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Magic Vault Satchels – Smugglers and Arcane Banks
Depending on the type of economic systems in your fantasy game, you may be struggling with how characters manage all the treasure they accumulate. While there have been a few articles on how to address banking in the fantasy setting, as well as a few creative solutions on the forums, I thought I would share a solution used in my campaign.
In my campaign, several money lenders, smugglers, and other clandestine organizations with access to high level magic services, have created specialized satchels and purses that are magically tied to secured storage vaults. In many ways, these magical vault satchels function much like the well-known bags of holding. The exception is that the items are secured on the material plane in a physical location that is still accessible. In other words, the magic satchel is not the only way to access the items – anyone with access to the vault can add or remove items available to the satchel.
These vault satchels are very popular with smugglers who use the magical properties of these satchel to bypass customs and security to smuggle illicit or other items secretly into an area. Likewise, messengers, attachés, and other diplomats in support of wealthy nobles with arcane connections rely on the magical satchel to provide for their representative without putting them as risk to burglary by burdening them with necessary funds for the trip. Coupled with a Sending spell, a vault and its assigned magical satchel can remain empty until the special and valued item needed is placed inside as required, ensuring the highest level of security for transporting an item anywhere in the world.
The vault satchels come in four sizes.
Vault Purse: 8 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 2x2x2), 1-foot opening, 100 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 1 lbs.
Small Vault Satchel: 64 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 4x4x4), 2-foot opening, 500 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 5 lbs.
Medium Vault Satchel: 216 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 6x6x6), 3-foot opening, 1500 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 15 lbs.
Large Vault Saddle Bag: 512 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 8x8x8), 4-foot opening, 4000 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 40 lbs.
Like any magic satchel, over stuffing rips the satchel and destroys the magic. A mending spell repairs the satchel, but does not repair the magic binding the satchel to the vault. Items are not affected when the satchel is ruined through over stuffing. Satchels stored within another satchel or extra-dimensional space destroys the satchel, the vault, and all items stored within the vault are lost.
Depending on the type of economic systems in your fantasy game, you may be struggling with how characters manage all the treasure they accumulate. While there have been a few articles on how to address banking in the fantasy setting, as well as a few creative solutions on the forums, I thought I would share a solution used in my campaign.
In my campaign, several money lenders, smugglers, and other clandestine organizations with access to high level magic services, have created specialized satchels and purses that are magically tied to secured storage vaults. In many ways, these magical vault satchels function much like the well-known bags of holding. The exception is that the items are secured on the material plane in a physical location that is still accessible. In other words, the magic satchel is not the only way to access the items – anyone with access to the vault can add or remove items available to the satchel.
These vault satchels are very popular with smugglers who use the magical properties of these satchel to bypass customs and security to smuggle illicit or other items secretly into an area. Likewise, messengers, attachés, and other diplomats in support of wealthy nobles with arcane connections rely on the magical satchel to provide for their representative without putting them as risk to burglary by burdening them with necessary funds for the trip. Coupled with a Sending spell, a vault and its assigned magical satchel can remain empty until the special and valued item needed is placed inside as required, ensuring the highest level of security for transporting an item anywhere in the world.
The vault satchels come in four sizes.
Vault Purse: 8 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 2x2x2), 1-foot opening, 100 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 1 lbs.
Small Vault Satchel: 64 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 4x4x4), 2-foot opening, 500 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 5 lbs.
Medium Vault Satchel: 216 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 6x6x6), 3-foot opening, 1500 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 15 lbs.
Large Vault Saddle Bag: 512 cubic feet of storage (vault is typically 8x8x8), 4-foot opening, 4000 lbs. weight limit storage, always weighs 40 lbs.
Like any magic satchel, over stuffing rips the satchel and destroys the magic. A mending spell repairs the satchel, but does not repair the magic binding the satchel to the vault. Items are not affected when the satchel is ruined through over stuffing. Satchels stored within another satchel or extra-dimensional space destroys the satchel, the vault, and all items stored within the vault are lost.
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