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Public Poll — The Displacement Leathers are now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Displacement Leathers' art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2023-01-14 13:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Centaur's Hunting Bow

Weapon (shortbow), rare (requires attunement)

This hefty wooden hunting bow was fashioned in the likeness of a centaur deity of wisdom. The bow has 4 charges and regains all expended charges daily at dawn.

When you hit a creature with a ranged attack using the bow, you can expend 1 of its charg...

Fyre Shredder

Weapon (battleaxe), rare (requires attunement by a bard)

You are proficient with this weapon while you're attuned to it. The sharpened head of this battleaxe doubles as a metal lyre, which can be used as a spellcasting focus for you. When played, its notes resound with an electric, tinny sound. Small...

War Thorn

Weapon (war pick), uncommon

A large thorn grows from this magic war pick's wooden haft to form the head of the weapon. When you use this weapon to hit a creature with an opportunity attack as the result of that creature's movement, that creature's speed is reduced by 10 feet until the end of the turn...

Displacement Leathers

Armor (leather), uncommon (requires attunement)

This armor creates a blurry afterimage of you while you move. When a creature hits you with an opportunity attack while wearing this armor, roll a d20 (no action required). On an 11 or higher, the attack misses and hits a nearby illusion of you instead....

I'm back! We'll navigate the future of the OGL together.

Hey heroes! Thanks for the generous extra week of time off: it was extremely valuable.

If anyone hasn't been brought up to speed on the hijinks relating to OGL 1.1, please read about it here from a Saddlebag-support lawyer's (very readable) post on Medium:

2023-01-09 17:12:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Faithful Hound's Fetching Femur

Rod, very rare (requires attunement)

This rod is actually a large bone from a nondescript beast. A small bell and engraved tag hang from its side by a leather strap. The rod can also be used as a magic club that grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.

The rod has 6 charges an...

The Saddlebag is taking another week off to navigate OGL 1.1

Hey heroes, title says it all. The video goes into more detail about the time off and why it's sadly needed.

TLDW; I'm taking another week away from making daily content in order to continue planning a path forward in the wake of OGL 1.1. I know that I and the rest of the creator community are doing everythin...

[Bonus Vacation Content 8/7] Subclass — 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...

2023-01-01 14:06:27 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 7/7] 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...

2022-12-31 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Welcome to Val Linsin — New Setting and TWO Subclasses!

Hey everyone! Thanks for your patience: Val Linsin is the final setting from Year 4 and is also a perfect locale for the December subclass to make its debut!

The holy refuge of Val Linsin, the City of Towers, stands proudly within and a narrow yet wide canyon that shares its name. Four-hundred-foot-tall clif...

2022-12-30 16:17:31 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 6/7] Magic Items — Slowquest

Slowquest, or Bodieh, is an illustrator and creator of whimsical, feel-good content. Maps, critters, hilarious goblins, and sweet little adventures for any party or people. It's virtually impossible for me to not smile...

2022-12-30 16:00:05 +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...

2022-12-29 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 4/7] Class — 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 ...

2022-12-28 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 3/7] Magic Item — Abyssal Brews

Abyssal Brews is another talented magic item maker. Their designs are fun and flavorful, and are a welcome addition to the magic item scene. They also release fun modules, like their clever Campfire optional ruleset, that gi...

2022-12-27 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

[Vacation Content 2/7] 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 Boun...

2022-12-26 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

[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...

2022-12-25 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

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 2022-12-24 13:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Public Poll — Ravenheart's Origami Ravens are now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

Ravenheart's Origami Ravens' art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2022-12-24 13:54:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Ravenheart's Origami Ravens

Wondrous item, uncommon

This slim wooden carrying case holds three dark paper birds. While holding a paper bird, you can use an action to speak its command phrase, "By fold and feather, fly." When you do, the paper springs to life and transforms into a raven for 1 hour. For the duration, the raven is...

Armor of the Stone Citadel

Armor (plate), legendary (requires attunement)

This armor is made of stone and reduces the wearer's speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than 17, instead of 15. Castle-like crenellations run along the tops of the armor's various pieces. While wearing the armor, y...

Mace of the Fish Tyrant

Weapon (mace), very rare (requires attunement)

The glass head of this mace is a hollow orb filled with water. Inside the orb is a brilliantly colored fish. Despite the movement of the water sloshing about inside the weapon, the fish remains perfectly still inside it. The fish is immortal while it rem...

Doorway Rapier

Weapon (rapier), rare (requires attunement)

The guard and pommel of this blade resemble elegant doorknobs. You gain a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. When you hit a creature with a melee attack using this rapier, you can immediately teleport to an unoccupied space on ...

On vacation next week!

Hey heroes!

I'll be taking off next week to enjoy the end of year holidays with family. I'll be taking off starting from December 25th and returning (with poll results) on Sunday, January 1st. As usual with Saddlebag vacations, I'll be posting quality content from other creators here for the time I'm away!

The con...

Illusionist's Gambit

Wondrous item, uncommon

This eye-shaped brass coin depicts an open iris on one side (heads) and a blackened, scratched-out one on the other (tails). While holding it, you can use an action to speak the coin's command word. Then, flip the coin. If it's tails, you vanish and become invisible until the ...

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 2022-12-17 13:55:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Public Poll — The Quiver of Seasons is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Quiver of Seasons' art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2022-12-17 13:54:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Moonfallen Maul

Weapon (maul), rare

This maul's stone head is carved from fallen moon rock. A howling wolf and pockmarked moon are carved into the weapon. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon, or a +2 bonus if it's between dusk and dawn. When you roll a 20 on an attack roll made...

Quiver of Seasons

Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

This slender quiver is decorated with a forest of silhouetted trees. You can use a bonus action on each of your turns to speak the quiver's command word to change its season, which also changes its color and design: Spring (green, trees with silver leaves), S...

Claw Sickle

Weapon (sickle), uncommon (requires attunement by a creature cursed with lycanthropy)

You can benefit from this magic weapon's following properties even if you aren't attuned to it. The sickle deals 2d4 slashing damage on a hit, instead of 1d4, and if you're wielding a claw sickle in either ...