D&D General How long does a body take to decompose in a bag of holding? (Asking for a friend...)

[Mistwell]

Two words: Anaerobic Bacteria.

Interesting.

But how did that bacteria get into the bag to begin with, since it doesn't survive well when oxygen is present?

 

[Oofta]

Interesting.

But how did that bacteria get into the bag to begin with, since it doesn't survive well when oxygen is present?

You have a bunch of bacteria in your body right now helping to turn food into poo amongst other things. Once dealing with a dead body the bacteria just changes food source. Kind of.

 

[Umbran]

But how did that bacteria get into the bag to begin with, since it doesn't survive well when oxygen is present?

Assuming germ theory even applies to the game world, of course...

These days they tell you to very thoroughly was your hands with soap and water to keep germs from getting into you, right?

So... did you wash that monster?

 

[jasper]

....

So sure, put that body in the bag. Good luck finding anything while searching through corpse soup.

mmm good. Mmm good. That is what's Oofta's Corpse Soup is. MMM Good!
Corpse Soup Undead AC 8 Hit DIce varies. +4 to hit damage 7 (2d6) move 10 feet. Turn resistance. Compose of a dead body( the creature who died) this undead wants justice served cold. It will try to attack the pc who killed it or put in a bag. Special Attack Soup to Nuts. Once a turn it can attack sensitive body parts. On a nat 20 a con save of Dc 14 must be made or be stunned to the end of the creatures next turn.

 

[Bawylie]

How...how do you know this?

No. Wait. I don't want to know.

Science Olympiad in the late 90s.

 

[Coroc]

OK, so let's start with this line from the description of the bag of holding, "Breathing creatures inside the bag can survive up to a number of minutes equal to 10 divided by the number of creatures (minimum 1 minute), after which time they begin to suffocate."

So, very limited oxygen supply, and it's sealed from the outside world. Which means it's a pretty sterile environment. Not perfect, but fairly sterile.

As a rule of thumb I'd say double the number of days organic matter can survive without rotting while it's in the bag.

no, no that is far to easy: let us introduce a portable hole, an immovable object, a devouring carpet, a dimensional anchor and a cubic gate to this hypothetical problem.
i insist you do not let the kobolds corpse desecrations unpunished

 

[Coroc]

mmm good. Mmm good. That is what's Oofta's Corpse Soup is. MMM Good!
Corpse Soup Undead AC 8 Hit DIce varies. +4 to hit damage 7 (2d6) move 10 feet. Turn resistance. Compose of a dead body( the creature who died) this undead wants justice served cold. It will try to attack the pc who killed it or put in a bag. Special Attack Soup to Nuts. Once a turn it can attack sensitive body parts. On a nat 20 a con save of Dc 14 must be made or be stunned to the end of the creatures next turn.

did you by chance see the Breaking Bad episode where they tried to get rid of a body by dissolving it with strong acid in the bathtub upstairs while the potential new homeowner came in on floor level to inspect the house?

 

[jasper]

did you by chance see the Breaking Bad episode where they tried to get rid of a body by dissolving it with strong acid in the bathtub upstairs while the potential new homeowner came in on floor level to inspect the house?

Never watched Breaking bad at all.

 

[Mistwell]

One day after stashing them, he'll come back and find them gnawed. Two days later, and only bones are left. And three days later, and the bag will be empty.

What you've described is exactly how a bag of devouring is born...

Just wanted to mention this is the best answer so far

 

[Fenris-77]

The only answer to corpse soup is a nice collection of potted plants and some corpse beetles. Problem solved.