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[Vacation Content 6/7] Magic Items — Loot Tavern

Loot Tavern is one of the most prolific item makers in the 5e scene! Their work continues to fill in the game's item and flavor gaps with fun and interesting magic items. They enjoy creating items of varying rarities, so if that's a thing you really like to see in an item, be sure to check them out! They also release other content, much like the Saddlebag, so if you want to expand your haul of...

2022-08-11 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 5/7] Music, Maps, and Setting — Borough Bound

Borough Bound is a talented, passionate team of writers, musicians, map makers, and game designers that come together to create fully realized settings each month. I can say with confidence that the content from Borough Bound has inspired me to play D&D more than virtually any force has before. I am so vocal about how much I love this content, I implore you to c...

2022-08-10 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 4/7] Magic Items — Dungeon Scribe

Dungeon Scribe is another incredibly skilled and creative item creator. Their items are written in such a way that it's extremely digestible with minimal reading, using a clever system of iconography and choice (colloquial) language. Hos, the creator, is also just a very good friend of mine, and a fervent supporter of all creators. Everyone should hope to have a friend like Dungeon Scribe!...

2022-08-09 15:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 3/7] Playable Race — Spectre Creations

Spectre Creations is, genuinely, a creator whose work I trust implicitly, creating everything between monsters, player options, game mechanics, and spells They are also a member of the team that works on the monthly Saddlebag settings, and proofreads each and every item in the Saddlebag as it's released to make sure the wording is up to snuff. Most of the time I get it r...

2022-08-08 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 2/7] Magic Items — Sinlaire

Sinlaire is a bonkers talented artist and lore-builder who makes gorgeous and compelling items and stories! If you're the kind of person who likes art PSDs, too, you can get them from their Patreon! I mean seriously, can you see these art and description pages?

I honestly run out of words to describe Sinlaire's work. The art and mechanics are so ...

Surprise! New Playable Race: The Ruun! [Vacation Content Day 1/7]

In a final "Feelin' Froggy" series of updates to the Amphibios / Laterreprosp setting from earlier this year, I'm excited to publicly release the latest playable race from the saddlebag: the ruun. These frogfolk from Amphibios are capable adventurers looking to make the most of themselves in a world that, until relatively recently, haven't been able to participate in.

This document will allow you choose between any of three subraces for playing a ruun, just li...

2022-08-06 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post

On Vacation for a week! See you soon! And maybe at GenCon?

Hey folks! I'll be out on vacation for a week! ⁠

As with all Saddlebag vacations, I'll be sharing content from other people I admire in the community. They've generously donated this stuff to you, FOR FREE, which you can get to using the Vacations highlighted story each day when they're posted. Be sure to give them a follow, and if you like the work, consider to show them your support! The world of TTRPGs gets better when creators are enabled to create!⁠

AND, if you're at Gen ...

Wild Dice

Wondrous item, rare

This set of two chipped and weathered wood six-sided dice are infused with unpredictable magic. They come in a small velvet bag whose pattern changes based on the dice's last roll. Otherwise, the dice appear completely unassuming.

The dice have a total of 6 charges and regain 1d6 expended charges daily at dawn. As an action, you can expend 1 of their charges to roll them, tossing them at a point you can see within 30 feet of you when you do....

[Cards] Wild Dice

"Come on, baby! Papa needs a new pair of.... uh oh."

Alcoholock

Wondrous item, common

This lock looks like a small metal tankard, using its handle as the shackle. While it has a keyhole, it doesn't open with a key and can't be picked using thieves' tools. Instead, the lock only opens when at least 1 ounce of a particular kind of alcohol is poured into the keyhole.

You can bind an alcoholock to an alcohol by submerging it in the drink for 1 hour. The drink can be made of one or several kinds of alcohol, potentially ...

[Cards] Alcoholock

"Oh, are you a potion maker? Is that's what's in the bottles?"

"No, no, just a locksmith."

[Cards] Devil-Beating Brush

"Ya just beat the devil out of it. That's the best part."

Devil-Beating Brush

Wondrous item, rare

Many temple murals depicting great gods and deities have been painted by artists wielding devil-beating brushes, which are blessed by divine magic. While the brush is being held, a constant stream of paint coats its pegasus-hair tip. While holding it, you can use a bonus action to change the paint's color. You gain a +5 bonus to any ability check you make with the brush to paint. The paintbrush counts as a set of painter's supplies.

I'll be at GenCon! Come see me at the Hit Point Press booth #3018!

Hey heroes!

I'll be in Indianapolis for GenCon this week! Namely, I'll be hanging out at the Hit Point Press booth on Friday from 12:30 to 2:30! Come say hi! I'd love to see you!

See you there!

-g

[Cards] Pack of Item Cards from July 2022

Want to use or print a lot of cards, but shudder at the thought of downloading all those files?

Never fear, hero! Download a month's worth of cards in a simple .zip file, ready for you to print at home or professionally, as well as the digital files to use for your Roll20 games!

Keep on adventuring!

The Capilla of Twin Fates — New Setting and Subclass!

Few people remember how or when the Capilla of Twin Fates was built. It was always “just there.” Perched atop a pair of breathtaking basalt pillars amid scrubby plains and salt deserts, the Capilla of Twin Fates looms ominously over the horizon, its twin bells visible for miles.

A small village of pit huts and longhouses named Gavia surrounds the pillars upon which the Capilla stands. Gavians, like the Capilla itself, lack origins. They all seem to possess...

2022-08-02 14:56:37 +0000 UTC View Post

[Cards] Drill Lance

The monolith that stood before them was no match for their spirit. Their zealotry pressed them forward, to march through the barrier before them and pierce through it. The heavens would open up to them, whether they wanted to or not.

Drill Lance

Weapon (lance), rare (requires attunement)

You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. On a hit, the lance's point whirs as it rapidly spins. When you attack a creature or object made of stone or wood with this magic lance and hit, maximize your weapon damage dice against the target.

Overcharge. The lance magically stores your movement into its own, spinning faster as you charge forward. Once per turn, i...

Spoken Letter

Scroll, uncommon

This scroll resembles a normal sheet of parchment, but magically prevents anything from being written or marked on it. Instead, while holding the scroll, you can speak aloud to record the words you speak onto the parchment, which appear as a neatly written script. Only one side of the parchment can be filled in this way: typically no more than 250 words or 1 minute's worth of speaking. When you're finished with the recording and release the parchment...

[Cards] Spoken Letter

"I've received many an angry letter in my time as a public official, but never before has one actually screamed at me. Despite the impassioned comments about a slanderous and untrue reputation of my mother, or describing unto which parts of my person I ought place this latest policy, the magic was nevertheless novel. I've since framed the letter."

Heroic Ideas — Choose 2 community item ideas to be made!

Heads up! This poll will end in two weeks when I come back from vacation!

Hey heroes!

Each week on Discord, community members nominate other members' suggested items to be made into official Saddlebag items. The top two most voted-for item ideas each week...