The PHB is very specific that the pouch is waterproof. That’s a lot of information which can build to multiple situations, conversations, or implications for that scene of a D&D session. They might not be able to pull the pouch off your person, but they were smart enough to lift important ingredients off of you as things started going sideways. You reach for an ingredient…and it’s gone? Suddenly those tense negotiations are even more tense as the opposing rogue drops a bag of stolen components at his or her feet. This won’t be right for every party or campaign but it can definitely change how a component pouch comes into play in this world.
These are interesting potential situations that could potentially come up in a very detail oriented campaign. Is mistletoe nearly extinct? Are there no shops so you actually need to find bats in a cave or a certain type of plant? Have the local rangers set up an ingredient racket that magic users need to tolerate until they can find a rare arcane focus? However, if your escape plan involved a fireball and you can’t reach your bat guano and sulfur then…well good luck. In a very detail oriented campaign you can still cast with an arcane focus. These might be situations that come up in a campaign or they might not, but they’re worth looking at as both player or DM to If a component pouch is usually an afterthought, when could a component pouch matter in play? This brought forward a few thoughts. Thanks! Situations Where a Component Pouch Matters
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Feel free to share this chart, just please link back to the original source. Table comparing component pouch to arcane focus. In most campaigns, it really doesn’t matter since these are details most DMs don’t bother with – if they’re even aware of these possible casting limitations. In those types of campaigns, the difference between a component pouch and an arcane focus really does does matter since scavenging for ingredients becomes a very big deal at that point. If those types of details don’t matter in the campaign that’s being run, why get bogged down in them? On the other hand if you are running a survival campaign (like THIS one Zee Bradshaw describes) that really focuses on details and creates the feeling of constant struggle and fighting for survival, then these become a really big deal. And at many 5E DnD tables this may very much be the case. In those cases, the difference between the two is really non-existent for all intensive purposes. If they do, just deduct the gold pieces when you cast the spell. At our games we pretty much use the D&D home rule of you have the components as long as they don’t cost money.
Most of the time in my experience a DM just sort of ignores these. In most basic 5E campaigns this doesn’t matter. Unless, of course, your DM house rules that, as well (this can also be a creative way to create useful, original, and non-boring loot for certain party members in the right campaign).Īrtificers use a tool for their focus, as do those who take the Artificer Initiate Feat. The component pouch can be used by any casting class, while the three traditional casting classes are the only ones that can replace the pouch with an arcane focus. Can be used by any spell casting class, and the default item used unless an arcane focus is an option.Īrcane Focus: An item that can be used by sorcerers, warlocks, or wizards to focus their magic power in lieu of the components. For those spells that require actual ingredients, both the component pouch and arcane focus are described in detail on page 151.Ĭomponent Pouch: An actual waterproof pouch of spellcasting ingredients. The Player’s Handbook (PHB) explains how spells work pretty well, and between chapter 4 and chapter 10 you get everything you need to know about how spellcasting works. Of course my Dwarf Wizard would choose a drinking horn as an Arcane Focus.
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