, kept a bag of holding, along with a necklace of fireballs, and the original Greatshout as a Young Man, in his trapped vault under Torleth's Treasures circa 1372 DR.[15]
- Torm, an adventurer used to have a bag of holding in his days as one of the Knights of Myth Drannor.[16]
- Simon Aumar, a wild magic sorcerer and thief of the 1490s DR. He used it to carry everything that his companions would not.[note 1][17]
- Udall Granitecrusher, dwarven fighter and adventurer.[18]
- Spider Parrafin, the reincarnation of Regis, owned a bag of holding inherited from Grandfather Topolino. The bag had the password "For the love of pink pearls".[6]
Rumors & Legends[]
One popular story in the Realms talked about an adventurous, enterprising, and cunning kender founded a village inside of a big bag of holding, turning it into a utopian society. Folk swore that that village still existed and thrived as of 1372 DR.[8]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ The Honor Among Thieves movie and its tie-ins are as yet undated. As discussed here, from the condition of Castle Never and Dagult Neverember's reign, this wiki estimates a date of the late 1490s DR for the main events of the movie. Prequels and flashback scenes are set up to 11 years before this.
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External Links[]
Bag of Holding article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.- D&D Beyond
- Bag of holding article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (1989). Dungeon Master's Guide 2nd edition. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 159–160. ISBN 0-88038-729-7.
- ↑ Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 248. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 253. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt (December 2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 153–154. ISBN 978-0-7869-6562-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 248. ISBN 0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 R.A. Salvatore (August 6, 2013). The Companions. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 253. ISBN 0-7869-6371-9.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (1989). Dungeon Master's Guide 2nd edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 361. ISBN 0-88038-729-7.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 BioWare (June 2002). Designed by Brent Knowles, James Ohlen. Neverwinter Nights. Atari.
- ↑ Reynolds, Forbeck, Jacobs, Boyd (March 2003). Races of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 78. ISBN 0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Dale Donovan, Paul Culotta (August 1996). Heroes' Lorebook. (TSR, Inc), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-0412-7.
- ↑ Ludia (May 2019). Designed by Stephen David Wark, et al. Warriors of Waterdeep. Ludia.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (1993). AD&D Trading Cards 1993 series, #261, "Justina Sittas". TSR, Inc..
- ↑ Dale Donovan, Paul Culotta (August 1996). Heroes' Lorebook. (TSR, Inc), p. 93. ISBN 0-7869-0412-7.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (1993). AD&D Trading Cards 1993 series, #423, "Thwitle Phaslebum". TSR, Inc..
- ↑ Ossian Studios (August 2019). Designed by Luke Scull. Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea. Beamdog.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, et al (1989). Hall of Heroes. (TSR, Inc), p. 118. ISBN 0-88038-711-4.
- ↑ Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley (2023). Honor Among Thieves. (Paramount Pictures).
- ↑ Rick Brown, James Ward (1991). AD&D Trading Cards 1991 series, #609, "Udall Granitecrusher". TSR, Inc..