The Bag of Holding, alongside the Handy Haversack and Portable Hole, contains an extradimensional space, meaning its contents are not considered to be on the same plane as the bag/haversack/hole holding them. Since an extradimensional space is more than 30 feet away, anything on it cannot be detected by Detect Magic.
Can a bag of holding go through a portal?
If a Bag of Holding were considered to be a location, then it would qualify as a Planar Portal and thus be detected by Detect Portal. Note that Detect Portal only detects a portal within 1 mile.
What happens if you put a bag of holding in a bag of holding on the Astral Plane?
Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a Heward’s handyhaversack, portable hole, or similar item [e.g. another bag of holding] instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed inside the other.
Is there a bag of holding in Curse of Strahd?
While the bag has internal volume sufficient to hold Strahd, getting him inside may prove impossible. This bag has an interior space considerably larger than its outside dimensions, roughly 2 feet in diameter at the mouth and 4 feet deep. Strahd, like most “boss monsters” has legendary resistances.
Is there a detect portal ability in XGtE?
There is no ability called ” Portal Lore ” in XGtE, nor any other ability which detects portals, so it seems this “Detect Portal” is meant to replace it. As for whether Detect Portal works on portals currently not open, I would refer you to the very section you mentioned in the DMG, page 45:
What happens when you put a bag of holding in?
Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a handy haversack, portable hole, or similar item instantly destroys both items and opens a gate to the Astral Plane. The gate originates where the one item was placed inside the other.
How does the Horizon Walker detect a portal?
For reference, the Horizon Walker’s ability as found in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything is called Detect Portal. Its description states: At 3rd level, you gain the ability to magically sense the presence of a planar portal. As an action, you detect the distance and direction of the closest planar portal within 1 mile of you.
Can a Ranger detect a closed portal in DND?
Though there is no explicit language about closed portals being as “detectable” as open ones, semantically we see that a portal is still considered to be a portal even when not currently open. RAW, then, if a ranger can detect a portal, they can detect a closed portal.
