Monstrous Compendium Vol. 1: Spelljammer Creatures
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With how the Artificer works, I had a thought about how to make certain magic items that get consumed and break. Two examples would be a necklace of fireballs and beads of force
When you find a NoF, it comes with 1d6 + 3 beads, and for a BoF, it’s listed as a singular object but the description reads as “Typically, 1d4 + 4 Beads of Force are found together.”
So, would these rules still apply when creating these items as a 2024 Artificer, or would you only be able to get one use from both? I honestly think it would be ok to keep the randomization, as long as you can only use one slot to make said item per day, except for rarer items like the necklace which should be more limited
These two items are defined very differently, so the answer is going to be different.
A Bead of Force is a single bead, so when you're crafting or replicating it, you're crafting/replicating one.
A Necklace of Fireballs is a necklace with a random number of beads on it, so when you're crafting or replicating it, you're crafting/replicating the necklace and the beads. I think the rules are kind of ambiguous about how this is supposed to work; unfortunately the 5.5e crafting rules are full of holes and ambiguities. I think there are two reasonable ways to look at it:
Personally I'd lean toward approach #2, though again I think both are reasonable. There is no reason to think a crafted/replicated Necklace of Fireballs would only have one use; that's not supported by the rules at all.
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