Feels like a reflavored bag of holding. Overall not bad, but a little wordy for what it is trying to convey. Maybe try cutting down on word count and make it a bit more mechanically different from the bag of holding?
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Think of it as the D& D version of Batman’s Utility belt- healing potions in one pouch, caltrops in another, pepper powder in a third etc. rather than a bag of holding where you have to search for anything you stuff in.
It is already mechanically different from the bag: each pouch can hold (that is ONLY HOLD AT MAX) half a cubic foot (6in by 6in) of volume and 5 pounds of weight and when you think of an item the compartments and pockets shifts content to always be the first thing there when you open a pouch. It is pretty clear in its rules and mechanics, that the objects inside can't exceed either of those measurements. One cubic foot of volume AND 5 pounds of weight. If an object is 6 inches by 6 inches but weighs 6 pounds (like a small solid gold statue for example) it can NOT be held inside the pouches; if by comparison another statue is 7 inches by 6 inches and weighs 5 pounds it also can NOT be held in the pouches.
This is just a copy pasta from an item on 3.5e rules. It's just a utility belt for small weapons, spell components, gadgets and trinkets, like writing utensils, cords, wire, manacles, throwing darts, shurikens, caltrops, marbles, chalk, bullets and ammunition, etc. Back in 3.5e rules having the belt made the "object interaction action" of any item inside the belt a "free action". "When you think of an item you have placed in a compartment that compartment shifts to become the first compartment in its stack of 10 and you can remove (or add to) the compartment’s contents either wholly or in part. At all times the belt has a weight of 5 pounds."
6in by 6in by 6in is not half a cubic foot, it is 1/8th of a cubic foot. Half a cubic foot is 864 cubic inches. Unless the dimensional space specifies a maximum to "any one dimension" or an opening size, any shaped object fits unless it exceeds the total volume. The 7in by 6in, 5lbs statue would fit in a pouch (a 7in tall, 6in diameter cylinder would be ~198 cu in.). In fact, a 2in diameter, 6-foot-long quarterstaff would fit in a half-cubic-foot pocket. Only if the description specifies a maximum dimension does length or width come into play. For example, the bag of holding is "roughly 2 feet in diameter at the mouth" so two feet in the second longest dimension is the max. A bag of holding's 64 cu ft could contain a column 2 feet in diameter and 20 feet long, but it could not contain a box 1ft x 3ft x 3ft even though that is only 9 cu ft. So perhaps the description of the belt should specify "pouches with openings roughly 6 inches across". But such a pouch could still hold a quarterstaff.
Going back to the 3E belt of many pockets, the limit was almost always weight not volume. A half-cubic foot of oak wood weighs between 20 and 30 pounds.
From earlier editions the belt/girdle of many pouches appears again via home brew.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/3505079-belt-of-many-pouches
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Feels like a reflavored bag of holding. Overall not bad, but a little wordy for what it is trying to convey. Maybe try cutting down on word count and make it a bit more mechanically different from the bag of holding?
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No connection to Dragonslayer8 other than knowing them in real life.
Think of it as the D& D version of Batman’s Utility belt- healing potions in one pouch, caltrops in another, pepper powder in a third etc. rather than a bag of holding where you have to search for anything you stuff in.
Wisea$$ DM and Player since 1979.
It is already mechanically different from the bag: each pouch can hold (that is ONLY HOLD AT MAX) half a cubic foot (6in by 6in) of volume and 5 pounds of weight and when you think of an item the compartments and pockets shifts content to always be the first thing there when you open a pouch. It is pretty clear in its rules and mechanics, that the objects inside can't exceed either of those measurements. One cubic foot of volume AND 5 pounds of weight. If an object is 6 inches by 6 inches but weighs 6 pounds (like a small solid gold statue for example) it can NOT be held inside the pouches; if by comparison another statue is 7 inches by 6 inches and weighs 5 pounds it also can NOT be held in the pouches.
This is just a copy pasta from an item on 3.5e rules. It's just a utility belt for small weapons, spell components, gadgets and trinkets, like writing utensils, cords, wire, manacles, throwing darts, shurikens, caltrops, marbles, chalk, bullets and ammunition, etc. Back in 3.5e rules having the belt made the "object interaction action" of any item inside the belt a "free action". "When you think of an item you have placed in a compartment that compartment shifts to become the first compartment in its stack of 10 and you can remove (or add to) the compartment’s contents either wholly or in part. At all times the belt has a weight of 5 pounds."
6in by 6in by 6in is not half a cubic foot, it is 1/8th of a cubic foot. Half a cubic foot is 864 cubic inches. Unless the dimensional space specifies a maximum to "any one dimension" or an opening size, any shaped object fits unless it exceeds the total volume. The 7in by 6in, 5lbs statue would fit in a pouch (a 7in tall, 6in diameter cylinder would be ~198 cu in.). In fact, a 2in diameter, 6-foot-long quarterstaff would fit in a half-cubic-foot pocket. Only if the description specifies a maximum dimension does length or width come into play. For example, the bag of holding is "roughly 2 feet in diameter at the mouth" so two feet in the second longest dimension is the max. A bag of holding's 64 cu ft could contain a column 2 feet in diameter and 20 feet long, but it could not contain a box 1ft x 3ft x 3ft even though that is only 9 cu ft. So perhaps the description of the belt should specify "pouches with openings roughly 6 inches across". But such a pouch could still hold a quarterstaff.
Going back to the 3E belt of many pockets, the limit was almost always weight not volume. A half-cubic foot of oak wood weighs between 20 and 30 pounds.