Tools

A tool helps you make specialized ability checks, craft Carpenter’s Tools (8 GP)
certain items, or both. A tool’s description includes the Ability: Strength Weight: 6 lbs
tool’s cost and weight, as well as the following entries: Utilize: Seal or pry open a door or container (DC 20)
Craft: Club, Greatclub, Quarterstaff, Barrel, Chest,
Ability. This entry lists the ability to use when making Ladder, Pole, Portable Ram, Torch
an ability check with the tool.
Utilize. This entry lists things you can do with the tool __
when you tak the Utilize action. You can do one of cartographer’s Tools (15GP)
those things each time you take the action. This entry
Ability: Wisdom Weight: 6 lbs
also provides the DC for the action.
Utilize: Draft a map of a small area (DC 15)
Craft: This entry lists what, if anything, you can craft
Craft: Map
with the tool. See the Crafting Table for cost and time
requirements. __
Variants This entry appears if the tool has variants,
Cobbler’s Tools (5 GP)
which are listed. Each requires a seperate proficiency.
Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lbs
Difficulty Class Utilize: Modify footwear to give Advantage on the
wearer’s next Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (DC 10)
The Difficulty Class (DC) for each tool’s Utilize action is
derived from the 2024 Player’s Handbook. However, the DC Craft: Climber’s Kit
should be treated as the default number, rather than a __
mandatory one. The Dungeon Master always reserves the
right to lower or raise the DC based on the situation. Cook’s Utensils (1 GP)
Ability: Wisdom Weight: 8 lbs
Utilize: Improve food’s flavor (DC 10), or detect spoiled
Tool Proficiency or poisoned food (DC 15)
If you have proficiency with a tool, add your Proficiency Craft: Rations
Bonus to any ability check you make that uses the tool. __
If you have proficiency in a skill that’s used with that
check, you have Advantage on the check too. Glassblower’s Tools (30 GP)
Ability: Intelligence Weight: 5 lbs
Artisan’s Tools Utilize: Discern what a glass object held in the past 24
hours (DC 15)
Artisan’s Tools are each focused on crafting items and
Craft: Glass Bottle, Magnifying Glass, Spyglass, Vial
pursuing a trade. Each of these tools require a seperate
proficiency. __

Alchemist’s Supplies (50 GP) Jeweler’s Tools (25 GP)

Ability: Intelligence Weight: 8 lbs Ability: Intelligence Weight: 2 lbs
Utilize: Identify a substance (DC 15), or start a fire Utilize: Discern a gem’s value (DC 15)
(DC 15) Craft: Arcane Focus, Holy Symbol
Craft: Acid, Alchemist’s Fire, Component Pouch, Oil, __
Paper, Perfume
Leatherworker’s Tools (5 GP)
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Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lbs
Brewer’s Supplies (20 GP) Utilize: Add a design to a leather item (DC 10)
Ability: Intelligence Weight: 9 lbs Craft: Sling, Whip, hide Armor, Leather Armor,
Utilize: Detect poisoned drink (DC 15), or identify Studded Leather Armor, Backpack, Crossbow Bolt
alcohol (DC)10 Case, Map or Scroll Case, Parchment, Pouch, Quiver,
Craft: Antitoxin Waterskin
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Calligrapher’s Supplies (10 GP) Mason’s Tools (10 GP)

Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lbs Ability: Strength Weight: 8 lbs
Utilize: Write text with impressive flourishes that guard Utilize: Chisel a symbol or hole in a stone (DC 10)
against forgery (DC 15) Craft: Block and Tackle
Craft: Ink, Spell Scrolls
Painter’s Supplies (10 GP) Forgery Kit (15 GP)
Ability: Wisdom Weight: 5 lbs Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lbs
Utilize: Paint a recognizable image of something you’ve Utilize: Mimic 10 or fewer words of someone else’s
seen (DC 10) handwriting (DC 15), or duplicate a wax seal (DC 20)
Craft: Druidic Focus, Holy Symbol
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Gaming Set (Varies)
Potter’s Tools (10 GP) Ability: Wisdom Weight: –
Ability: Intelligence Weight: 3 lbs Utilize: Discern whether someone is cheating (DC 10),
Utilize: Discern what a ceramic object held in the past or win the game (DC 20)
24 hours (DC 10) Variants: Dice (1 SP), Dragonchess (1 GP), Playing
Craft: Jug, Lamp Cards (5 SP), Three-Dragon Ante (1 GP)
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Smith’s Tools (20 GP) Herbalism Kit (5 GP)
Ability: Strength Weight: 8 lbs Ability: Intelligence Weight: 3 lbs
Utilize: Pry open a door or container (DC 20) Utilize: Identify a plant (DC 10)
Craft: Any melee weapon (except Club, Greatclub, Craft: Antitoxin, Candle, Healer’s Kit, Potion of Healing
Quarterstaff, and Whip), Medium armor (except __
Hide), Heavy armor, Ball Bearings, Bucket, Caltrops,
Chain, Crowbar, Firearm Bullets, Grappling Hook, Musical Instrument (Varies)
Iron Pot, Iron Spikes, Sling Bullets Ability: Charisma Weight: Varies
__ Utilize: Play a known tune (DC 10), or improvise a song
(DC 15)
Tinker’s Tools (50 GP) Variants: Bagpipes (30 GP, 6 lbs), Drum (6 GP, 3 lbs),
Ability: Dexterity Weight: 10 lbs Dulcimer (25 GP, 10 lbs), Flute (2 GP, 1 lb), Horn (3
Utilize: Assemble a Tiny item composed of scrap, which GP, 2 lbs), Lute (35 GP, 2 lbs), Lyre (30 GP, 2 lbs),
falls apart in 1 minute (DC 20) Pan Flute (12 GP, 2 lbs), Shawm (2 GP, 1 lb), Viol (30
Craft: Musket, Pistol, Bell, Bullseye Lantern, Flask, GP, 1 lb),
Hooded Lantern, Hunting Trap, Lock, Manacles, __
Mirror, Shovel, Signal Whistle, Tinderbox
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Navigator’s Tools (25 GP)
Ability: Wisdom Weight: 2 lbs
Weaver’s Tools (1 GP) Utilize: Plot a course (DC 10), or determine position by
Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lbs stargazing (DC 15)
Utilize: Mend a tear in clothing (DC 10), or sew a Tiny __
design (DC 10)
Craft: Padded Armor, Basket, Bedroll, Blanket, Fine Poisoner’s Kit (50 GP)
Clothes, Net, Robe, Rope, Sack, String, Tent, Ability: Intelligence Weight: 2 lbs
Traveler’s Clothes Utilize: Detect a poisoned object (DC 10)
__ Craft: Basic Poison

Woodcarver’s Tools (1 GP) __

Ability: Dexterity Weight: 5 lbs Thieves’ Tools (25 GP)

Utilize: Carve a pattern in wood (DC 10) Ability: Dexterity Weight: 1 lb
Craft: Club, Greatclub, Quarterstaff, Ranged weapons Utilize: Pick a lock (DC 15), or disarm a trap (DC 15)
(except Pistol, Musket, and Sling), Arcane Focus,
Arrows, Bolts, Druidic Focus, Ink Pen, Needles

Other Tools
These tools support adventure and other pursuits.
Disguise Kit (25 GP)
Ability: Charisma Weight: 3 lbs
Utilize: Apply makeup (DC 10)
Craft: Costume
Crafting Equipment Item
Bullseye Lantern
Crafting Cost
5 GP
Crafting Time (Days)
1
Using the rules below, characters can making non- Caltrops 5 SP 1
magical items, Potions of Healing, and Spell Scrolls. Candles (2) 1 CP 1
Chain 2 GP 1
Crafting Non-Magical Items Chain Mail 37 GP 8
Chain Shirt 25 GP 5
To craft a non-magical item, you need tools, raw
Chest 2 GP 1
materials, and time, each of which is detailed below. If
Climber’s Kit 12 GP 3
you meet the requirements, you make the item, and you
Club 5 CP 1
can use it or sell it at its normal price.
Component Pouch 12 GP 3
Raw Materials Costume 2 GP 1
To make an item, you need raw materials worth half of Crossbow Bolt Case 5 SP 1
its purchase cost (rounded down). For example, you Crowbar 1 GP 1
need 750 GP of raw materials to make Plate Armor, Dagger 5 SP 1
which sells for 1,500 GP. The DM determines whether Dart 2 CP 1
appropiate raw materials are available. Druidic Focus Varies Varies
Fine Clothes 7 GP 1
Time Firearm Bullets (10) 1 GP 1
To determine how many days (working 8 hours a day) it Flail 5 GP 1
takes to make an item, divide its purchase cost in GP by Flask 1 CP 1
10 (round a fraction up to a day). For example, you need Glaive 10 GP 2
5 days to make a Heavy Crossbow, which sells for 50 Glass Bottle 1 GP 1
GP. If an item requires multiple days, the days needn’t Greataxe 15 GP 3
be consecutive. Grappling Hook 1 GP 1
Greatclub 1 SP 1
Characters can combine their efforts to shorten the Greatsword 25 GP 5
crafting time. Divide the time needed to create an item Halberd 10 GP 2
by the number of characters working on it. Normally, Half Plate Armor 375 GP 75
only one other character can assist you, but the DM Hand Crossbow 37 GP 8
might allow multiple assisstants. Handaxe 2 GP 1
Healer’s Kit 2 GP 1
Crafting Table Heavy Crossbow 25 GP 5
The following table lists the craftable items from the Hide Armor 5 GP 1
associated Tools section, as well as the cost and time to Holy Symbol Varies Varies
craft the item. Hooded Lantern 2 GP 1
Hunting Trap 2 GP 1
Non-Magical Item Crafting Table Ink 5 GP 1
Item Crafting Cost Crafting Time (Days) Ink Pen 1 CP 1
Acid 12 GP 3 Iron Pot 1 GP 1
Alchemist’s Fire 25 GP 5 Iron Spikes 5 SP 1
Antitoxin 25 GP 5 Javelin 2 SP 1
Arcane Focus Varies Varies Jug 1 CP 1
Arrows (20) 5 SP 1 Ladder 5 CP 1
Backpack 1 GP 1 Lamp 2 SP 1
Ball Bearings 5 SP 1 Lance 5 GP 1
Barrel 1 GP 1 Leather Armor 5 GP 1
Basic Poison 50 GP 10 Light Crossbow 12 GP 3
Basket 2 SP 1 Light Hammer 1 GP 1
Battleaxe 5 GP 1 Lock 5 GP 1
Bedroll 5 SP 1 Longbow 25 GP 5
Bell 5 SP 1 Longsword 7 GP 2
Blanket 2 SP 1 Manacles 1 GP 1
Block and Tackle 5 SP 1 Map 5 SP 1
Blowgun 5 GP 1 Map Case 5 SP 1
Bolts (20) 5 SP 1 Morningstar 7 GP 1
Breastplate 200 GP 40 Musket 250 GP 50
Bucket 2 CP 1 Needles (50) 5 SP 1
Item Crafting Cost Crafting Time (Days) Brewing potions of healing
Net 5 SP 1
Oil 5 CP 1 A character who has proficiency with the Herbalism Kit
Padded Armor 2 GP 1 can create a Potion of Healing. Doing so requires using
Paper 1 SP 1 that kit and 25 GP of raw material over the course of 1
Parchment 5 CP 1 day (8 hours of work).
Perfume 2 GP 1
Pike 2 GP 1 Scribing Spell Scrolls
Pistol 125 GP 25
Plate Armor 750 GP 150 A spellcaster can transfer a spell to a scroll and create a
Pole 2 CP 1 Spell Scroll, using the rules below.
Portable Ram 2 GP 1 Time and Cost
Pouch 2 SP 1
Scribing a scroll takes a considerate amount of time
Quarterstaff 1 SP 1
and moneey based on the level of the spell, as shown in
Quiver 5 SP 1
the Spell Scroll Costs Table. For each day of
Rapier 12 GP 3
inscription, you must work 8 hours. If a scroll requires
Rations 2 SP 1
multiple days, those days needn’t be consecutive.
Ring Mail 15 GP 3
Robe 5 SP 1 Prerequisites for the scribe
Rope 5 SP 1 To scribe a scroll, you must have proficiency in the
Sack (2) 1 CP 1 Arcana skill or with Calligrapher’s Tools and have the
Scale Mail 25 GP 1 spell prepared on each day of inscription. You must also
Scimitar 12 GP 3 have at hand any material components required by the
Scroll case 5 SP 1 spell; if the spell consumes its material components,
Shield 5 GP 1 they are consumed only when you complete the scroll.
Shortbow 12 GP 3 The scroll’s spell uses your spell save DC and spell
Shortsword 5 GP 1 attack bonus.
Shovel 1 GP 1
Sickle 5 SP 1 Cantrips
Signal Whistle 2 CP 1 If the scribed spell is a cantrip, the version of the scroll
Sling 5 CP 1 works as if the caster were your level.
Sling Bullets (20) 2 CP 1
Spear 5 SP 1 Spell Scroll Costs Table
Splint Armor 100 GP 20 Spell Level Cost Time
Spyglass 500 GP 100 Cantrip 15 GP 1 Day
String 5 CP 1 1 25 GP 1 Day
Studded Leather Armor 22 GP 5 2 100 GP 3 Days
Tent 1 GP 1 3 150 GP 5 Days
Tinderbox 2 SP 1 4 1,000 GP 10 Days
Torch (2) 1 CP 1 5 1,500 GP 25 Days
Traveler’s Clothes 1 GP 1 6 10,000 GP 40 Days
Trident 2 GP 1 7 12,500 GP 50 Days
Vial 5 SP 1 8 15,000 GP 60 Days
War Pick 2 GP 1 9 50,000 GP 120 Days
Warhammer 7 GP 2
Waterskin 1 SP 1
Whip 1 GP 1

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