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Orb of Direction

RarityCommon

Price for DM reference

DMG rarity value: 100 GP.

Item / variant Rarity Purchase value Basis
Orb of Direction Common 100 GP DMG rarity value.

These are book-based values for setting a purchase price when the item is available, not a promise that a merchant stocks it. Availability and negotiated payment remain the DM’s decision.

Pricing sources: DMG 2024, PDF page 220 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

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  • Item type: Wondrous Item
  • Rarity: Common

Description and use

Wondrous Item, Common This orb can be used as an Arcane Focus.

While holding this orb, you can take a Magic action to determine which way is magnetic north.

Nothing happens if the orb is used in a location that has no magnetic north.

Printed core rules

Source page references in your supplied Dungeon Master's Guide (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 286

Open the original rulebook — PDF page 286 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

PDF page 287

Open the original rulebook — PDF page 287 — source PDF is not included in this player reference.

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Weight

Weight per inventory unit: Not fixed / not specified

No fixed weight specified in the supplied item reference; set the actual item weight.

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.