plisnithus8
Adventurer
Depends on what kind of game your group is playing. If it veers toward simulationist (where the group cares about rations and encumbrance), then no -- if heroic fantasy, sure.
So, no. Lanterns are big, bulky, they can break and leak oil and they get hot. If you wear a shield, it will get in the way. Hire a torchbearer or hold it.OK so I've tussled with this a bit as a GM, I've gone back and forth... lanterns: Wear them on your belt, yes or no? Is it RAW (assume 5e or 5e-derivative such as A5E or ToV)? Is there anything supporting or denying it? Is it stupid and dangerous so no, it's not an option (because you'd have to assign some pain in the arse penalty to keep track of like On Crits It Breaks And You Get Set On Fire)?
This means, from what I can tell, that as soon as the party can afford a lantern that lighting becomes a non-issue (as it sort of is already with plentiful light cantrips etc).
This had come up previously in my games, and at first I was thinking ?Dark Souls? yeah it's fine, wear it on your belt... and then I realized that it wouldn't be too practical for a few reasons, and further minimizes light management.
Finally, the party got a Lantern of Revealing.. OK so now, hands-free, the person with the lantern has near-infinite invisibility-revealing (still needs oil, reveals in their area) and it doesn't even take a hand if you allow it on the belt.
Lol yeah, the lantern shield was "real" and no one has any real idea of its practical purpose afaik, because it looks like something you'd get from a knife shop in a mall :'D
I think it just goes to show that everyone gets crazy ideas now and again, and the results might not be ... useful.
Unless the wizard (which doesn't seem to exist anymore) is wearing the belted lantern, there's going to be some armor between the lantern and the pants. And that armor will feel nice and roasty.Sure, but the player will have to make occasional saving throws to avoid his pants being set aflame.
I think 3e had all the weapons. But I can see a gnomish invention like this.Didn't 3e have a mace weapon with a lantern on the end that dealt extra fire damage?
Weirdly, though this has been a topic that goes back to 1e AD&D, both you and the YouTuber Pack Tactics mention this issue this week.OK so I've tussled with this a bit as a GM, I've gone back and forth... lanterns: Wear them on your belt, yes or no? Is it RAW (assume 5e or 5e-derivative such as A5E or ToV)? Is there anything supporting or denying it? Is it stupid and dangerous so no, it's not an option (because you'd have to assign some pain in the arse penalty to keep track of like On Crits It Breaks And You Get Set On Fire)?
This means, from what I can tell, that as soon as the party can afford a lantern that lighting becomes a non-issue (as it sort of is already with plentiful light cantrips etc).
This had come up previously in my games, and at first I was thinking ?Dark Souls? yeah it's fine, wear it on your belt... and then I realized that it wouldn't be too practical for a few reasons, and further minimizes light management.
Finally, the party got a Lantern of Revealing.. OK so now, hands-free, the person with the lantern has near-infinite invisibility-revealing (still needs oil, reveals in their area) and it doesn't even take a hand if you allow it on the belt.
You need to check what type of lamp it is. That looks like a carbide lamp, or possibly gas (methane). It's not an oil lamp. Oil produces a lot more excess heat and smoke.Weirdly, though this has been a topic that goes back to 1e AD&D, both you and the YouTuber Pack Tactics mention this issue this week.
The truth is, people in our world hung lanterns on belts sometimes. It just makes sense to keep your hands free. This is a Flemish miner from 1906 using a lantern on his belt.
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