my cleric had lost a loved one in a fire, and upon discovering their body, found their necklace untouched. she then donned the necklace and later finds out in a campaign its a necklace of prayer beads as they appear.

This is my cleric's favorite magic item. Bonus action Planar Ally makes me feel like a Final Fantasy character dropping freaking Yojimbo on my enemies.

With a Pearl of Power and a Bead of Favor (greater restoration), a sorcerer can accrue spell slots over time as if coffeelocking. Truly a powerful combo if have access to both and you take a level of cleric to attune to the latter.

PoP restores a used slot.

Hey all,

Wanted to double-check that the casting time for spells granted by the beads is a bonus action regardless of the spell description?

Yes. You can cast these spells using a bonus action because that's how the neckless works specifically. Some of these spells requiere an action to be casted but the neckless is clear : you use a bonus action to cast the spells through it.

Do I need the spell components for casting the spell from this item, for example the 100 gp of diamond dust for greater restoration?

If you use a bead for bless, does it take your concentration? 

I think that could be up to the DM. As a DM myself (albeit a new one)? I'd rule that it doesn't, since it's not going to come from you but the pearl or whatever more or less, but it only lasts for a certain amount of time? I'd rule that the bead constitutes as all the components for the spell, too. Otherwise it seems kind of weird that you could roll to cast a spell and fail because you lack the components. I mean this thing is a wonderous item, so it's meant to be fairly powerful and unique, so it makes sense to me that it works without the components and possibly may not need concentration?

But like I said, I'm a brand new DM so I may be making an OP call here.

As per the DMG, Chapter 7: Treasure:

> The spell is cast at the lowest possible spell and caster level, doesn’t expend any of the user’s spell slots, and requires no components unless the item’s description says otherwise.

So if you have this necklace and you want to use it to help during combat, you could very well roll "Greater Restoration" and have it do next to nothing if you're hoping for Bless, or Cure wounds, or even to at least do some damage with Branding Smite? 

Or does the randomness just mean that the beads that are on it when you get it are randomly chosen? Not chosen when you go to use it?  

You determine what beads are on the necklace randomly, but once you know what beads are there you can select which one you want to use.

What does it mean by remove a bead. How do you cast the spell? Does it just imbue you with the powers to cast? 

You wouldn't want to remove the beads, it's explaining what happens if you do.  If they are removed from the necklace they lose their power.  This stops you from handing out beads to party members.
To cast a spell from the necklace the only requirement as listed is that you are wearing the necklace, that the appropriate bead is attached, and that the bead still has it's daily charge.

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If you use a bead for bless, does it take your concentration? 

 Yes, you still have to concentrate on the spell.

DmG Chapter 7: Treasure: Spells:

"The spell uses its normal casting time, range, and duration, and the user of the item must concentrate if the spell requires concentration."

This paragraph goes on to say "Certain items make exceptions to these rules, changing the casting time, duration, or other parts of a spell."

Since this necklace specifically says it takes a bonus action to cast its spells, that's what is used, but the item makes no mention of concentration, so the general rules for casting a spell with a magic item is used for concentration.

Planar Ally as a bonus action once or more per day? This item has huge potential in the right hands!

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So if you have this necklace and you want to use it to help during combat, you could very well roll "Greater Restoration" and have it do next to nothing if you're hoping for Bless, or Cure wounds, or even to at least do some damage with Branding Smite? 

Or does the randomness just mean that the beads that are on it when you get it are randomly chosen? Not chosen when you go to use it?  

 Yes, the bead are random when you find them, and regain their spell every day

If you were allowed to add beads to the necklace, what would the cost be?

Uhhhh, I just rolled three nat 20s for my gems...what now?

I mean it says in the description that you can have more than one of each type of bead.