It’s this latter point that seems to cause the most confusion, and that’s where the Tome of Spell Holding comes in. To further muddy the waters, they also have a finite number of spell slots, that is a number of opportunities to cast spells of different levels, that replenish after a long rest. Moreover, while your caster may know X number of spells, some may only have a portion of those-let’s say Y-prepared at any given time. (For example, a cleric can’t cast 2nd level spells until they are at 3rd level, or 3rd level spells until 5th level.) In addition to the character level of the spellcaster, spells themselves have their own discreet levels. The 9 is blue to help you differentiate it from the 6 chips.įor those of you unaware, the spell system in D&D 5e is a bit of a beast. The chips quickly became an integral part of my Dungeon Master’s toolkit, helping my then-green adventuring party grasp the ins and outs of things like being Grappled, Prone, or Poisoned.Ĭlearly not content to simply help me explain and monitor status effects, the Dungeon Bones team is back with another Kickstarter campaign, this time taking on the often thorny issue of fifth edition spell slots with the Tome of Spell Holding. Successfully launched on Kickstarter (and now readily available for purchase), these ceramic poker-style chips give players and DMs an easy way to track and understand the effects of not just conditions, but also common combat actions like Rage and Hunter’s Mark.

Last year I marveled at the perfectly beautiful, wonderfully functional Dungeon Bones, a series of high-quality condition chips for use in Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition.

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