I created a pouch that casts goodberry and creates the 10 berries in a little pouch once a day. Thats it, simple and easy. Alot of what ive read says it should be an uncommon item, but goodberry is basically a maxed healing potion and/or no need for food or drink for a day for up-to 10 people... It feels like it should be rare...
Had this discussion recently on another thread about a weaker spell storing item, and I didn't realise but there's actually a table in the Dungeon Master's Guide (page 285) that suggests Common for an item that contains (or can contain) a 1st level spell.
Personally I'm a bit unsure about that, though I guess it depends on the spell; for Goodberry I think Common probably is a reasonable rarity. You point out that it's equivalent to a maxed healing potion, but a single creature can't eat all of the goodberries at once, so they're not ideal for quick healing, their main benefit is the sustenance that you can hand out, which isn't a super powerful benefit. Rations and regular healing potions are Common, the main saving for a bag o' Goodberries is less weight/renewal.
I think it'd be fine as long as it's sold for at least as much as a healing potion, also just because an item is Common doesn't mean it's easy to obtain everywhere; it'd need to somewhere with a good trade link to a place that could feasibly produce them, whereas a non-magical alchemist can probably brew up healing potions just about anywhere.
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Like Haravikk pointed out, according to the DMG, it should technically fall under the common magic item category. I would make the item either a very expensive (400-500gp) common magic item, or a very cheap (500-550gp) uncommon magic item.
neither me when I DM or the DM in the game I play in would allow goodberry to bring someone at 0hp back. no way to swallow or chew, its not like a healing potion thats liquid. I always imagine the berries to be small, maybe 8 or 9mm in diameter, so a pouch should do just fine.
there's sage advice out there that says they'd allow it...understanding its not official rules but a lot of people point to that and use it to treat goodberries exactly like healing pots. i'm in the 'that's just silly' camp.
I created a pouch that casts goodberry and creates the 10 berries in a little pouch once a day. Thats it, simple and easy. Alot of what ive read says it should be an uncommon item, but goodberry is basically a maxed healing potion and/or no need for food or drink for a day for up-to 10 people... It feels like it should be rare...
What are your thoughts?
Had this discussion recently on another thread about a weaker spell storing item, and I didn't realise but there's actually a table in the Dungeon Master's Guide (page 285) that suggests Common for an item that contains (or can contain) a 1st level spell.
Personally I'm a bit unsure about that, though I guess it depends on the spell; for Goodberry I think Common probably is a reasonable rarity. You point out that it's equivalent to a maxed healing potion, but a single creature can't eat all of the goodberries at once, so they're not ideal for quick healing, their main benefit is the sustenance that you can hand out, which isn't a super powerful benefit. Rations and regular healing potions are Common, the main saving for a bag o' Goodberries is less weight/renewal.
I think it'd be fine as long as it's sold for at least as much as a healing potion, also just because an item is Common doesn't mean it's easy to obtain everywhere; it'd need to somewhere with a good trade link to a place that could feasibly produce them, whereas a non-magical alchemist can probably brew up healing potions just about anywhere.
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Like Haravikk pointed out, according to the DMG, it should technically fall under the common magic item category. I would make the item either a very expensive (400-500gp) common magic item, or a very cheap (500-550gp) uncommon magic item.
I hope that helps.
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depends - do you allow one character to stuff a berry into the mouth of another player that's at 0 HP and have it work?
if yes, i'd say rare. if no, i'd say uncommon.
you should make it a box...stuffing berries in a pouch never goes well.
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neither me when I DM or the DM in the game I play in would allow goodberry to bring someone at 0hp back. no way to swallow or chew, its not like a healing potion thats liquid. I always imagine the berries to be small, maybe 8 or 9mm in diameter, so a pouch should do just fine.
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there's sage advice out there that says they'd allow it...understanding its not official rules but a lot of people point to that and use it to treat goodberries exactly like healing pots. i'm in the 'that's just silly' camp.
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