Box of Many Holdings (Magic Box)

A box of many holdings is a cubical, oaken chest. Each face of the chest may be decorated with ornate carvings of a similar nature (75%) or without any artwork at all (25%). There does not appear to be any obvious lid to the chest. A detect magic spell will reveal that magic is emanating from the direction of the chest. Each side of the box of many holdings can be treated as a “lid” to the chest; each side may be opened to display a compartment the size of the chest itself. (Note that while one side of the chest is opened, the remaining five become locked and no amount of prying or “thieving” abilities can open any of them). Each side is opened by the same method-a small hole on each side holds a small peg or rod that must be provided by the character. This trips a latch allowing the side to swing back on hinges, much the same as a normal chest lid.
Each compartment thus revealed is capable of holding its own contents, not to exceed the volume of the box itself. This enables the owner of the chest to store six times the volume that would normally be expected from a chest of similar size (in a box of many holdings with the dimensions of 2 cubic feet, 48 cubic feet of material could be stored instead of just the expected 8). The weight of a fully loaded chest is equal to the weight of the chest itself plus the weight of the contents of the heaviest compartment.
As with many magical treasures, 15% of the extant boxes of many holdings are not without their drawbacks. One side of the chest, chosen randomly by the Dungeon Master, issues a random curse when opened. Treasure may be stored in this space with no ill effect on the treasure itself, but each time the side is opened, a new curse, randomly chosen by the DM, takes effect on the opener. (Among magical scholars, it is not known whether the curse is inherent in the creation of the box or if it was purposely placed there by the ancient wizard who created these boxes). A remove curse removes the curse upon the next opening only, but not subsequent openings.
If the box is destroyed, (saving throw applicable as for hardwood with magical bonuses), it will do one point of damage for each inch along one of its sides to all within a radius of 10' (if the box is 2' on all sides, it will do 24 points of damage to those within 10' of it). There is no saving throw for this damage. In addition, all objects or creatures inside it disappear upon the chest's destruction.
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