To gain attunement one must sit with the item and meddle with, lick, talk to, play with, and/or otherwise fidget with the item for an hour (short rest) uninterrupted. Then, due to all of the intricate, delicate, and overly intrusive manipulations the item it will become smitten with the character and form a bond which creates the attunement.
Be wary though, if you neglect the item, leave it unattended in a wagon with the windows rolled up per-se, and wander off for over a day at no less than 100 ft away...it will denounce you and the bond will fade.
I'm a DM, and I want to give my players magic items, but I'm not sure how attunement works. Can someone tell me?
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See Magic Items, Attunement in the Basic Rules.
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To gain attunement one must sit with the item and meddle with, lick, talk to, play with, and/or otherwise fidget with the item for an hour (short rest) uninterrupted. Then, due to all of the intricate, delicate, and overly intrusive manipulations the item it will become smitten with the character and form a bond which creates the attunement.
Be wary though, if you neglect the item, leave it unattended in a wagon with the windows rolled up per-se, and wander off for over a day at no less than 100 ft away...it will denounce you and the bond will fade.