When opened fully, a portable hole is 6 feet in diameter, but it can be folded up to be as small as a pocket handkerchief. When spread upon any surface, it causes an extradimensional space 10 feet deep to come into being.
Is portable hole better than Bag of holding?
The Bag of Holding has medium volume and as a result medium utility. The Portable hole has the largest volume and as a result medium utility, as you can also hide in it in a pinch.
Can you hide in a Bag of holding?
Yes, you can do this. As long as the creature is 200# or less and less than 20 cubic feet in volume. I believe it is currently undefined as to the air requirements of a living creature so if you’re going to keep them in the bag for a longer length of time, you’ll need a ruling from your DM.
What’s the difference between a handy haversack and a bag of holding?
A handy haversack (DMG p174) is a backpack, has a capacity of two side pouches of 20lbs/2 cubic feet and one central pouch of 80lbs/8 cubic feet, always weighs 5lbs. It takes an action to retrieve an item. A bag of holding (DMG p153) is 2′ in diameter and 4′ deep on the outside, has a capacity of 500lbs/64 cubic feet and always weighs 15lbs.
What happens when you put a portable hole in a bag?
Placing a portable hole inside an extradimensional space created by a Bag of Holding, Handy Haversack, 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 is the bag of holding in any way preferable?
The Bag of Holding is an Uncommon item, the Portable Hole is a Rare. The hole is slower to use and more vulnerable to enemy interference. It may take only an action to spread it on the floor… but then you have to jump down into the hole to reach its contents, let alone find exactly what you’re looking for, then climb out, then use the item.
How big is the hole in the bag of holding?
The Portable Hole creates an extradimensional space that is 6 feet wide in diameter and 10 feet deep. It can be folded to the size of a handkerchief, weighs effectively nothing no matter what is carried in it, and has no weight limit as to what can be put inside of it. It requires one action to spread it on the floor and access it.
