Handy Haversack 5e
Wondrous Item, rare
This backpack has a central pouch and two side pouches, each of which is an extradimensional space. Each side pouch can hold up to 20 pounds of material, not exceeding a volume of 2 cubic feet. The large central pouch can hold up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. The backpack always weighs 5 pounds, regardless of its contents.
Placing an object in the haversack follows the normal rules for interacting with objects. Retrieving an item from the haversack requires you to use an action. When you reach into the haversack for a specific item, the item is always magically on top.
The haversack has a few limitations. If it is overloaded, or if a sharp object pierces it or tears it, the haversack ruptures and is destroyed. If the haversack is destroyed, its contents are lost forever, although an artifact always turns up again somewhere. If the haversack is turned inside out, its contents spill forth, unharmed, and the haversack must be put right before it can be used again. If a breathing creature is placed within the haversack, the creature can survive for up to 10 minutes, after which time it begins to suffocate.
Placing the haversack inside an extradimensional space created by a Bag of Holding, Portable Hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where one item was placed inside the other. Any creature within 10 feet of the gate is sucked through it and deposited in a random location on the Astral Plane. The gate then closes. The gate is one-way only and can't be reopened.
Commentary by Sam West, Twitter: @CrierKobold
While it may seem innocent enough, a Handy Haversack is one of the cheapest, most destructive forces you can seek out. Its interactions with common items make it a kind of black hole in a box that can tactically decimate a creature with no save to dodge it. If you’re a DM and have players seeking these out, I’d bet they’re seeking a magical method for mass destruction.
A Bag of Holding has a lot of upside over a Handy Haversack, namely in being able to hold almost five times as much weight
It doesn’t require complete destruction for the Handy Haversack to take all of your precious materials into non-existence; place objects within it with caution, and guard it from arrows and other sharp objects
There is a lot of value in flipping a massive amount of stuff into the world at once; one action to produce anything inside the sack by flipping it inside out is a sweet ability to keep in mind
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