101 Uses for a bag of tricks [Gray] [Archive] - Wizards Community

101 Uses for a bag of tricks [Gray] [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Red_Decker
04-10-05, 12:36 AM My character just got one in random treasure.
Is there any use for them other then appetizers for the monsters he's fighting.

So I'd like to start a list of uses for the Gray Bag of tricks.

I'll start with #1. A snack for when the catfolk ranger gets bored.

http://www.geocities.com/customsmiliesbyswordmaster/inthered.txt
PhaedrusXY
04-10-05, 02:10 AM 2. To set off traps.
Dire Celestial Bonobo
04-10-05, 02:23 AM Is there any use for them other then appetizers for the monsters he's fighting.

Depends on your level. Since the Bag is only a 900gp item, I'm assuming that's pretty low.

The Bag's animal can do the Handle Animal tricks on PHB p.74:

Attack: other than the badger (which isn't a bad combatant at low levels), this is mostly a distraction (although I have seen a low-level party saved by the attacks of a bird, and a powerful monster's last hit points taken out by a weak Bag-summoned animal).

Fetch: animals with decent Climb skills (or Fly) can potentially retrieve items for characters that are otherwise out of reach.

Guard: 10-minute portable motion-sensitive alarm system.

Perform: possible distraction when the sentries know something is making noise and are coming over to investigate.

Seek: canary in the coalmine---send it into a room ahead of you to look for an ambush. The bat's Blindsense and high Listen/Spot can be especially useful here, but the Low-Light Vision most animals have is also valuable.

Track: 3/5 of the animals have Scent, which allows low-DC tracking.
Elurindel
04-10-05, 03:40 AM #7 Distract a guard. When it bends down to talk to the kitten that's wandered off, whack him over the head.
Loren Pechtel
04-11-05, 12:43 AM My character just got one in random treasure.
Is there any use for them other then appetizers for the monsters he's fighting.

So I'd like to start a list of uses for the Gray Bag of tricks.

I'll start with #1. A snack for when the catfolk ranger gets bored.

http://www.geocities.com/customsmiliesbyswordmaster/inthered.txt

It's going to vanish before he can eat it.
Nuntius128
04-11-05, 12:57 AM #7 Distract a guard. When it bends down to talk to the kitten that's wandered off, whack him over the head.

Order of the Stick?
Braids
04-11-05, 12:58 AM #8 - If you have a Bag of Tricks and you can throw a small person 20 feet...you reach into the bag, pull out a fuzzy badger ball, put the ball in the mouth of a small[or smaller] opponent and throw the opponent 20 feet away.

...or put the ball elsewhere for more fun.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Red_Decker 04-10-05, 12:36 AM	My character just got one in random treasure. Is there any use for them other then appetizers for the monsters he's fighting. So I'd like to start a list of uses for the Gray Bag of tricks. I'll start with #1. A snack for when the catfolk ranger gets bored. http://www.geocities.com/customsmiliesbyswordmaster/inthered.txt
PhaedrusXY 04-10-05, 02:10 AM	2. To set off traps.
Dire Celestial Bonobo 04-10-05, 02:23 AM	Is there any use for them other then appetizers for the monsters he's fighting. Depends on your level. Since the Bag is only a 900gp item, I'm assuming that's pretty low. The Bag's animal can do the Handle Animal tricks on PHB p.74: Attack: other than the badger (which isn't a bad combatant at low levels), this is mostly a distraction (although I have seen a low-level party saved by the attacks of a bird, and a powerful monster's last hit points taken out by a weak Bag-summoned animal). Fetch: animals with decent Climb skills (or Fly) can potentially retrieve items for characters that are otherwise out of reach. Guard: 10-minute portable motion-sensitive alarm system. Perform: possible distraction when the sentries know something is making noise and are coming over to investigate. Seek: canary in the coalmine---send it into a room ahead of you to look for an ambush. The bat's Blindsense and high Listen/Spot can be especially useful here, but the Low-Light Vision most animals have is also valuable. Track: 3/5 of the animals have Scent, which allows low-DC tracking.
Elurindel 04-10-05, 03:40 AM	#7 Distract a guard. When it bends down to talk to the kitten that's wandered off, whack him over the head.
Loren Pechtel 04-11-05, 12:43 AM	My character just got one in random treasure. Is there any use for them other then appetizers for the monsters he's fighting. So I'd like to start a list of uses for the Gray Bag of tricks. I'll start with #1. A snack for when the catfolk ranger gets bored. http://www.geocities.com/customsmiliesbyswordmaster/inthered.txt It's going to vanish before he can eat it.
Nuntius128 04-11-05, 12:57 AM	#7 Distract a guard. When it bends down to talk to the kitten that's wandered off, whack him over the head. Order of the Stick?
Braids 04-11-05, 12:58 AM	#8 - If you have a Bag of Tricks and you can throw a small person 20 feet...you reach into the bag, pull out a fuzzy badger ball, put the ball in the mouth of a small[or smaller] opponent and throw the opponent 20 feet away. ...or put the ball elsewhere for more fun.