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Decanter of Endless Water

Decanter Of Endless Water
  • Category: Wondrous Item
  • Rarity: Uncommon

This stoppered flask sloshes when shaken, as if it contains water. The decanter weighs 2 pounds.

You can take a Magic action to remove the stopper and issue one of three command words, whereupon an amount of fresh water or salt water (your choice) pours out of the flask. The water stops pouring out at the start of your next turn. Choose from the following command words:

Splash. The decanter produces 1 gallon of water. Fountain. The decanter produces 5 gallons of water. Geyser. The decanter produces 30 gallons of water that gushes forth in a Line 30 feet long and 1 foot wide. If you're holding the decanter, you can aim the geyser in one direction (no action required). One creature of your choice in the Line must succeed on a DC 13 Strength saving throw or take 1d4 Bludgeoning damage and have the Prone condition. Instead of a creature, you can target one object in the Line that isn't being worn or carried and that weighs no more than 200 pounds. The object is knocked over by the geyser.

Tactical Applications​

Combat Strategy: Provides utility through water creation and minor knockdown capabilities. Most effective for environmental manipulation, fire extinguishing, and battlefield control.

Class Synergies:

  • Any Class: Universal benefit for survival and utility applications
  • Druids: Excellent for characters focused on environmental interaction
  • Artificers: Perfect for characters who value practical utility tools

Build Considerations: Most valuable for characters who frequently deal with environmental challenges, survival situations, or fire-based threats.

Acquisition Methods​

Crafting Requirements: Requires water elemental magic, creation enchantments, and specialized flask construction. Typically costs 800-1,500 gp.

Common Sources:

  • Rewards from assisting water elementals or aquatic communities
  • Purchase from magical utility suppliers or survival specialists
  • Commission from enchanters specializing in practical magic items
  • Trade agreements with desert communities or firefighting organizations

Alternative Acquisition: Many exploration guilds and survival specialists stock these decanters as standard equipment for wilderness expeditions.

Value & Trade​

Estimated Value: 1,200-2,000 gp, with higher demand in arid regions or areas prone to fires.

Trade Considerations: Universally practical item that maintains consistent value across different regions and situations.

Character Integration​

Roleplay Elements: Suggests practical approach to adventure preparation, experience with environmental challenges, or background in survival situations.

Character Concepts:

  • Experienced explorer who prepares for wilderness survival challenges
  • Former sailor or water-based traveler with appreciation for fresh water access
  • Practical adventurer who values reliable utility tools over flashy equipment
  • Character with responsibilities for group survival and resource management

Adventure Hooks​

The Desert Crossing: Survival scenarios in arid environments where water becomes precious and life-saving.

The Fire Emergency: Adventures involving fires where unlimited water access provides crucial firefighting capabilities.

The Siege Supply: Defensive scenarios where water access becomes strategically important for sustained resistance.

The Environmental Challenge: Situations requiring creative problem-solving through water manipulation and environmental interaction.

Variants & Customization​

Greater Decanter of Elements (Rare): Provides multiple elemental liquids or enhanced volume capacity.

Decanter of Pure Water (Uncommon): Enhanced purification properties or poison neutralization capabilities.

Combat Water Flask (Uncommon): Improved knockdown effects or enhanced tactical water deployment.

Specialized Variants:

  • Explorer's Survival Flask: Enhanced capacity or additional survival-related liquid types
  • Firefighter's Emergency Decanter: Optimized for fire suppression and emergency response
  • Sailor's Weather Flask: Salt water variants or storm-related water effects

Lore & History​

Origins: Created by practical enchanters who needed reliable solutions to survival and environmental challenges.

Historical Significance: Several famous exploration expeditions and siege defenses succeeded due to unlimited water access.

Cultural Impact: In survival and exploration communities, these decanters represent essential practical magic for life preservation.

Creation Magic: The decanters reflect understanding of elemental water magic and sustainable magical resource generation.

Balancing Notes​

Introduction Timing: Can be introduced at early levels (3-6) when survival challenges become relevant and utility magic provides meaningful advantages.

Campaign Impact: Provides significant utility without overwhelming encounters. The practical applications encourage creative problem-solving.

Environmental Integration: The water production capabilities work best in campaigns with environmental challenges and survival elements.

Encounter Design​

Recommended Challenges:

  • Survival scenarios in environments where water becomes scarce or precious
  • Fire-based encounters where unlimited water access provides tactical advantages
  • Environmental puzzles requiring creative water manipulation and flow control
  • Social encounters where resource provision demonstrates character resourcefulness

Tactical Adjustments: Environmental challenges may require multiple applications or creative water deployment strategies.

Survival Equipment: Other magic items that provide essential resources or environmental survival capabilities.

Utility Magic:

  • Items that solve practical problems through magical resource generation
  • Equipment that provides environmental manipulation or elemental control
  • Tools that enhance exploration and wilderness survival capabilities

Complementary Equipment: Items that benefit from or enhance the practical utility that unlimited water access provides.

Roleplay Opportunities​

Resource Management: Characters learn to think creatively about how unlimited water access solves both obvious and unexpected problems.

Environmental Awareness: The decanter encourages players to consider how elemental resources interact with environmental challenges.

Practical Magic: Players develop appreciation for utility magic that solves real-world survival and practical problems.