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]
Contents
- 1 Description
- 1.1 Variants
- 2 Powers
- 3 History
- 4 Reputation
- 5 Notable Owners
- 7 Appendix
- 7.1 Notes
- 7.2 See Also
- 7.3 Gallery
- 7.4 Appearances
- 7.4.1 Adventures
- 7.4.4 Video Games
- 7.4.5 Card Games
- 7.5 External Links
- 7.6 References
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:
- Bag of transmuting
- Bag of devouring
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]
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.[6][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.[7]
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.[8]
Notable Owners[]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
- Olive Ruskettle, a halfling thief, had a bag of holding that was actually a gift from Drone Wyvernspur to her friend Jade More.[11]
- 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.[12]
- Torm, an adventurer used to have a bag of holding in his days as one of the Knights of Myth Drannor.[13]
- 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][14]
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.[7]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
See Also[]
Gallery[]
A bag of holding of Kender origin.
Runic bag of holding.
An embroidered bag of holding.
A bag of holding that belonged to Jarlaxle in the late 15th century DR.
Appearances[]
Adventures
Dungeon #73: "Mere of Dead Men: Eye of Myrkul"• Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor• Out of the Abyss• Storm King's Thunder• The Rise of Tiamat
Novels & Short Stories
Referenced only
Tymora's Luck
Film & Television
Video Games
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet• Descent to Undermountain• Baldur's Gate series (Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn• Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear• Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition)• Icewind Dale: Trials of the Luremaster• Neverwinter Nights series (Neverwinter Nights• Neverwinter Nights 2• Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford)• Neverwinter• Warriors of Waterdeep
Card Games
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
Referenced only
False Prophecy
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. ISBN0-88038-729-7.
- ↑ Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams(July 2003). Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 248. ISBN0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt(June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 253. ISBN0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins, James Wyatt(2014). Dungeon Master's Guide 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 153–154. ISBN978-0786965622.
- ↑ 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. ISBN0-7869-2889-1.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook(1989). Dungeon Master's Guide 2nd edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 361. ISBN0-88038-729-7.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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. ISBN0-7869-2875-1.
- ↑ Dale Donovan, Paul Culotta(August 1996). Heroes' Lorebook. (TSR, Inc), p. 36. ISBN0-7869-0412-7.
- ↑ Ludia (May 2019). Designed by Stephen David Wark, et al. Warriors of Waterdeep. Ludia.
- ↑ Dale Donovan, Paul Culotta(August 1996). Heroes' Lorebook. (TSR, Inc), p. 93. ISBN0-7869-0412-7.
- ↑ 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. ISBN0-88038-711-4.
- ↑ Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley(2023). Honor Among Thieves. (Paramount Pictures).
