What happens to a character's gear when someone is petrified? Specifically, I am thinking of when they are petrified by a cockatrice.
General rules seem to suggest that gear would be unaffected, but this flies in the face of the way I picture it in my head. Anyone know where I can find the specifics on this?
I would think it works like the flesh to stone spell, so yes, your gear is petrified too.
The thing is that flesh to stone specifically mentions gear and magic doesn't affect attended items unless the spell specifies.
A cocaktrice's bite isn't even a spell, although those magic rules seem to be the only precedent available.
Well, the cockatrice's bite specifically mentions that it functions as Flesh to Stone - so it turns the gear to stone as well.
The Petrified condition itself, however, does NOT specify whether or not gear is turned to stone with the body - so it's really a case by case basis.
The entry for both basilisk and cockatrice have the wording:
as if petrified by a flesh to stone spell. The spell states your gear is also turned to stone, so there is your precedent.
Yup, all your stuff is rock.
Wow, that was a big miss by me.
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Thanks guys.
That may be RAW, but it makes no sense to me.
Why would FLESH to Stone affect your gear? Maybe leather items, since they're made of flesh, but why metal or cloth?
If you're petrified by looking at something, why would that affect your gear? Your gear didn't look at it!
Because lore.
Why would FLESH to Stone affect your gear? Maybe leather items, since they're made of flesh, but why metal or cloth?
Well since you can also target elementals and skeletons with the spell, I'm assuming it's name is merely poetic and not necessarily a descriptor of how the spell works.
If you're petrified by looking at something, why would that affect your gear? Your gear didn't look at it!
Probably for the same reason that attended objects benefit from your will-saves. In the D&D world your possessions seem attuned to you on a magical level.
Most of the time it's best not to read too deeply into the rules.
If you find that things don't make sense then you may have read too deeply.
But, I do see where you're coming from Whale Cancer.