D&D 5E Invisibility

[Stalker0]

This is one where Crawford is 100% wrong. The text is extremely clear: anything the person is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it’s on the person.

There is no “when the spell is cast” clause whatsoever, and there is really no natural language debate here…the sentence is simple and clear.

From a RAW standpoint, objects you carry are invisible…full stop.

 

[Cruentus]

I clicked the wrong answer too. I’d change my answer to ‘yes’.

When I read the two sentences of the spell “A creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell ends. Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target’s person.” I took that to mean anything the target is wearing…when the spell is cast. At least, that’s how I rule it at my table. The spell also doesn’t say that if you pick something up subsequently, it becomes invisible.

Crawford can offer his interpretation, but that’s all it is at our table.

 

[Stalker0]

The spell also doesn’t say that if you pick something up subsequently, it becomes invisible.

It actually does say that with the word “carrying”, which is a present tense verb. Not carried, or carried when the spell starts…carrying.

If I’m carrying something, and I’m under the invisibility spell, the something is invisible. It’s as simple as that.

 

[GMMichael]

Maybe a different approach would clarify things...

A magician casts a spell of invisibility in order to avoid being seen. Anything that spell does to allow an onlooker to notice the caster visually is a failure of its effect. So:

1) Would this object that his character picked up appear flying towards a witness? Unless the object is something that normally flies, it would allow the caster to be detected.

2) Invisibility magic would affect the entire body including this character's clothing and gear. If he put this object inside his clothes would that object disappear? Yes, or the caster would be noticeable.

Note that ending when the character attacks also allows the caster to be seen. Odd behavior, that.

 

[Umbran]

"This poll will close: Jul 31, 2022. Your vote will be publicly visible."

Don't even try to hide your response under that cloak of invisibility!

 

[Rabulias]

I clicked the wrong answer too. I’d change my answer to ‘yes’.

I guess your vote counts for me, and my vote counts for you!

 

[Horwath]

We play that you can have things invisible that you can carry up to your carry capacity.

I.E. if you are really strong or have some feature to increase your carry capacity outside of STR, you could sling one ally over each shoulder and all three would be invisible.

 

[Maxperson]

This is one where Crawford is 100% wrong. The text is extremely clear: anything the person is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it’s on the person.

There is no “when the spell is cast” clause whatsoever, and there is really no natural language debate here…the sentence is simple and clear.

From a RAW standpoint, objects you carry are invisible…full stop.

Yeah. I run it similar to Crawford's ruling, but voted that it would be invisible.

 

[Seramus]

From a RAW standpoint, objects you carry are invisible…full stop.

Can you imagine casting Invisibility on Atlas or the World Turtle?

 

[W'rkncacnter]

Can you imagine casting Invisibility on Atlas or the World Turtle?

"ok, **** you" hides your entire plane