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Carpet of Flying 5e magic item

Wondrous item, very rare · 2024 version below

Type
Wondrous Items
Rarity
Very Rare
Attunement
Not required
Price (2014)
5,001–50,000 gp (DMG value range)
Price (2024)
40,000 gp

You can speak the carpet's command word as an action to make the carpet hover and fly. It moves according to your spoken directions, provided that you are within 30 feet of it.

Four sizes of carpet of flying exist. The GM chooses the size of a given carpet or determines it randomly.

d100SizeCapacityFlying Speed
01-203 ft. × 5 ft.200 lb.80 feet
21-554 ft. × 6 ft.400 lb.60 feet
56-805 ft. × 7 ft.600 lb.40 feet
81-1006 ft. × 9 ft.800 lb.30 feet

A carpet can carry up to twice the weight shown on the table, but it flies at half speed if it carries more than its normal capacity.

Variants

Carpet of Flying in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide revised the magic items, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed:

Same rarity and attunement; the text is reworded for the 2024 rules glossary.

Type
Wondrous Item
Rarity
Very Rare
Attunement
Not required

You can make this carpet hover and fly by taking a Magic action and using the carpet's command word. It moves according to your directions if you are within 30 feet of it.

Four sizes of Carpet of Flying exist. The GM chooses the size of a given carpet or determines it randomly by rolling on the following table. A carpet can carry up to twice the weight shown on the table, but its Fly Speed is halved if it carries more than its normal capacity.

1d100SizeCapacityFly Speed
01–203 ft. × 5 ft.200 lb.80 feet
21–554 ft. × 6 ft.400 lb.60 feet
56–805 ft. × 7 ft.600 lb.40 feet
81–006 ft. × 9 ft.800 lb.30 feet

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