Matrix Sorcica
Hero
It's not possible to do a simple die roll in foundry? What else is needed?
D&D General 5e Wands with finite charges?
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Automating the decrementing die mechanic such as described is the difficulty
Lots of things can be done bare-bones, but one way that I get enjoyment out of running online is to have nice fancy stuff (as opposed to my in-person games, where I'd use a wet erase mat and markers- the nicest things there were the ocean of minis).
Demetrios1453
Legend
How about this? Each time the wand is used, roll a d20. If you roll a 1, it has run out of magical energy. Roll another d20. If it's 2 - 20, the wand can be repaired (using the magic item creation rules, but with some sort of discount, maybe half the time and money? Maybe less? This could be tweaked on how lomg youd want the downtime to be). If it this second roll is a 1 as well, the wand is destroyed on the manner mentioned in the DMG. This would work with any charged magic item, although the more powerful items might be a bit more resilient.
Lakesidefantasy
Hero
This i think is an important observation.
Addressing the Original Post, it depends on what you want your game to feel like. It could make short rest healing unnecessary if you don't also take further steps as suggested in other posts up thread.
On the other hand, Wands Inc. is a completely valid option.
Addressing the Original Post, it depends on what you want your game to feel like. It could make short rest healing unnecessary if you don't also take further steps as suggested in other posts up thread.
On the other hand, Wands Inc. is a completely valid option.
I guess one important note is, at least as of 5e14 and A5E, there are no Cure Wounds wands. Ofc you can "make" one but.. that's not on the docket. And I'm not using the 5e24 magic item "create any spell as a wand etc" rules. I was a player during the CLW wand era, not looking to recapture that... I just find it a drag that my players pass up wands (and other potentially finite items) because they don't have the attunement slots to use them.
My groups also tend to take a couple short rests per long rest, or more depending on the situation. I decouple sleep from long rests, so a group might go a couple days without a LR and while that exhausts some of their class features, it gives more weight to magic items- that's something that I like, and sort of miss from earlier editions. Character features were of less import, but you'd find awesome magic items that'd really effect how you played. Anyway, that's sort of a tangent.
I appreciate all your input!
My groups also tend to take a couple short rests per long rest, or more depending on the situation. I decouple sleep from long rests, so a group might go a couple days without a LR and while that exhausts some of their class features, it gives more weight to magic items- that's something that I like, and sort of miss from earlier editions. Character features were of less import, but you'd find awesome magic items that'd really effect how you played. Anyway, that's sort of a tangent.
I appreciate all your input!
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remuladgryta
First Post
I've written a macro to do this that works for Foundry v11.315, dnd5e v3.3.1 and ose v1.9.3.
Those are the systems I use, but if there is demand I could be persuaded to add support for more.
Very kind of you! I run using the Level Up A5E foundry system, it's not the same but I can ask on that Discord about getting this to work on there.
Baron Opal II
Legend
I have, with the charges dependent on the level of the spell.
1st level - 20 charges
2nd level - 12 charges
3rd level - 8 charges
4th level - 5 charges
Although, some wands have 7 regenerating charges, at the rate of 1 per day.
1st level - 20 charges
2nd level - 12 charges
3rd level - 8 charges
4th level - 5 charges
Although, some wands have 7 regenerating charges, at the rate of 1 per day.
