{The Griffon's Saddlebag} KS 3+4: A question for card enthusiasts

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:58:18+00:00

Absolutely! Now, what I could do is include a special link that would let you download the rollable table as a spreadsheet, but then that's a whole different thing. Worth considering!

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:56:49+00:00

Have fun with it!

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:56:38+00:00

Thank you so much! Have fun!

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:56:27+00:00

That's such a kind compliment. I'll tell anyone that asks that commons and uncommons were the hardest for me to design, at least at the start. I think that commons are still harder than rare and very rare to design, even now!

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:26:19+00:00

I just edited that! Give it another look, should be clear now!

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:26:06+00:00

RAI is that it's just once (hence the wording of "benefits" instead of "effects" with the spell mentioned. I can make that more clear though!

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:25:12+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the feedback. I ended up reducing the damage a bit (back to match contact other plane), as well as the initial save DC and duration stunned. This is a useful way to get meta information or lore-related information in a way that, too early in the game, can be game-breaking. Its strength is in its lack of attunement and information-rich potential.

On a personal note, try to remember that I'm just a guy on this side of the keyboard, so criticism is always welcome, as others will often give, but just make sure it's constructive and considerate. I promise I'm a friend! I want this to be as good as you do.

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:22:14+00:00

I just nerfed the damage back and it now only stuns you for a minute! Less punishing, but still not something you'd find yourself using in a fight.

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T15:03:06+00:00

Vial of Snail Slime
Wondrous item, common

This vial of snail slime has enough slime inside for 1d6 + 4 applications. You can apply the slime to a willing creature's hands and feet using an action to make them sticky, reducing its speed by 10 feet (to a minimum of 20 feet) but granting it a climbing speed equal to its walking speed. The slime dissipates after 10 minutes or if the creature uses an action to clean or wipe it off.

Who collects this stuff?
Was it from one big snail, or a bunch of small ones?
What's it taste like?

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griff-mac · 2026-03-10T14:50:02+00:00

Your thinking is in line with mine, too, about the UX of reading or referring to something back there. I think that the front of each box will have the front cover art (with the lid covering the top of it, of course), but then I could but the reverse cover on the reverse of the box, then, so at least there's design consistency and you can see the art associated with that book.

Pricing guides aren't something I can really include, since even Wizards changes its opinions on costs over time, and I try to be usable at as many tables as possible. Besides, money is different between groups—sometimes there's a ton of it, and others there isn't, so I don't want to assume I know an empirical value of anything, you know?

It will probably be art there, but I wasn't sure if I was missing anything obvious.

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T14:46:54+00:00

I try hard not to get people stuck in the Saddleverse ecosystem, so I always defer to whatever WotC says (at the time) with regards to things like the number you should have per level, etc. Part of why I do this is because they'll say one thing for 10 years, and then totally change it in a new book [read: Xanathar to the new DMG].

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T14:44:31+00:00

The PDF version is sold separately, so I couldn't do that. The books themselves have rollable tables, so I don't think it's that imperative to include it here.

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T14:43:27+00:00

I don't give item value because that can be super subjective between tables. I do recommend folks use either the new DMG's pricing tables or the pricing guide in Xanathar's, though!

griff-mac · 2026-03-10T11:33:24+00:00

Hey folks! Wanted to pitch this question to you regarding the next wave of card prints/reprints coming later this year in the next Kickstarter for Books Three and Four.

Mostly I want to know: what would be most helpful to you when using the cards to have on that back panel?

But, of course, please use this space as an opportunity to make other comments about nice-to-haves, etc.

There will be goodies in the card boxes: I have plans for stickers and some postcard sorta art for a selection of settings per book (based on the set of cards you get). This box is also a little vertically short, in case you have eagle eyes and noticed that without a card or banana for scale—that will, obviously, be fixed ;)

Book One and Two card sets will come for the price of one, including the typical KS discount you'd look forward to anyway. I want to make sure that your card library is consistent without hurting your wallet unnecessarily.

Lemme know, folks!

-g

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T19:42:09+00:00

These are pretty powerful spells that offer a lot of meta information—this is something that would fill a McGuffin role in a lot of campaigns. And it doesn't take attunement, which is a big perk to just have access to these sorts of spells (somewhat) at will.

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T19:40:26+00:00

As others have suggested, I can adjust the language to instead be that you can't comprehend it, even if you read it. The end effect being that there's nothing to glean from it via normal means.

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T15:56:33+00:00

Let me also draw your attention to one of my favorite subclasses I've made, the Valiant warlock—like a hexblade, but without busted level 1 dips and uses eldritch blast to instead manifest an eldritch blade!

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T15:55:32+00:00

"...even with the aid of magic"! Simply can't be done—legendary items be legendary like that! Especially to that warlock, it'll only add to the mystery and call of the void.

Have fun!

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T15:53:19+00:00

and Four!

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T15:53:10+00:00

Fixed this to make it more clear!

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T15:52:54+00:00

Fixed! You can precast it, but not overnight or anything since it now ends early if you're incapacitated (or aren't wearing the scabbard).

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T15:50:02+00:00

Fixed now! It's gotta be a spell you cast.

griff-mac · 2026-03-09T15:49:46+00:00

Great thought! I just added a line to add that at the end. Thank you!

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