Manual of Gainful Exercise

Very Rare Wondrous Items

System Reference Document 5.2 (D&D 2024) · Content reviewed 2026-07-11

Manual of Gainful Exercise: Very Rare Wondrous Items. Wondrous Item This book describes fitness exercises, and its words are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours over a period of 6 days or fewer studying the book's contents and practicing its guidelines, your Strength increases by 2, to a maximum of 30. The…

Rarity
Very Rare
Type
Wondrous Items
Attunement
Not required

Wondrous Item

This book describes fitness exercises, and its words are charged with magic. If you spend 48 hours over a period of 6 days or fewer studying the book's contents and practicing its guidelines, your Strength increases by 2, to a maximum of 30. The manual then loses its magic but regains it in a century.

Common questions

Does Manual of Gainful Exercise require attunement?

No. Manual of Gainful Exercise works without attunement.

How rare is Manual of Gainful Exercise?

Manual of Gainful Exercise is a very rare wondrous item in the 2024 D&D rules.