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July 7, 2026

Bolt of Inspiration

Weapon (bolt), uncommon

Bolts of inspiration typically come in cases of 5. When you make a ranged attack with one, you can roll a d4 and add the number rolled to the attack roll. Hit or miss, the bolt then becomes nonmagical. On a hit, another creature of your choice that you can see within 10 feet of the target gains a special d4. Once in the next minute when that creature makes an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, it can roll that d4 and add the number rolled to the result. The creature can wait until after it rolls the d20 before deciding to use this d4, but must decide before the GM says whether the roll succeeds or fails. A creature can only have one d4 in this way at a time.

Other types of magic ammunition of this kind exist, such as arrows of inspiration meant for a bow, though bolts are most common.

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