D&D 5e tools
Tools let you add your proficiency bonus to checks for a trade or task. The costs and descriptions are the 2014 rules (SRD 5.1); the 2024 rules (SRD 5.2) give each tool an ability, example checks with DCs and items you can craft with it.
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Artisan's Tools
These special tools include the items needed to pursue a craft or trade. The table shows examples of the most common types of tools, each providing items related to a single craft. Proficiency with a set of artisan's tools lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make using the tools in your craft. Each type of artisan's tools requires a separate proficiency.
| Tool | Cost | Weight | Ability (2024) | Checks (2024) | Crafts (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemist's Supplies | 50 gp | 8 lb. | Intelligence | Identify a substance (DC 15); Start a fire (DC 15) | Acid; Alchemist's Fire; Component Pouch; Oil; Paper; Perfume |
| Brewer's Supplies | 20 gp | 9 lb. | Intelligence | Detect poisoned drink (DC 15); Identify alcohol (DC 10) | Antitoxin |
| Calligrapher's Supplies | 10 gp | 5 lb. | Dexterity | Write text with impressive flourishes that guard against forgery (DC 15) | Ink; Spell Scroll |
| Carpenter's Tools | 8 gp | 6 lb. | Strength | Seal or pry open a door or container (DC 20) | Club; Greatclub; Quarterstaff; Barrel; Chest; Ladder; Pole; Portable Ram; Torch |
| Cartographer's Tools | 15 gp | 6 lb. | Wisdom | Draft a map of a small area (DC 15) | Map |
| Cobbler's Tools | 5 gp | 5 lb. | Dexterity | Modify footwear to give Advantage on the wearer's next Dexterity (Acrobatics) check (DC 10) | Climber's Kit |
| Cook's utensils | 1 gp | 8 lb. | Wisdom | Improve food's flavor (DC 10); Detect spoiled or poisoned food (DC 15) | Rations |
| Glassblower's Tools | 30 gp | 5 lb. | Intelligence | Discern what a glass object held in the past 24 hours (DC 15) | Glass Bottle; Magnifying Glass; Spyglass; Vial |
| Jeweler's Tools | 25 gp | 2 lb. | Intelligence | Discern a gem's value (DC 15) | Arcane Focus; Holy Symbol |
| Leatherworker's Tools | 5 gp | 5 lb. | Dexterity | Add a design to a leather item (DC 10) | Sling; Whip; Hide Armor; Leather Armor; Studded Leather Armor; Backpack; Crossbow Bolt Case; Map or Scroll Case; Parchment; Pouch; Quiver; Waterskin |
| Mason's Tools | 10 gp | 8 lb. | Strength | Chisel a symbol or hole in stone (DC 10) | Block and tackle |
| Painter's Supplies | 10 gp | 5 lb. | Wisdom | Paint a recognizable image of something you've seen (DC 10) | Druidic Focus; Holy Symbol |
| Potter's Tools | 10 gp | 3 lb. | Intelligence | Discern what a ceramic object held in the past 24 hours (DC 15) | Jug; Lamp |
| Smith's Tools | 20 gp | 8 lb. | Strength | Pry open a door or container (DC 20) | Any Melee weapon (except Club, Greatclub, Quarterstaff, and Whip); Medium armor (except Hide); Heavy armor; Ball Bearings; Bucket; Caltrops; Chain; Crowbar; Firearm Bullets; Grappling Hook; Iron Pot; Iron Spikes; Sling Bullets |
| Tinker's Tools | 50 gp | 10 lb. | Dexterity | Assemble a Tiny item composed of scrap, which falls apart in 1 minute (DC 20) | Musket; Pistol; Bell; Bullseye Lantern; Flask; Hooded Lantern; Hunting Trap; Lock; Manacles; Mirror; Shovel; Signal Whistle; Tinderbox |
| Weaver's Tools | 1 gp | 5 lb. | Dexterity | Mend a tear in clothing (DC 10); Sew a Tiny design (DC 10) | Padded Armor; Basket; Bedroll; Blanket; Fine Clothes; Net; Robe; Rope; Sack; String; Tent; Traveler's Clothes |
| Woodcarver's Tools | 1 gp | 5 lb. | Dexterity | Carve a pattern in wood (DC 10) | Club; Greatclub; Quarterstaff; Ranged weapons (except Pistol, Musket, and Sling); Arcane Focus; Arrows; Bolts; Druidic Focus; Ink Pen; Needles |
Kits
| Tool | Cost | Weight | Rules (2014) | Ability (2024) | Checks (2024) | Crafts (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climber's Kit | 25 gp | 12 lb. | A climber's kit includes special pitons, boot tips, gloves, and a harness. You can use the climber's kit as an action to anchor yourself; when you do, you can't fall more than 25 feet from the point where you anchored yourself, and you can't climb more than 25 feet away from that point without undoing the anchor. | — | — | — |
| Disguise Kit | 25 gp | 3 lb. | This pouch of cosmetics, hair dye, and small props lets you create disguises that change your physical appearance. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to create a visual disguise. | — | — | — |
| Forgery Kit | 15 gp | 5 lb. | This small box contains a variety of papers and parchments, pens and inks, seals and sealing wax, gold and silver leaf, and other supplies necessary to create convincing forgeries of physical documents. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to create a physical forgery of a document. | Dexterity | Mimic 10 or fewer words of someone else's handwriting (DC 15); Duplicate a wax seal (DC 20) | — |
| Herbalism Kit | 5 gp | 3 lb. | This kit contains a variety of instruments such as clippers, mortar and pestle, and pouches and vials used by herbalists to create remedies and potions. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to identify or apply herbs. Also, proficiency with this kit is required to create antitoxin and potions of healing. | Intelligence | Identify a plant (DC 10) | Antitoxin; Candle; Healer's Kit; Potion of Healing |
| Healer's Kit | 5 gp | 3 lb. | This kit is a leather pouch containing bandages, salves, and splints. The kit has ten uses. As an action, you can expend one use of the kit to stabilize a creature that has 0 hit points, without needing to make a Wisdom (Medicine) check. | — | — | — |
| Mess Kit | 2 sp | 1 lb. | This tin box contains a cup and simple cutlery. The box clamps together, and one side can be used as a cooking pan and the other as a plate or shallow bowl. | — | — | — |
| Poisoner's Kit | 50 gp | 2 lb. | A poisoner's kit includes the vials, chemicals, and other equipment necessary for the creation of poisons. Proficiency with this kit lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to craft or use poisons. | Intelligence | Detect a poisoned object (DC 10) | Basic Poison |
Gaming Sets
This item encompasses a wide range of game pieces, including dice and decks of cards (for games such as Three-Dragon Ante). A few common examples appear on the Tools table, but other kinds of gaming sets exist. If you are proficient with a gaming set, you can add your proficiency bonus to ability checks you make to play a game with that set. Each type of gaming set requires a separate proficiency.
| Tool | Cost | Weight | Ability (2024) | Checks (2024) | Crafts (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dice Set | 1 sp | — | Wisdom | Discern whether someone is cheating (DC 10); Win the game (DC 20) | — |
| Playing Card Set | 5 sp | — | Wisdom | Discern whether someone is cheating (DC 10); Win the game (DC 20) | — |
Musical instruments
Several of the most common types of musical instruments are shown on the table as examples. If you have proficiency with a given musical instrument, you can add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to play music with the instrument. A bard can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus. Each type of musical instrument requires a separate proficiency.
| Tool | Cost | Weight | Ability (2024) | Checks (2024) | Crafts (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagpipes | 30 gp | 6 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Drum | 6 gp | 3 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Dulcimer | 25 gp | 10 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Flute | 2 gp | 1 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Lute | 35 gp | 2 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Lyre | 30 gp | 2 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Horn | 3 gp | 2 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Pan flute | 12 gp | 2 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Shawm | 2 gp | 1 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
| Viol | 30 gp | 1 lb. | Charisma | Play a known tune (DC 10); Improvise a song (DC 15) | — |
Other Tools
| Tool | Cost | Weight | Rules (2014) | Ability (2024) | Checks (2024) | Crafts (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navigator's Tools | 25 gp | 2 lb. | This set of instruments is used for navigation at sea. Proficiency with navigator's tools lets you chart a ship's course and follow navigation charts. In addition, these tools allow you to add your proficiency bonus to any ability check you make to avoid getting lost at sea. | Wisdom | Plot a course (DC 10); Determine position by stargazing (DC 15) | — |
| Thieves' Tools | 25 gp | 1 lb. | This set of tools includes a small file, a set of lock picks, a small mirror mounted on a metal handle, a set of narrow-bladed scissors, and a pair of pliers. Proficiency with these tools lets you add your proficiency bonus to any ability checks you make to disarm traps or open locks. | Dexterity | Pick a lock (DC 15); Disarm a trap (DC 15) | — |
Which tools your character knows comes from class, background and race: the backgrounds list theirs.