Extradimensional Space Interactions

[Redeemer of Ogar]

Does a Bag of Holding (or Hewards Handy Haversack, for that matter) explode and create a rift when pulled into a Rope Trick spell?  I see so many people talking about Rope Trick being a great spell for wizards at higher level - do they not have Bags of Holding to carry their loot, or is the explosiveness not as pervasive as I believe?

[Emy]

The rules do say it might be dangerous, but I think the sage is right. Ignore that reference, since it doesn't improve the campaign at all, and is just a pain in the ass when your wizard can't use magnificent mansion without leaving all his gear outside.

[Azrael]

Agreed, any time this came up in a campaign I was running or played in we just ignored that rule.

[Sinfire Titan]

Does a Bag of Holding (or Hewards Handy Haversack, for that matter) explode and create a rift when pulled into a Rope Trick spell?  I see so many people talking about Rope Trick being a great spell for wizards at higher level - do they not have Bags of Holding to carry their loot, or is the explosiveness not as pervasive as I believe?

Note that only the Bag of Holding and the Portable Hole have that ability. I treat it like a Staff of the Magi and Staff of Power: because they are the only mention of this interaction, only the Bag and Hole ever do this, even with spells that mention such risks (because the spell doesn't call out specific items here).

RAW, HHH and Rope trick cannot create the bomb. Neither can a Belt of Many Pouches and a Bag of Holding.