[RPG] Does picking up an item while under the effects of the Invisibility spell turn it invisible

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Can you use Invisibility, grab some gold, and have it then be invisible? Or does it only work on items on your person when the spell is cast?

Best Answer

Unfortunately, the rule about this is a little ambiguous.

Anything the target is wearing or carrying is invisible as long as it is on the target’s person.

This has 2 interpretations that are, as far as I can tell, equally valid.

  1. Anything the target is wearing or carrying at the time you cast the spell is invisible as long as it is on the target’s person.

  2. Anything the target is wearing or carrying at any point throughout the spell's duration is invisible as long as it is on the target’s person.

Luckily, someone has asked Jeremy Crawford, lead rules designer for D&D 5e, and he gave his unofficial ruling:

Only items worn/carried when invisibility is cast are invisible, but I'd let you conceal something under them.