[RPG] Can a character wear two magical items on their neck

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A character in our game ended up with two neck items. One Periapt of something and a the other an amulet of something (ie, they're different items). Can a character wear two magic items around their neck and gain the magical benefits from both?

I'm also assuming there's no issues with attunement: either the items don't attune or the character has enough attunement slots left for both items.

Best Answer

Yes

Specifically, DMG pg. 141 (or here in the Basic Rules):

Multiple Items of the Same Kind

Use common sense to determine whether more than one kind of a given magic item can be worn. A character can't normally wear more than one pair of footwear, one pair of gloves or gauntlets, one pair of bracers, one suit of armor, one item of headwear, and one cloak. You can make exceptions; a character might be able to wear a circlet under a helmet, for example, or be able to layer two cloaks.

Since wearing two necklaces is something that I, as an Italian, had mastered at a very young age (right after making vowel sounds when surprised and slicking my hair back with far too much gel), it seems to me that an adventurer who regularly fights dragons, demons and the undead should be able to handle this without much effort.