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Tools

A tool helps you make specialized ability checks, craft certain items, or both. A tool's description includes the tool's cost and weight, as well as the following entries:

Ability This entry lists the ability to use when making an ability check with the tool.

Utilise This entry lists things you can do with the tool when you take the Utilise action. You can do one of those things each time you take the action. This entry also provides the DC for the action.

Craft This entry lists what, if anything, you can craft with the tool. For crafting rules, see “Crafting Equipment” later in the chapter.

Variants This entry appears if the tool has variants, which are listed. Each requires a separate proficiency.

Tool Proficiency

If you have proficiency with a tool, add your Proficiency Bonus to any ability check you make that uses the tool. If you have proficiency in a skill that's used with that check, you have Advantage on the check too.

Your features might give you proficiency with a tool. A monster has proficiency with any tool in its stat block.

Artisan Tools

Below lists tools that's under the Artisan Tools category.

Other Tools

Below list tools that is not under the Artisan Tools category, also simply called as "Tools".