Attune intelligent magic items

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#1

Druidicdog

Nov 29, 2014 13:55:29

Can you attune a magic item that has a different or opposed alignment from you? 

 

Example.. Can a lawful good paladin attune himself to a neutral evil intelligent sword?

#2

Illithidbix

Nov 29, 2014 17:36:52

Yes.

Unless the item specifies that you can't, as a few of the sample intelligent items specify (e.g. Blackrazor requires attunement by a creature of non-lawful alignment).

 

However such attunement is likely to provoke a Conflict as specified on page 216 of the DMG.

 

One of the very few rules that involve alignment.