WilliamCQ
Explorer
Hello,
Very recently during a game ending, while dividing items a player brought up that there might be an issue being attuned to both Belt of Fire Giant Strength & Belt of Dwarvenkind at the same time. After that was done I asked the player to elaborate and the GM joined the conversation. The player said as both are to be worn in the same slot they could not be at the same time, the GM intervened saying that slots are no longer in effect unless the item description made mention of it; the GM went on it was the case with Belt of Fire Giant Strength & Belt of Dwarvenkind and therefore could not be attuned at the same time. I then brought up that somewhere in the DMG there was a mention that 2 items of the same slot could be worn at the same time and that 2 cloaks was mentioned. I don't remember what the GM said about that but he didn't seem to be in my favor. I was going to ask if it was GM discretion or all AL (Adventurer's League) GMs would agree, I realized I'd tell him I'd check in AL communities even he assured me it was for all GMs and that might bother him, so I went straight to tell him I'd check.
Please let me know if AL would always forbid to have Belt of Fire Giant Strength & Belt of Dwarvenkind [see Update 1] attuned at the same time.
Thank you kindly
Update 1
Correction, in last paragraph: Dwarvenkind give their effects to the PC at the same time.
The correction was made as a consequence of reading in post #16:
Very recently during a game ending, while dividing items a player brought up that there might be an issue being attuned to both Belt of Fire Giant Strength & Belt of Dwarvenkind at the same time. After that was done I asked the player to elaborate and the GM joined the conversation. The player said as both are to be worn in the same slot they could not be at the same time, the GM intervened saying that slots are no longer in effect unless the item description made mention of it; the GM went on it was the case with Belt of Fire Giant Strength & Belt of Dwarvenkind and therefore could not be attuned at the same time. I then brought up that somewhere in the DMG there was a mention that 2 items of the same slot could be worn at the same time and that 2 cloaks was mentioned. I don't remember what the GM said about that but he didn't seem to be in my favor. I was going to ask if it was GM discretion or all AL (Adventurer's League) GMs would agree, I realized I'd tell him I'd check in AL communities even he assured me it was for all GMs and that might bother him, so I went straight to tell him I'd check.
Please let me know if AL would always forbid to have Belt of Fire Giant Strength & Belt of Dwarvenkind [see Update 1] attuned at the same time.
Thank you kindly
Update 1
Correction, in last paragraph: Dwarvenkind give their effects to the PC at the same time.
The correction was made as a consequence of reading in post #16:
[...] note that you are making an assumption here -- that mere attunement to the item allows you to gain the benefits of the item. For both belts, the key statement is "While wearing this belt,..." So in addition to being attuned, you must also be able to wear both belts to get the benefits from both belts.*[...]
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