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Chest of the Mundane
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The Chest of the Mundane is a gilded chest that makes items in it appear to be mundane objects.
Looking at this chest fills you with a suspiciously overwhelming feeling that there is absolutely nothing special about it.
Properties
Containers
Rarity: Common
Weight: 100 kg / 200 lb
Price: 1 gp 
UID
S_UND_ChestOfMundaneUUID
fd56efe0-fbd4-471d-9661-856f732a77ef
Where to find
- On the northern balcony of the main floor (the one with the large main gate guarded by Arcane Turrets) of the Arcane Tower in the Underdark region of Act One
Usage
- The chest contains:
Mystra's Grace, a 
Scroll of Mage Armour, a 
Scroll of Protection from Evil and Good, a 
Gold Ingot and a 
Hearthlight Bomb. - While appearing as a regular gilded chest, the Chest of the Mundane is actually a magical chest which makes any items stored in it appear to be completely mundane objects, such as a mug, ladle, plate, and so on. Its effects can be negated by the anti-magic aura of a
Sussur Bloom, or by simply by taking the items out of it. - When first interacting with the chest by putting something in it or taking something out, the player character may remark that it is a "Chest of Transformation". Doing so grants the inspiration
for party members with the 
background. - The chest does not transform corpses.
Notes
- Though irrelevant to game mechanics, it is no longer clear in terms of lore whether the chest merely creates an illusion upon the appearance of items stored within, or temporarily transforms them into a different physical object. Specifically:
- With Patch 1 of 08/25/2023, the chest was modified: items stored in it no longer change their weight to fit that of plates, cups, and the like, and the weight of the chest itself was changed from 20 kg to 100 kg. Presumably, this was done to prevent the party from carrying this chest and using it to store items with greatly reduced amounts of weight.
- Prior to Patch 7 of 09/05/2024, the chest had a maximum worth capacity, which meant that if a party decided to put gold inside it, it would transform the gold into items worth only up to 21g total, meaning any excess was lost.