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

Hey heroes!

Each week on Discord, community members nominate other members' suggested items to be made into official Saddlebag items. The 2023-08-19 12:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Public Poll — The Ghostly Blade is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Ghostly Blade's art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2023-08-19 12:54:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Trapper's Bag

Wondrous item, uncommon

This bag clatters around when shaken. Around its base is a toothed, metal rim. Inside the bag is a special demiplane that holds a variety of miscellaneous trapping and adventuring equipment. You can use an action to reach into the bag and pull out up to four random items. Roll...

[Cards] Pack of Item Cards from July 2023

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!

Solacesteel Plate

Armor (plate), very rare (requires attunement)

This gilded armor is made of purified mourningsteel and repels undead aggression. While wearing this armor, you gain a +1 bonus to AC, and you have advantage on any saving throw against a hostile effect from an undead creature. In addition, you can use a...

Kobold Diviner's Amulet

Wondrous item, uncommon

This necklace bears numerous rings and charms from its leather strap. The largest charm is a crystal ball, which is grasped by a draconic claw. While wearing the amulet, you can use an action to peer into its crystal ball and predict a number between 1 and 20. Then, roll a d20...

Cloth of Instant Tables

Wondrous item, common

This rolled up table cloth is secured by a wood-patterned ring. You can use an action to slide the cloth from the ring and flourish it—as if you're about to set a table with it. When you do, a wooden table magically appears on the ground beneath the cloth, provided that there'...

Ghostly Blade

Weapon (longsword), very rare (requires attunement)

This fractured sword is inhabited by the spirit of its previous wielder. While grasping the hilt, you can use a bonus action to cause a blade of ghostly energy to spring into existence, or make the blade disappear. While the blade exists, this magic...

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

Hey heroes!

Each week on Discord, community members nominate other members' suggested items to be made into official Saddlebag items. The 2023-08-12 12:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Public Poll — The Tidal Fan is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Tidal Fan's art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2023-08-12 12:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Sonar Arrow

Weapon (arrow), rare

This long, dark arrow looks as though it's been pierced through a bat. A target hit by this arrow takes an extra 2d10 thunder damage. Hit or miss, when the arrow first impacts with a creature, object, or other solid surface, it emits a brief, magical frequency, which is audible o...

Barbarian: Path of the Tideheart | New Subclass!

Barbarians who walk the Path of the Tideheart are attuned to the primal forces of water, drawing strength from its unyielding power and ever-changing nature. These fierce warriors have unlocked the secrets of water’s versatility, transforming them into mighty storms that can’t be held at bay. Their rage ebbs and flows bet...

Blossoming Arrow

Weapon (arrow), rare

This twig-like arrow is fletched with split leaves and dotted with tiny blossoms. Its point is a complicated, bulb-like mass, which seems to cover a collection of strange glowing pustules at its center.

A creature hit by this arrow takes an extra 2d6 poison damage from the ...

Tidal Fan

Wondrous item, uncommon

This water-stained paper fan is sopping wet, although its paper doesn't feel weak from it. When fanning yourself with it, the air is cool and smells of salt.

You can use an action to bat the wet fan downwards, hard, to cause the water to pour out from it into a crashing ...

[Bonus Vacation Content 8/7] Fighter Subclass — KibblesTasty

KibblesTasty is a super talented game designer whose clever insights and community I admire. His famous Inventor class is what I'd play if ...

2023-08-08 15:02:01 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 7/7] Giant Runes — 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...

2023-08-08 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 6/7] Map & Tokens — Tom Cartos

Tom Cartos is a classic name among cartographers. These maps come with tokens and variants to fully control the scene for your adventurers in person or via VTT. He's a longstanding and active figure in the comm...

2023-08-07 15:00:55 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 5/7] Magic Item — 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...

2023-08-06 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 4/7] Setting & More — 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 Boun...

2023-08-05 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 3/7] Magic Item — 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 th...

2023-08-04 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 2/7] Ghibli Setting and Items — 1985 Games

1985 Games is a good friend and beloved creator in the TTRPG community. If you're at GenCon today, be sure to visit their booth (no. 3032)! Their map tile sets, pins, and dice are all some of my favorite physical goodies—I've actually h...

2023-08-03 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post

Be sure to come see me today (Booth #2669) if you're at GenCon!

Hey adventurers!

Like the title says, I'll be at the HPP booth (#2669) between 1 and 2 TODAY at GenCon! I hope to see you there!

I'll be giving out some early Book Two cards and embarrassing myself with a Saddlebag muppet. Lemme sign your books! We'll also have some extra copies of Book Two, in case yours hasn't s...

[Vacation Content 1/7] 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 m...

2023-08-02 15:00:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Mousetrap Explosive

Wondrous item, uncommon

This fist-sized ball is made from two conjoined hemispheres. The hemispheres are lined with spinning treads, which are used in tandem to drive the ball forward or change directions.

You can use an action to wind the ball up by turning a mouse-shaped key on its side. You ...

Bountyfinder's Tricorn

Wondrous item, uncommon

You're proficient with water vehicles while wearing this hat, and you have advantage on ability checks made to navigate them. A spade-shaped pin is magically clasped to the hat's edge; you can use an action to touch it and speak the name or description of an object you're look...

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

Hey heroes!

Each week on Discord, community members nominate other members' suggested items to be made into official Saddlebag items. The 2023-07-29 12:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Public Poll — The Druidic Shape Charms are now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Druidic Shape Charms' art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2023-07-29 12:54:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Arkanobow

Weapon (longbow), very rare (requires attunement)

Arkanobows are weapons from a far-flung age and can sometimes be found in the lairs of sphinxes that have traveled through time. You can use the bow as described below, even if you aren't attuned to it.

The item appears to be a bow hand...

Druidic Shape Charms

Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement by a druid)

These small wooden charms are carved in the shape of recognizable creatures. Each one is about three inches tall and can fit into the top of the charm below. If you have multiple charms, they collectively count as a single magic item for the p...

The Saddlebag's on vacation Aug. 2nd – 8th, returning the 9th! Come see me THURSDAY the 3rd at GenCon!

Hey heroes!

I'll be taking a week off starting next Wednesday, returning the following one.

If you'll be at GenCon, I'll be signing and chatting and doing my best to roleplay with a Saddlebag muppet on Thursday the 3rd! I'll be at the Hit Point Press booth from 1-2pm (Booth #2669)...