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Magnifying Glass

RarityMundane

Price for DM reference

Listed purchase cost: 100 GP.

Item / variant Rarity Purchase value Basis
Magnifying Glass — 100 GP Listed purchase cost. Preserve the quantity/unit in the equipment description.

Pricing sources: PHB 2024, PDF page 219 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

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  • Item type: Adventuring Gear
  • Rarity: Mundane

Description and use

Adventuring Gear Weight: — Cost: 100 GP A Magnifying Glass grants Advantage on any ability check made to appraise or inspect a highly detailed item.

Lighting a fire with a Magnifying Glass requires light as bright as sunlight to focus, tinder to ignite, and about 5 minutes for the fire to ignite.

Printed core rules

Source page references in your supplied Player's Handbook (2024). Open the original PDF at the linked page for complete printed tables and rules; use its wording if the searchable transcription differs.

PDF page 219

Open the original rulebook — PDF page 219 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

PDF page 222

Open the original rulebook — PDF page 222 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

PDF page 225

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Weight

Weight per inventory unit: 0 lb.

Listed as negligible (—); treated as 0 lb for this total.

Counts multiply by inventory quantity. Ammunition quantities count individual pieces; other bundle entries and complete packs use the printed bundle weight. Do not add the same contents separately when using a complete equipment pack. See Carrying capacity for character limits.