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Boots of Haste

Fan art of Boots of Haste, by BlackSalander. [ artwork 1 ]

General Information

Type

Wondrous Item

Rarity

[ 1 ]

Very Rare

Attunement

Yes

Properties

Bonus Action to cast Haste on self, without requiring concentration (1/Day)

Historical Information

Owners

• Eskil Ryndarien (formerly)
• Vax’ildan

Fate

Taken with Vax’ildan to the afterlife.

The Boots of Haste ( not to be confused with the Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition Boots of Speed ) are an item that can be clicked together with a Bonus Action to cast the Haste spell on the wearer. They require attunement. [ 2 ]

Properties

The Boots of Haste in Critical Role are a combination of the Boots of Speed from D & D 5e and the comparable Boots of Speed from Pathfinder. Vax ‘s boots follow the D & D rules for energizing, but primitively had the Pathfinder effect of casting Haste. Based on that, they would have the adopt properties : [ presumed ] Requires Attunement
While you wear these boots, you can use a Bonus Action and click the boots’ heels together. If you do, you benefit from the effects of the Haste spell for the duration of this effect. If you click your heels together again, you end the effect.
When the boots’ property has been used for a total of 10 minutes, the magic ceases to function until you finish a Long Rest. The Boots as used by Vax’ildan have reduced the consequence to be able to be activated only once per long remainder, only for a full of one minute. Unlike the normal Haste spell, the boots ‘ effect does not require concentration and does not cause inanition after consumption .

History

When Eskil Ryndarien was arrested for alledgedly detonating a crystal egg and freezing the citizens of Westruun druing the Winter ‘s Crest festival, Vax’ildan helped clear his diagnose by speaking with those actually responsible for bringing the egg to Westruun, the Clasp. Once Eskil was released, he produced the Boots of Haste from his Bag of Holding and gave them to Vax’ildan as a reward. [ 4 ]
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Keyleth:  “I think all of us can speak a little bit to the fact that items don’t grant you as much inner power as you expect them to.” “ I think all of us can speak a small sting to the fact that items do n’t grant you angstrom much inner might as you expect them to. ”Vex’ahlia:  “Unless they’re boots, and then they’re amazing.” “ Unless they ‘re boots, and then they ‘re amazing. ” Keyleth: “ Unless they ‘re identical highly argued and debated-upon boots. ” ”
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The Fear of Isolation” (1×105)[5]edit] Vax’ildan owns a pair of these boots that have caused a long-standing contest between him and his sister, Vex’ahlia.

Following a thwart fight with Vorugal and Yenk and a prior conflict with Saundor in which Grog had trouble reaching the party ‘s enemies, a conversation between Vex and Grog seemed forecast to make Vax feel guilty about not giving Grog at least one of his three extremely powerful mobility-enhancing items : the Boots ( bonus legal action to gain, for one minute, double over motion speed and an excess action each turn that can be used to Dash or Disengage ), Deathwalker ‘s Ward ( bonus action to gain a 60-foot flying amphetamine for one hour ), and now Whisper ( effectively granting a 60-foot teleportation once per turn ). [ 14 ]

Trivia

• CritRoleStats has examined which of the twins actually gets the bigger benefit from these boots in Who Wore It Better: Boots of Haste.
• Matthew Mercer has stated that the Boots of Haste are a holdover from the Pathfinder campaign, and were designed before he truly understood the “action economy” of D&D 5e. He has also made suggestions as to how they could be better balanced. Suggestions included adding a Concentration requirement, adding an effect consistent with the lethargy after Haste wears off, or only letting the effect last for 1d4+1 rounds.

References

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