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Doomboy911
2018-01-04, 12:19 PM
Playing in a campaign not overly fond of the system and it's lack of tools so I wanted to get help in building a basic utility belt for my character.
I'm after simple things like bag of sand to throw in people's eyes and such. Any suggestions?
GlenSmash!
2018-01-04, 12:22 PM
Pepper to make people sneeze.
Standard stuff like Caltrops, alchemist fire, flask of acid etc.
the_brazenburn
2018-01-04, 12:22 PM
Caltrops and ball bearings.
Then run away from anything stronger than a hobgoblin.
Ventruenox
2018-01-04, 12:50 PM
There are a couple of threads for creative uses of mundane equipment that you may want to look up. Xanathars also has some useful information on tool proficiencies.
I would add chalk to the list. It is cheap, lightweight, and can be used in many ways. Aside from marking walls, you can crush it up and you have a powder for several applications (DM rulings needed). Blow it in faces of enemies, help with athletics checks for a better grip, give away the position of invisible foes (on ground to show footsteps or on the foe itself).
ImproperJustice
2018-01-04, 12:51 PM
Flour: it sticks, blinds and can potentially interfere with invisible targets.
Thieves tools (obviously)
Grease or Oil
A Pennywhistle
A firestarter
Antitoxins
A few utility potions (works great with a Thief’s cunning action)
Some basic posion (again, works well of you are a theif)
Caltrops, and ball bearings
Small stones to throw as distractions
A few spare pieces of jerky for distracting guard animals. Some animal scent could help here as well with a nature/survival check
Climbing claws
A small metal tube and/or funnel
(Emergency breathing tube and to help oil locks and hinges to make a more silent entry).
Ninja_Prawn
2018-01-04, 12:58 PM
Flour: it sticks, blinds and can potentially interfere with invisible targets.
A flour/air mixture is also highly flammable, potentially explosive.
Gardakan
2018-01-04, 01:21 PM
Buy some glass, reduce it to shards in a small bag.
You have some way to try to blind an enemy (it worked twice in Adventurer's League as a player so far with two different GMs).
+ I needed sand to cast sleep with my component pouch, which is the utility belt of most casters. Buy a component pouch, it's on the belt if you want. A component pouch for casters is a must I mean, I intend to cast Revivify at range with this Divine Soul, so having Diamonds in the pocket is useful.
This is utility.
FirstBornSon
2018-01-04, 01:37 PM
Mirror to look behind corners.
nickl_2000
2018-01-04, 01:41 PM
Caulk to mark the floor/walls in a dungeon/cave system to make sure you don't get lost.
Doomboy911
2018-01-04, 03:06 PM
Alright so now that I have a moment to provide context I will be playing a bard who no longer wishes to tell stories of great heroes he wishes to be the great hero. Rather than being a grand knight he intends to be more a folk hero like robin hood donning a disguise to hide his identity and using magic to make his abilities more miraculous (it's a low magic setting so something like silent image to appear invulnerable or feather fall for the illusion of flight should come across as miraculous)
A lot of this is quite handy what do folks think of the name "Silver Phoenix"
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