Open Dungeons Questions & Answers

A charge is spent when the item's charged effect is used, either by the character activating it or when the described situation causes the item to discharge.

It means the item does not add to your stats, caps, or bonuses.

Only does exactly what it does.

Magic, no matter how powerful, is inherently fragile. A foreign force that disrupts its pattern could cause it to collapse. Interfering magic can cause the spell to unravel, regardless of its strength. When that structure is disrupted, the spell fails - power does not protect it. Spellbreaker works on spells because disruption, not power, determines magical failure.

Removes the need for any special rule or item to cast spells. The item is your tool.
For example, if something requires an arcane focus (either by design or by DN ruling), an item with the description “Can act as arcane focus” can substitute for whatever would normally be needed - a wand, holy symbol, crystal, or similar object. This also includes spell components.

As long as you're holding this item (i.e. staff, rod, etc.), you can cast any of your spells. You don't need any other spellcasting object or component.

Here is an image with pricing to help you to visualize what types of armors look like.

No. Open Dungeons is evergreen - no new editions and no obsolescence. Only new adventures, settings, monsters, magic, and spells will be added.

To protect game integrity, minimize bloat, and help DNs prevent player exploitation.

No. You can bring down, or up HP, AC, weapon damage, etc. - any monster stat you want - especially if you accidentally miscalculated encounter, else want to ensure no metagaming. It's your table, your world.

Use the Appearance field and state there.

Yes. Example: a magical +3 shield offers +5 to AC, because shields give a natural +2 to AC.