Magic Items in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything | Nerd Immersion

[@jaredpuwalski8545]

I’m thinking about how much shenanigans a high level artificer can get up to with the extra attunement slots and being able to ignore class restrictions.

[@Firearm65]

It almost seems like each wizard subclass (minus those from Wildemount) got a spellbook made for them. Each school of magic got one. There’s a generic wizardly spellbook for Scribes, the most wizardy wizard. War magic goes well with the Conjuration/Abjuration book, since that subclass thrives on summoning things to fight fir you. And the very rare psionic orb seems to fit the Bladesinger perfectly as a stereotype for the DnD jedi knight. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but i find the concept really cool

[@TVMAN1997]

For the Atlas of Endless Horizons it’s important to know that Word of Recall is in fact normally a cleric spell. So it’s awesome to see Wizards get access to this.

[@thepokesage167]

Same with Augury, Divination, and Find a Path spells in the Astromancy Archive.

[@TVMAN1997]

@@thepokesage167 augury got added to the wizards list in Tasha’s but yes to the find the path

[@thepokesage167]

@@TVMAN1997 I wasn't aware that it was, thanks for letting me know!

[@TVMAN1997]

@@thepokesage167 you are welcome

[@DeathSpeach]

The plane cake codex might be "conjuration" but it's more focused on summoning. The other one is basic conjuration

[@Mr_Maiq_The_Liar]

The bonus to saving throws equal to rarity is INCREDIBLY powerful. A +2 bonus to spell save DCs will satisfy a level 20 character in a party that has outgrown +3 weapons in favor of legendary weapons. Having that on very rare is incredibly powerful. It's actually power creeping the robes of the archmage.

[@ERBanmech]

Personally love the moon sickle, which can be used to great effect especially if you have something like circle of stars Druid using the chalice constellation and concentrating on aura of vitality

[@BriskJuiceDrink]

The Alchemical Compendium could be very useful for obtaining costly spell components if the initial object you change is something like a high valued gem

[@EincoolerName1312]

bloodveil vial with the dwarf racial feat that lets you spend hit dice in combat might be fun

[@drgonserpent]

It's Dwarven fortitude. I had the exact same idea.

[@mickeysmagic89]

That... that’s incredible!

[@aminehsu6629]

It's only once a day, so it's useful, but not crazy amazing.

[@mickeysmagic89]

@@aminehsu6629 it sounds as though you’ve never been strapped on HP or Sorcery Points and could really use a boost for both when taking on a pair of umber hulks

[@mathybrain8]

One of the conjuration books is for summoning; the other is for transportation.

[@LethalLemonade]

Would be cool to see the same for other schools. A necromancy book for creating undead and one for longevity. A transmutation book for material alchemy and one for transformation. An enchantment book for subtle manipulation and one for direct control and harm. There are many possibilities for these

[@coreygardner9803]

The feywild shard is sounds like so much fun to have for a wild magic sorcerer

[@goldengaruda8935]

It's nice that clerics got some cool magic items, the artificer one is super cool too.

[@notovny]

19:50 Feywild Shard: I know that it's an optional effect upon metamagic activation, I can't help but think if I _wanted_ to roll on the Wild Magic Table even once a day, I'd probably have chosen Wild Magic as my Sorcerous Origin. Are there reasons why someone (Who isn't a Wild Magic Sorcerer deliberately recharging Tides of Chaos) would want to risk a Wild Magic Surge Effect?

[@Nildread]

I had to reread wild magic sorcerer and the fey wild shard's wording is the same as their first LVL feature, so I would guess it works the same as that. I don't think the possibility of casting fireball on yourself is worth possibly regaining all your sorcery points or advantage on perception checks or regaining 5 hit points at the start of your turn for a minute. So I guess the only reason to use it is if you only got this one from random loot/your DM is evil and you were about to die anyway or you're crazy.

[@goldengaruda8935]

Shenanigans.

[@Nildread]

Honestly I feel like the feywild shard isn't the best fix for wildmagic sorcerer, but it is a fix. I personally kinda miss the whole "roll percentile dice and see if you explode and the chance of you exploding goes up for each time you don't explode" thing but this atleast allows them to choose to surge at lower levels without needing DM involvement.

[@bouboulroz]

The way the shards effects are written suggests you roll to see which kind of shard you got and it stays that way. It's "roll a d4 to determine the property. When you use a metamagic you can use that property." If you needee to roll everytime, it would be "when you use a metamagic, roll a d4, and you can use the corresponding effect." The roll is made before the possibility to trigger the property even occur, not when you use the peoperty, therefore the property stays the same.

[@booxmowo2684]

Yes, that is what it sounds like. But why isn't it "The DM decides which type it is or rolls on the table"?

[@RulesandRulings]

You talked about using metamagic to trigger the teleportation with the Astral Shard as a reaction with Counterspell. I think you'd probably have a lot more fun using that trick with the Fire Essence Shard. "I counter your spell! And set you on fire."

[@DustinWillis18]

Screw Bob the Builder, I follow Ted the Builder.

[@mongoliandude]

What about Bob Worldbuilder? Search him on KZbin!

[@blackfang0815]

Rangers get hide as a bonus action at 14. They also are often paired with Wood Elf. I like the idea of Nature's Mantle, but it just... Isn't good for Ranger.

[@PeterJohnson1289]

Wow, it’s like WoTC doesn’t really care about the ranger and if it’s good or not...

[@dragonhearthx8369]

I do appreciate that they gave a "rod of The pact keeper" magic item to every single class

[@Hesauce]

@@InquisitorThomas Oh hey, I was about to comment something along those lines. I wouldn't have an issue if it was just one item per class or something, but it just feels like Warlocks got robbed and all the love went to Wizards and Sorcerers. I feel like a middle child

[@itzybitzyspyder]

I don't. Other classes did not need it

[@dragonhearthx8369]

Warlocks were the only class that got a magic item that increased thier spell DC without legendaries.

[@Nildread]

@@InquisitorThomas they didn't take anything away though. The rod still exists? Unless you mean they took away the uniqueness?

[@itzybitzyspyder]

@@dragonhearthx8369 2 spell slots though...

[@jamestaylor3805]

The astromancy "shard" is another d4 bonus to my Kundarak Artificer/Rogue/Wizard who would then be at 22 +2d4(3d4 with locks) +1d20(minimum of 10) with most tools, tickling a DC of 50, with other potential bonuses from the team not included. The All Purpose Tool mounted into Armor of Tools is a nice add too. Synergistic flavor is always nice.

[@Natsirt666]

Amulet of the Devout for a Paladin, do Paladins get the new (Cleric) Channel Divinity ability where you can use it to regain a spell slot? if so, they could use it to freely convert a Channel Divinity to a spell slot for a smite.

[@NerdImmersion]

They do, so that's a good point

[@zombiemanjosh]

Iirc, that's also an optional feature for Paladins, but I think it was UA and I don't remember if it was in the TCE optional class features.

[@doubleg281]

The amulet of the devout doesn't specify class spells. It just says + to your spells. Could a level 14 artificer have both the amulet and the all purpose tool for a +6?

[@fuzzydragon]

between new meta magic options, class features, new feats and magic Items Sorcerer is walking away from tashas like its Christmas Freaking morning!

[@briguy_3840]

I’d really love to see a video on Tash’s sidekicks. I’m going to start using a couple in my home game soon and I’d love you hear your thoughts. Especially when it comes to building one.

[@NerdImmersion]

Its on the way!

[@CrushableDread]

Feywild Shard is probably intended to be used as a way for the Wild Magic Sorcerer to keep refreshing the “Tides of Chaos” feature without the DM having to make them role on the table to get it back. Of course, I’m not entirely certain but I think it some DMs would allow it.

[@BuckwheatGames]

One Conjuration book for teleportation spells, and one for Summoning

[@lamarwashington2718]

Exactly

[@brantheilman8178]

Lyre of Building seems like it would be a really good fit for the Artificer, shame that they have to wait to level 14 to use it.

[@mongoliandude]

As an Aberrant Mind Sorcerer, I really hate the sound of the Wizard’s Crystalline Chronicle. “Here’s an entire Sorcerer’s subclass in a magic item, jus for the Wizard” Man WotC really hate us Sorcerers!

[@goldengaruda8935]

Wizards just loves wizards

[@quincybriley4113]

Duplicitous Manuscript AKA Tusk Love

[@aminehsu6629]

The shards are cool, but I wonder if you have multiple shards can they all activate at once?

[@felixrivera895]

The Cauldron of Rebirth just Feels really magical

[@alvinshaw33]

AAhhh ok! I am pretty sure that Astral Shard is why they made Booming blade a range of self. Just IMAGINE if they didnt do that. THE POWER!!!!!

[@Thiccremoch162]

I still think the Libran of souls and flesh is still a solid item, since the deathly form makes ALL undead indifferent to you, that’s low threat things from zombies and skeletons to the really scary things like liches, dracoliches, vampires, alhoons, etc that just don’t care about you unless you damage them

[@danilocarvalho8419]

Love your videos man! Keep up the good work!

[@TheLegoLord100]

I personally really like that they made 2 different conjuration books as the teleporting and summoning aspects of it are so wildly different. I just wish they also did it for necromancy for the people that prefer the curse/utility parts of necromancy over the zombie side

[@MXscarGames]

Take your time, and thanks for the awesome videos.

[@giorgitsiklauri840]

You could use the alchemical compendium when you steal an expensive item like a gem to transform it into like its gold value so that you don't get caught selling stolen goods.

[@andrewblack1928]

You are crushing it Content-wise. Thank you

[@LeakysTV]

if i have a cleric/sorcerer with the amulet of devotion both DC goes up? even the sorcerer spell?

[@Lavastaramus]

Rules as written, yes. Must be an oversight.

[@LeakysTV]

Yea i will probably houserules this on cleric spell only like every other item

[@ginginc]

How does the spell swapping in the wizard books work it implies can swap in spells beyond your level? Or is it can prepare a lv5 spell but if you don’t have the spell slots you can’t cast it?

[@KaitouKaiju]

You could have it ready for when you wish to level or find a rod of absorbing item which lets you use its energy as spell slots

[@daveschrumpf8261]

I really hated that the "magical tattoos" were just a different subset of magic items rather than a new mechanic, given how much they were hyped in the marketing.

[@KaitouKaiju]

Great for druid flavor and lets them go completely armorless

[@konahrikvolkihar0185]

Honestly, I love all these, and it's great that all casters can now increase their DC and attack rolls...but I think the most important is the DC increase, had a wizard get the +3 version, DC jumped from 17 to 19. I do agree with the Necromancy book... Necromancy is one of my favorite schools, but the subclass is so weak...and the one item just for them is really weak

[@bean5350]

WOOOOOO, YEAH, CONTENT! WE LOVE ANY CONTENT!

[@nicolaezenoaga9756]

Thank you.

[@Javors_UndeathAscendant]

Yeah 2 conj books, one for teleport, one for summon

[@davidsoyele7829]

Oh my God, I didn't even realise my Dm gave me the All Purpose tool, because he called it something else. Damn, sneaky bugger.

[@korichiart6853]

Hype to that new studio you're building

[@ascapedgoat8462]

Rip warlocks getting shafted by wizards.

[@Hesauce]

Spoilers for Dragon Heist: Imagine someone had a lyre of building during the fireball in Trolskull Alley, that would've been insane

[@SkarmoryThePG]

Sure, it's a +1 magic weapon, but it's a +1 *sickle*. So basically a slashing club.

[@TheTrueLeafless]

Bloodwell Vial is kinda superior to the Sorcerer's 20th lvl ability...

[@christianlauridsen699]

defenetly true, would be easier if magic tatoos, then magic items (or reversed)

[@Reyn_Roadstorm]

I had an idea for a weapon with a similar concept/ability to that All Purpose Tool, and funnily enough, while thinking about it I was just calling it The Tool. An uncommon item, a grayish-white metal rod about a 1.5 feet long. As part of the attunement process you decide what type of weapon it becomes. On a long or short rest you can shift it to a different type of weapon, and once per day you can speak it's command would to instantly shift it to a different form if needed. You can turn it into a shield(but thinking about it, there would almost never be a reason to do so -maybe if unless ambushed by lots of ranged attacks and you wanted a quick +2 AC you could use the command word to instantly change it). No bonus to hit or attack, but it does count as a magic weapon for attack purposes. The overall point of it is its versatility: it basically helps out a party early on and fills in gaps in their arsenal until they get something better, it's then passed to whoever has the next highest need, then the next, etc. A perpetual hand-me-down weapon.

[@justinbrown3197]

No love for necromancy wizard

[@benjin3993]

All I could hear for the prosthetic was 1+1+2+1

[@JoeyTee420]

The only thing I don’t like is that the moon sickle doesn’t freaking work with shilleleigh!!! Like how are you gonna give us a neat weapon for our druids and it be made out of metal 😞

[@archmagemc3561]

Druids can't use metal objects anyway, so its not metal.

[@LethalLemonade]

@@archmagemc3561 In 5e, they can't wear metal armour but they can certainly wield metallic weapons

[@JoeyTee420]

@@archmagemc3561 it clearly says the blade is made out of silver, which is a metal. Meaning if your Druid really didn’t use any metal they can’t use the moon sickle

[@KaitouKaiju]

Shillelagh only works on a staff or club anyway, not a sickle. A DM could easily flavor the item into a Moon staff if asked nicely.

[@gameon_ct]

I'm the noob on Icarus Games trying to sub to everyone else on there!

[@bloodyirishman9155]

Honestly I'm getting tired of all magic items requiring attunement.

[@benry007]

I think attunement makes sense for most of those magic items. Keeps things balanced.

[@bloodyirishman9155]

@@benry007 Well of course for these, but what I'm hinting at is stop making so many magic items so beefy they need to be attunement only. There's simply just not enough magic items that don't require attunement that could be fun and situational.

[@benry007]

@@bloodyirishman9155 yeah I see what you mean. I would like more common magic items, they were great in xanathars.

[@Natsirt666]

I hate this whole d3 BS they introduced in Tasha's, I'm just running it as a d4-1 (with a minimum of 1) in my game. Makes waaaaaaay more sense.

[@Undeadking42o]

D6 with only 1, 2 & 3.

[@anix712]

The problem with running it at d4-1 minimum of 1 is that it alters the probabilities. 1d4-1 has a 50% chance of rolling a 1, and only 25% chance each for 2 and 3, instead of a 33% chance of any number. Because both a 1-1 and a 2-1 are treated as 1. I'd just do roll a d6 and halve it, round up.

[@kogarashi_kaito]

It's irritating how the word "Libram" has nothing to do with books.

[@Booklat1]

CLOUD OF INCEST

[@MesoJoe]

*Listens to him pronounce Duplicitous as Dupli-Kih-tous instead of Dupli-seh-tous* GAH!!! It isn't a doubler, it's an illusion manuscript!!! Deceiver!!!

[@thurismundbotheric7598]

Are we just going to ignore the fact that the "Guardian Emblem" is Grave Cleric's 6th level ability word for word?

[@VictorSevenTV]

Okay so I just scanned through this whole video just to get to the Teeth of Dahlver-Nar explanation, and got to the part where you said you left out artifacts and tattoos. So you're gonna do a separate video on tattoos, cool, cool. But you're just... not gonna cover the teeth? May the fleas of a thousand camels infest your armpits. May every hand that partakes in applause for you be comprised of nothing but middle fingers. May every pouch of dust you obtain end up being the Dust of Sneezing and Choking.

[@NerdImmersion]

Maybe do a little looking before you start complaining: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHKvc4N3a5maZqM

[@Almighty_Mage]

Detect Thots

[@mjp121]

Hey, I enjoy the content, but I wish you'd stop treating UA like printed material... a lot of us aren't familiar with it, and I personally don't care about the comparison, I just want to hear about the newly published materials and your thoughts over them

[@NerdImmersion]

You do realize that Unearthed Arcana is the playtest for official material right? As in its released by Wizards of the Coast for everyone to playtest and see what they like and don't like before its finally printed? And again 85% of this material is identical to the Unearthed Arcana, so if you checked it out when it came out you could have been playing it a year ago.

[@mjp121]

@@NerdImmersion I get that yes. But the thing is, a lot of us don't mess with playtest material. It's like hopping on the beta-server for a game- okay, cool, you can see stuff early, but there are a lot of people, myself included, who enjoy larger compilations of thoroughly tested material... I enjoy videos like yours because I like hearing what other people think about this or that item, but whenever it comes to stuff that was UA, your analysis seems to just be "this is how it's different". 1) If I've never seen the material before, that's meaningless, and doesn't give me enjoyment of hearing what you think of the item, in its current iteration... and 2) do you periodically review all of the new UA material, and I've just missed that? Even if so, for someone who generally waits for published books, I'm going to miss a lot of it, just because I'm not terribly interested

[@boopdabeep5300]

@@mjp121 As soon as new UA comes out, Ted immediately makes a video and does his thoughts on it, which is why he doesn’t rehash them here when they are so close to being the same. If you want to hear his thoughts, you can always go back and watch those older videos.

[@mjp121]

@@boopdabeep5300 ah, my bad. I still think they're worth discussing when a full book comes out, particularly where there are differences (and not just to note the differences) but I recognize how it could be draining to go over the same content twice

[@willjones7591]

First 😁

[@optimus2200]

the druid Items area really really bad and the ranger didnt get anything note worthy ... like the best one for them both is the bonus action hide ... something the ranger get at a later level "fairly late in my opinion" the Sycle is such an insult like cool for spells attacks and saving throws the ranger dont get any of those that are worth and the weapon is not even a finess both classes are leaning toword dex more than str.... and its a d4 weapon .... sigh why it wasnt a scimitar that is shaped like a sycle ??? WHO FN KNOWS !!!! the cauldron ... wow it is cool for the hibbies but for me I HATE IT !!! I dont want my raging moon druid walking around with a trick or treat bag ! like letterly most likely if I got this Item I would attune to it only at the start of a long rest to make the potion and then deattun to it.