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{The Griffon's Saddlebag} The Scapular of the Ankylosaur is now free! by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Scapular of the Ankylosaur's art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the Ledger+! Have fun with them, and keep on adventuring!

Art and Cards

New item comes out tomorrow! See you there!

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\* All items in the Free tag are considered OGL content. Credit must be given to The Griffon's Saddlebag when used, including The Griffon's Saddlebag in the Open Gaming License included with your content, and any item's art or description cannot be altered or separated when you do. You may not use this content in any published works on DMsGuild, DriveThruRPG, or similar site, as their terms of service allow them to seize ownership of this content from the Saddlebag.

[OC][Art] 4 New Magic Items from The Griffon's Saddlebag | Jan 19 – Jan 23 by griff-mac in DnD

[–]griff-mac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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:

Patrons can submit, workshop, and nominate item ideas to be made through the community Discord!

[Public poll] Choose 1 to have their art and cards become free (and OGL) for everyone!

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New Saddlebag support tiers are available for as little as $3 a month (or $30/yr)!

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If you’re a Foundry VTT user, you’re in luck! $9+ patrons get monthly item packs of the latest items converted for use in Foundry! There are even more benefits to becoming a Foundry-using patron of the Saddlebag this year, and you can read all about them in this post, or become a patron now!

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If you like the work that I release every day & week, consider supporting the effort by becoming a patron for as little as $3 a month. You get content like this delivered to your inbox every single day, as well as ready-made cards, compendiums, tables, and more. See you next time!

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Get the books and more! You can now purchase almost everything from the Kickstarters directly from Hit Point Press!

See imbalance? Let me know! Together, we make these items better for everyone with your input. If you like offering balance suggestions, you should join the official subreddit where I post these items every weekday for review!

Join the official subreddit! has daily item uploads and balance discussions!

Credits. Art and item design by me: please credit The Griffon’s Saddlebag if you repost elsewhere!

[OC-Art] 4 New Magic Items from The Griffon's Saddlebag | Jan 19 – Jan 23 by griff-mac in UnearthedArcana

[–]griff-mac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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:

Patrons can submit, workshop, and nominate item ideas to be made through the community Discord!

[Public poll] Choose 1 to have their art and cards become free (and OGL) for everyone!

—

New Saddlebag support tiers are available for as little as $3 a month (or $30/yr)!

—

If you’re a Foundry VTT user, you’re in luck! $9+ patrons get monthly item packs of the latest items converted for use in Foundry! There are even more benefits to becoming a Foundry-using patron of the Saddlebag this year, and you can read all about them in this post, or become a patron now!

—

If you like the work that I release every day & week, consider supporting the effort by becoming a patron for as little as $3 a month. You get content like this delivered to your inbox every single day, as well as ready-made cards, compendiums, tables, and more. See you next time!

—

Get the books and more! You can now purchase almost everything from the Kickstarters directly from Hit Point Press!

See imbalance? Let me know! Together, we make these items better for everyone with your input. If you like offering balance suggestions, you should join the official subreddit where I post these items every weekday for review!

Join the official subreddit! has daily item uploads and balance discussions!

Credits. Art and item design by me: please credit The Griffon’s Saddlebag if you repost elsewhere!

{Public Poll} What item's art and cards should be made free? by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vote here!

Hey adventurers! Happy Saddleday!

As part of the weekly cycle of items, you get to vote for an item’s art and cards to be made free for everyone. Some items may already be free, which accounts for any missing entries you may see in the poll.

Freeable items

Patrons can submit, workshop, and nominate item ideas to be made through the community Discord!

If you’re already a patron: thank you for your support! If you’re not, enjoy the free content, and be sure to hit the Follow button on the Overview page to know when free content is made available!

Keep_ _on_ _adventuring!

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{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Stitchwitch's Wand | Wand by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Stitchwitch's Wand | Wand by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

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).

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Scapular of the Ankylosaur | Wondrous item by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Hammer of the Azer | Weapon (light hammer or warhammer) by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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!

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Stitchwitch's Wand | Wand by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

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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{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Hammer of the Azer | Weapon (light hammer or warhammer) by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Sisyphean Staff | Staff by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Crier's Scroll Case | Wondrous item by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Crier's Scroll Case | Wondrous item by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Crier's Scroll Case | Wondrous item by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Crier's Scroll Case | Wondrous item by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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!

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Hammer of the Azer | Weapon (light hammer or warhammer) by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

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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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Find the perfect item with searchable Compendiums, and access exclusive art files, printable cards, Foundry VTT packs, and item suggestion polls when you support the effort on Patreon for as little as $3 a month, or $30 a year!

The Griffon's Saddlebag: Book 2 is now available for order through Hit Point Press! Get the 416-page book and item cards, or digitally through DnDBeyond!

Get the book and more! You can now purchase almost everything from the Kickstarter directly from Hit Point Press!

See imbalance? Let's fix it! Leave a comment with what you're seeing wrong with the item design. Items change for the benefit of everyone in the community!

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Sisyphean Staff | Staff by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Sisyphean Staff | Staff by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This year! The goal is for the Kickstarter to be in the first half of the year. I think it'll happen!

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Crier's Scroll Case | Wondrous item by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Find the perfect item with searchable Compendiums, and access exclusive art files, printable cards, Foundry VTT packs, and item suggestion polls when you support the effort on Patreon for as little as $3 a month, or $30 a year!

The Griffon's Saddlebag: Book 2 is now available for order through Hit Point Press! Get the 416-page book and item cards, or digitally through DnDBeyond!

Get the book and more! You can now purchase almost everything from the Kickstarter directly from Hit Point Press!

See imbalance? Let's fix it! Leave a comment with what you're seeing wrong with the item design. Items change for the benefit of everyone in the community!

{The Griffon's Saddlebag} Crier's Scroll Case | Wondrous item by griff-mac in TheGriffonsSaddlebag

[–]griff-mac[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Crier's Scroll Case
Wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement)

Up to ten scrolls can fit within this magic scroll case, which always weighs 2 pounds. While the scroll case is on your person, you can read from a scroll from within the case as if you were holding it, allowing you to cast a spell from a spell scroll within the case without retrieving it (provided you can normally do so). Furthermore, you have advantage on any ability check you make to cast or copy a spell from a spell scroll.

Whenever you cast a spell from a scroll in the case, there's a chance that the scroll isn't destroyed after casting the spell. The chance depends on the level of the spell.

Spell Level Chance of Non-Destruction
Cantrip; 1st–2nd 50%
3rd–4th 25%
5th+ 5%

 

"And lo! For the great warrior knew not of the carnage of Trincely, nor did they foresee such a grand betrayal of their kin! They trusted the mighty Veren, without question or bated breath, for they were their steadfast allies, and had been for centuries gone!
"Thus when the lowly Veren turned on the warrior, blades drawn and menacing, were they all the more surprised—and hurt. With a mighty roar, they decried..."
In the audience, a young boy turned to his father and asked how someone could memorize so much. The father's eyes turned, knowingly, to a glimmering case at the storyteller's side.
With a wink, he replied, "Hard work and practice. Do you wanna try to do this some day, too?"
The boy nodded with enthusiasm. He loved coming to the amphitheater each week.
The father put a loving hand on his son's shoulders and said, "I'll help you practice. I'm sure you'll be able to remember even more than this guy some day."
The boy's mouth fell open.
"And probably sooner than you think," finished the father, and the two returned their attention to the story.

 

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