What would happen if you put a portable hole in a bag of holding?
Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Handy Haversack, Portable Hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed inside the other.
Is a bag of holding another plane of existence?
Yes, Bags of Holding create extradimensional space.
What happens if you destroy a portable hole?
The possibilities could include (DM’s discretion) anything from a tiny supernova, to a tiny black hole, to an opening to the vacuum of space sucking out the atmosphere, to deadly poisonous gases from an alien atmosphere, to flaming gasses, to a star’s flames, to a wormhole, to a paradoxical unexpected event, up to a …
Where do bag of holding items go?
Astral Sea
Anything living that gets stored inside a bag of holding dies. They also learned from Lady Allura that, if a bag of holding is destroyed, its contents are jettisoned into the Astral Sea.
Can you put a portable hole in a portable hole?
Yes, a portable hole is a “similar item,” and when put into another portable hole will destroy both and create a planar rupture. It’s the “nesting” of extradimensional space that causes the havoc, not any properties particular to these magic items individually or as a set.
Is there a better bag of holding?
Who can explain why the bag of holding seems to be better than the handy haversack? The haversack seems like it should be better due to it’s rarity, but it holds vastly less (100lbs total between all three compartments vs. The BoH’s 500lbs).
What happens if you put a bag of holding in a portable hole?
Both the bag and the cloth are sucked into the void and forever lost. If a portable hole is placed within a bag of holding, it opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The hole, the bag, and any creatures within a 10-foot radius are drawn there, the portable hole and bag of holding being destroyed in the process.
How is the bag of holding in any way preferable?
The Bag of Holding is an Uncommon item, the Portable Hole is a Rare. The hole is slower to use and more vulnerable to enemy interference. It may take only an action to spread it on the floor… but then you have to jump down into the hole to reach its contents, let alone find exactly what you’re looking for, then climb out, then use the item.
Can a portable hole be used on a shield?
If a portable hole is placed within a bag of holding, it opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The hole, the bag, and any creatures within a 10-foot radius are drawn there, the portable hole and bag of holding being destroyed in the process.
Is there any air in a portable hole?
The only air in the hole is that which enters when the hole is opened. It contains enough air to supply one Medium creature or two Small creatures for 10 minutes. The cloth does not accumulate weight even if its hole is filled. Each portable hole opens on its own particular nondimensional space.
