Posts of "the_griffons

Submerged Reins

Wondrous item, rareThis necklace is made from knotted and woven seaweed. A small water lily blooms at its center. While wearing the necklace, you gain a swimming speed of 30 feet and can breathe normally underwater. Furthermore, you can speak its command word using an action to magically summon a warhorse with the following changes:The horse's mane is made of seaweed, and the necklace extends ...

Infernal Chess Set

Wondrous item, legendaryThis obsidian chess set can fold in half for storage and weighs 10 pounds. The sides are stepped, as if the board were centered in an arena. A tiefling or fiend using this chess set gains a +5 bonus to ability checks made with it.You can use an action while touching the chess set to speak its command word. When you do, you magically shunt two creatures that you can see with...

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. Thetoptwomost voted-for item ideas each week get made, following back and forth workshopping and discussion.You can submit your ideas on Discord, too! Come join us in the #patron-item-workshop channel!You may recognize some returning item suggestions! Items can b...

Public Poll — The Lordly Garrote is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!The Lordly Garrote'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 CardsNew item comes out tomorrow! See you there!-g* All items in the Free tag are considered OGL content. Credit must be given to The Griffon's Saddl...

Lordly Garrote

The items from this week can be found in real life! Check out friend-of-the-Saddlebag Yaniir's Kickstarter to get your own Monolith Crystal items to wear! Live now!Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)This silver necklace is actually an ornate garrote. Once on each of your turns when you attempt to grapple a humanoid within 5 feet of you, you can use the garrote with two hands as part...

Ember of the Infernal Legions

The items from this week can be found in real life! Check out friend-of-the-Saddlebag Yaniir's Kickstarter to get your own Monolith Crystal items to wear! Live now!Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)A red gemstone rests at the center of each of these dark earrings, and tiny chains swing from their bottoms. While wearing both earrings, you have resistance to fire damage and can speak...

Monolith Crystal Tether

The items from this week can be found in real life! Check out friend-of-the-Saddlebag Yaniir's Kickstarter to get your own Monolith Crystal items to wear! Live now!Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)This length of chain can be lashed to all manner of things to keep them on your person. At its ends is a pair of shimmering crystals. The crystals are from the Monolith, a stone of immea...

Monolith Crystal Necklace

The items from this week can be found in real life! Check out friend-of-the-Saddlebag Yaniir's Kickstarter to get your own Monolith Crystal items to wear! Live now!Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)This necklace bears a polished crystal at its center. The crystal is from the Monolith, a stone of immeasurable power and size, and said to have been the first stone in the Plane of Eart...

Two Kickstarters from Friends of the Saddlebag!

Hey adventurers!Today, two long-time friends of mine launched their first Kickstarters at the same time. You're spoiled for choice, folks. The Monolith Collection from Yaniir—high-profile jewelry for low-key dice goblins.Bastions and Guildhalls from CzePeku—super modular digital map builder for buildingsYaniir's Monolith Collection: the ultimate fashion accessory line for dice goblins ...

Monolith Crystal Cuff

The items from this week can be found in real life! Check out friend-of-the-Saddlebag Yaniir's Kickstarter to get your own Monolith Crystal items to wear!Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)This ear cuff is complemented by a dangling, polished crystal. The crystal is from the Monolith, a stone of immeasurable power and size, and said to have been the first stone in the Plane of Earth...

[Cards] Pack of Item Cards from September 2025

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!

Public Poll — Kheld'ir, the Sixth Shot is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!Kheld'ir, the Sixth shot'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 CardsNew item comes out tomorrow! See you there!-g* All items in the Free tag are considered OGL content. Credit must be given to The Griffon&#...

Kheld'ir, the Sixth Shot

Weapon (pistol), artifact (requires attunement)This weapon has only recently become an artifact. Its original owner, Cheylara, was a bounty hunter of legendary renown. Her prized firearm, a six-shot pistol, was transformed into its current form by Kheld'ir, a djinni whose bounty Cheylara intended on fulfilling. However, Kheld'ir bound themself to the weapon as part of the transformation, p...

Armor of Absence

Armor (plate), artifact (requires attunement)This dark armor is covered in glinting, abjurative runes. Touching its metal without being attuned to it bestows a feeling of detached and cold emptiness. You gain a +2 bonus to AC while wearing this armor. In addition, you have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects, and you have resistance to damage from them. When a creat...

Set sail for Chelonarch, the traveling Dragon Turtle City! New Setting and TWO new Subclasses!

The acolyte knelt at the lip of the Sanctum, chalk pigment smeared in wavering lines across her brow. The water was cold here, stagnant, and her hands trembled as she lit the brazier. The fire bloomed pale and green, burning even underwater, and the smell of salt and scorched coral filled the chamber. She placed her offering—a string of tiny pearls, each harvested by her own hand—into the flam...

Ethereal Zipper Charm

Wondrous item, rareYou can use an action to hold this minuscule charm aloft and speak its command word. When you do, the charm floats in the air where it was held and loosely dangles. For the next minute, any creature within reach of the charm can pull it open or closed (as if it were a zipper), opening or closing a gateway to the Border Ethereal each time. A creature that enters the gateway is co...

Alchemist's Bubblegun

Weapon (pistol), uncommonThis pistol doesn't fire bullets like a traditional pistol, and as a result it lacks the loading and ammunition properties. Instead, it fires a series of pressurized, acidic bubbles. It can only be fired once per turn. A target takes 2d6 acid damage on a hit, instead of the normal damage for a pistol, and you don't add your ability modifier to the damage roll. When...

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. Thetoptwomost voted-for item ideas each week get made, following back and forth workshopping and discussion.You can submit your ideas on Discord, too! Come join us in the #patron-item-workshop channel!You may recognize some returning item suggestions! Items can b...

Public Poll — The Suncatcher is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!The Suncatcher'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 CardsNew item comes out tomorrow! See you there!-g* All items in the Free tag are considered OGL content. Credit must be given to The Griffon's Saddlebag...

Potbelly Plate

Armor (breastplate, half plate, or plate), uncommon (requires attunement)This armor looks like a potbelly stove, complete with an oven door. While wearing the armor, you emit a gentle glow (as if from a bullseye lantern) and a magical warmth: you and other creatures within 10 feet of you ignore the effects of extreme cold. The armor is also immune to the heat metal spell. Inside the armor is a spe...

Platinum Holy Egg

Wondrous item, very rareSaid to be designed in honor of a platinum dragon, this holy item represents both damnation and renewal. You can use an action to throw the egg at a point that you can see within 30 feet of you. The egg detonates on impact, destroying it. Roll 6d8. Good-aligned creatures within 40 feet of the point gain a number of temporary hit points equal to the total. Evil-aligned creat...

Mysterious Potion

Potion, commonWhen you drink this potion, you give off an air of mystery for 1d4 hours. For the duration, other creatures are more likely to become suspicious of or intrigued by you, potentially changing how they behave around you.Best consumed from the shadowiest corner of the inn.

The Suncatcher

Staff, artifact (requires attunement by a cleric, druid, sorcerer, or wizard)The head of this staff resembles a mancatcher, but its spikes are directed outwards. Its metal is always warm to the touch, as if it had been left in the sun. This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a +2 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. While holding it, you have a +2 bonus to spell att...

Heroic Ideas — OOPS! All Artifact ideas! Choose 2 community item PROMPTS to be made!

Hey heroes!Each week on Discord, community members nominate other members' suggested items to be made into official Saddlebag items. This week, I asked patrons to suggest a two-sentence prompt for an artifact. These aren't written yet, unlike the typical Discord suggestion.You can submit your ideas on Discord, too! Come join us in the #patron-item-workshop channel!You may recognize some re...

Public Poll — Skorr, the Hungering Axe is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!Skorr, the Hungering Axe'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 CardsNew item comes out tomorrow! See you there!-g* All items in the Free tag are considered OGL content. Credit must be given to The Griffon's...

Power Word Meal: feed the hungry, feed your RPG habit. Last weekend to enter the HUGE giveaway!

Hey adventurers!Power Word Meal is a fundraising event that feeds hungry children using ShareTheMeal. A lot of my colleagues have shared this campaign, but I wanted to jump in to help give a final push for the effort. There is an awesome giveaway with hundreds of prizes, but you have to sign up for it before this Sunday at midnight (BST) to be eligible for them.You can donate a meal for as little ...

Bubbling Bathbombs

Wondrous item, common or rareA bubbling bathbomb, a common item, is a magical bubble that only pops or dissolves in a body of still water. They typically come in a drawstring bag in a set of 5. When found, roll on the table below to determine the color and associated scent of each bathbomb in the bag. You can use an action to place a bubble in a bathtub (or similar vessel) filled with water. When ...

Vampiric Draught

Potion, very rareThis vial of vampire's blood has been alchemically treated to act as a temporary bodily enhancement. For 1 hour after drinking this potion, you gain the following effects:You regain 2d10 hit points at the start of each of your turns, provided you have at least 1 hit point remaining. If you start your turn in sunlight or running water, you instead take 2d10 radiant damage, rega...

Husk Charm

Wondrous item, uncommonThis golden cicada husk is inscribed with tiny arcane runes. You can use a bonus action to crush the husk, destroying it, and immediately gain 10 temporary hit points. When you do, you can also end one of the following conditions of your choice affecting you (if any): blinded, deafened, frightened, or poisoned.For even the plane's common cicadas, what enthusiasts there a...

Skorr, The Hungering Axe

Weapon (greataxe), artifact (requires attunement)This mighty axe bites and tears at creatures it hits. Black, metallic eyes wrap around the haft and adorn its toothy blade. Whenever you hit a living creature with this weapon, it takes an extra 4d6 necrotic damage from the attack; you then regain 6 hit points for every 6 you roll on the necrotic damage dice (up to the creature's hit point maxim...