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You might even be wondering what attunement even is.

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What Is Attunement?

If a magic item requires attunement,only the attuned creature can benefit from that item’s effects.

Lastly, keep in mind the followingrules and restrictions regarding attunement.

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Attunement Rule

Details

Item Attunement Limit

A player charactercannot attune to more than three itemsat a time.

You must first unattune to an item before attempting to attune to a fourth item.

Use common sense to keep attunement feeling logical.

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Death

If you die, your attunement to a magical item ends.

Your attunementdoes not end if you fall unconscious.

Other Attunement

Your attunement to a magical item endsif another creature forcefully attunes themselves to the item.

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Keep in mindthis won’t work if the item you’re trying to unattune to is cursed.

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