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Revenant Standard

Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a creature that has died)

This staff looks like a war standard that's topped with a metal brazier. While holding it, an ethereal flag tumbles down from the staff's cross, as if it's hung there. You choose the flag's design, which is obviously illusory. You can mentally change the des...

Bonus free item — Angler's Wand

I lost three fish last week.

TL;DR: this item from 2022 is now free, and features the three fish no longer with us. Please use this item with my heartfelt thanks and appreciation in your games. I would love to hear about your stories and time spent with it.

Tending fish is a unique sort of pet care, in my exp...

Soothstriker

Weapon (rapier), very rare (requires attunement)

This rapier can magically attack through temporal ripples, allowing you to save an attack for another time. You gain a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon.

While holding the rapier, you can use an action to strike the air in front of you with...

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

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Each week on Discord, community members nominate other members' suggested items to be made into official Saddlebag items. The top...

Public Poll — The Volcanic Ocarina is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Volcanic Ocarina's art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2024-06-08 12:54:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Lodestone Bolts

Weapon (bolt), uncommon

These metallic bolts are magnetically charged by magic. When found, there are 1d3 + 1 bolts in a set. When you make a ranged attack with one of the bolts and hit a target that's made of metal or is wearing metal armor, you can choose to either pull or push the target up to 5 feet towards or away from...

Banishing Arrow

Weapon (arrow), very rare

The body of this arrow is twisted in a warping spiral. Small gateways are imprinted on the arrow's head. When you hit a creature with this arrow, that creature must succeed on a DC 17 Charisma saving throw or be affected by the banishment spell (no concentration required); the creatur...

Volcanic Ocarina

Wondrous item, rare

This stone ocarina is always hot to the touch. When playing it, harmless molten rock spews upward from any uncovered finger hole.

There are three magical melodies that can be played on the ocarina, which each create a different volcanic effect. Once a melody has been played, the ocarina shouldn't b...

Clear Bell

Wondrous item, uncommon

When you use an action to ring this all-glass handbell, the sound rings out with perfect clarity. Any creature within 30 feet of the bell that can hear it can immediately make a saving throw to end any one effect on it that's causing it to be charmed or frightened. The saving throw DC is the same as ...

Arm of Balaria

Weapon (quarterstaff), uncommon (requires attunement by a monk)

The ends of this quarterstaff are topped with brass hands. Whenever you would make an unarmed strike, you can make a special attack with the weapon instead; this special attack counts as an unarmed strike and uses the damage die for your unarmed strikes as norm...

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 top...

Public Poll — The Bangle of the Starlight Raven is now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Bangle of the Starlight Raven's art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2024-06-01 12:54:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Hat of the Nimbus Mage

Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement by a druid, sorcerer, warlock, or wizard)

This twin-peaked wizard hat has thin, wispy clouds circling its mountainous spires. You can mentally command the clouds to look like different weather using an action.

The hat has 7 charges and regains 1d6 + 1 expended charges daily at ...

Spitfire

Weapon (crossbow, heavy), rare (requires attunement)

This heavy crossbow is painted a brilliant red and ornamented with golden flames and dragon horns. A dragon's fiery maw glowers from the weapon's front. The weapon has a magically rotating barrel, which easily holds and reloads up to six of your bolts for you. You can use...

Crack of Thunder

Weapon (longsword), very rare (requires attunement)

While holding this sword, you have resistance to lightning damage. When you hit with an attack using this magic sword, the target takes an extra 1d6 lightning damage.

Energy Surge. Before you make an attack with this weapon, you can cau...

Honey Scepter

Rod, very rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)

A quiet buzzing follows this golden scepter, and a honey magically drips from its numerous crevices.

The scepter has 10 charges for the following properties. It regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn.

Spells. While holdi...

Bangle of the Starlight Raven

Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)

This silver bangle feels almost cool or wet to the touch. Pressing its tail feathers inward causes its wings to unfurl, allowing you to place the bangle on your wrist or remove it. While wearing the bangle, gravity pulls more loosely against you: your weight is halved, and your norm...

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 top...

Public Poll — The Quiver of Lightning's art and cards are now free!

Hey adventurers! Thanks for casting your votes this week!

The Quiver of Lightning's art and card files are now public and considered OGL content*! Grab them with the links below or on the 2024-05-25 12:54:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Ring of Perpetual Momentum

Ring, rare

This ring is a hollow glass tube through which a single metal bearing rolls. The bearing never stops, regardless of your movement or gravity. Only a time stop spell causes the bearing to briefly pause.

While wearing this ring, the first time you're paralyzed, stunned, or affected by lethargy f...

Mediator's Amulet

Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement by a cleric or paladin)

A small, shattered sword hangs from this gilded chain, and its clasp is made of two shaking hands. While wearing this necklace, you can't be charmed or frightened. It has 5 charges for the following properties, and it regains 1d3 + 2 expended charges dail...

Tidesplitter

Weapon (trident), rare (requires attunement)

This sharpened bident is covered in swirling water motifs. You gain a +1 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Immediately before you make a melee attack with the weapon while underwater, you can move up to 10 feet without provoking opportunity attacks...

Did you get your Death Locket STL yet? Or check out the Kickstarter to Erevan's Guide to Death and Beyond?

Hey heroes! If you remember the last post I made regarding Archvillain Games' Kickstarter, this is the follow-up one, now that it's launched! And if you never got your custom Death Locket 3d model, you can still sign up on th...

Floral Chime

Wondrous item, uncommon

A faint, floral perfume wafts from this handbell and radiates powerfully from you when you ring it. While holding the bell, you can use an action to ring it and instantly make any flowers blossom, any seed pods open, and any leaf buds bloom that are within 60 feet of you, provided the sound can reach...