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Tinderbox

Adventuring Gear

Item Details

Type:: Adventuring Gear
Attunement:: Not required
Cost:: 0.5 gp
Weight:: 1 lb

Description

This small container holds flint, fire steel, and tinder (usually dry cloth soaked in light oil) used to kindle a fire. Using it to light a torch—or anything else with abundant, exposed fuel—takes an action. Lighting any other fire takes 1 minute.

Source: System Reference Document 5.1· CC-BY-4.0