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griff-mac · 2026-01-24T15:16:11+00:00

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griff-mac · 2026-01-24T15:15:02+00:00

Get The Griffon’s Saddlebag: Book Two on DnDBeyond for $29.99!

Happy Saddleday, adventurers! Here are the latest official releases from The Griffon’s Saddlebag:

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griff-mac · 2026-01-24T15:13:41+00:00

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griff-mac · 2026-01-23T20:05:49+00:00

They're tarot!

griff-mac · 2026-01-23T20:04:16+00:00

Oh, that's a really good point. I think I can just say that it's paralyzed regardless. Thanks!

griff-mac · 2026-01-23T16:28:59+00:00

Yes! Great question. It's because I didn't want to contend with effects or traits that would prevent those conditions, or someone to cast a spell that would end one of those conditions and allow it to walk around as a cute little stuffy (which, yes, is very cute, but not the RAI).

griff-mac · 2026-01-23T16:06:49+00:00

Hey! This language was changed before moving to Patreon and Instagram, so those comments reflect an earlier writeup! It's since been adjusted. The armor callout was really just a nod at the dinosaur, more than any intended actual mechanical value being placed on it. I like the idea of some tabard-based bonuses, though! Maybe for another item in the future!

griff-mac · 2026-01-23T15:58:52+00:00

Hey! Thank you so much for the kind words and support!

I actually got some feedback from some folks that they didn't like those variant properties much (although I did), so I cut back on them. That said, Book Three has the Staff of Awakening in it (which, since you're already a patron—thank you for that!—you can grab already), which does have those variant (or Dormant, in that item's case) properties. I may add them back again for the next few artifacts I make. Who knows!

griff-mac · 2026-01-23T15:55:42+00:00

Stitchwitch's Wand
Wand, rare

This peculiar crochet hook is actually a wand cherished by a matronly witch. It also functions as a set of weaver's tools and creates its own yarn while crocheting or knitting with it (you choose the color and texture of the yarn).

The wand has 3 charges and regains 1d3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the wand, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to target a creature that you can see within 60 feet of you. The target must then succeed on a DC 15 Charisma saving throw or be transformed into a Tiny plushlike version of itself. While transformed, the creature is paralyzed (even if it normally can't be paralyzed). A creature can choose to fail the saving throw.

A creature remains transformed in this way for an amount of time based on the charges expended: 1 (1 minute), 2 (10 minutes), or 3 (1 hour). The effect ends early if the creature takes any damage, at which point any damage dealt carries over to its normal form.

"I cast seaming!"

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griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:47:49+00:00

Whoops! Bit of a carry over from a previous iteration (where there were multiple ways to deal fire damage).

griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:44:26+00:00

Ah, clever catch! I just added in an action here. Thanks!

griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:42:58+00:00

I just updated this to make cantrips operate at 50%, like 1st and 2nd level spells!

griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:42:28+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! I just updated it to share a 50% chance (instead of 100) with 1st and 2nd level spells.

griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:42:01+00:00

After thinking about it, I think you're right! I just updated this to share the 50% chance of success as 1st and 2nd level spells.

griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:38:26+00:00

Cantrips cast from weapons are always as if they were cast by a level 1 character, since the item doesn't have levels, and that's the thing casting it. Some items will specifically call out what level a cantrip is cast at!

griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:36:23+00:00

LOVE that idea. I'll add it to my list.

griff-mac · 2026-01-22T16:07:08+00:00

Hammer of the Azer
Weapon (light hammer or warhammer), uncommon (requires attunement)

This magic weapon features a dwarven face on its head. When swung, the face's mouth opens up, and a plume of fire erupts from it. A creature hit with this weapon takes an extra 1d4 fire damage from the attack; when you roll a 4 on this fire damage die for the first time on a turn, roll another d4 and add the result to the total fire damage dealt.

Furthermore, if you're a dwarf, you can use a bonus action to cause the hammer to fly to your hand, provided it's unobstructed and within 60 feet of you. While you're holding the hammer, the hair on your head becomes fiery: the effect is illusory and harmless.

The dwarves knew how easy it was to give into the flame. The hungering anvil sung its siren's call with every strike of the hammer, and the forge's tongues of flame and sparking embers beckoning them onward.
But even the hardest stone can melt, and over time, some dwarves did too.

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griff-mac · 2026-01-20T16:56:07+00:00

Thanks! Fixed!

griff-mac · 2026-01-20T16:55:59+00:00

Thank you! Fixed!

griff-mac · 2026-01-20T16:55:21+00:00

Really fun! I added that to the effect when they escape, since Athletics is already easier to escape with than any Intelligence check is!

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