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Breezeport, following the partial guidance of The Griffon’s
Saddlebag at their side.

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CONTENTS

Dedication 4
Introduction 5

In This book 6
Ask Your Game Master
Making it Your Own 8
Errata 19

PART I: MAGIC ITEMS 25

Magic Items Table A–Z M 27
N
Random Magic Items O 85
P 90
Making Loot Tables Q 91
R 94
Magic Items A–Z S 101
T 102
A 27 U 109
B 30 V 130
C 40 W 138
D 51 Z 138
E 58 140
F 61 145
G 70
H 74 147
I 78
J 81 152
K 81
L 83 154
156
Artifacts
156
PART II: CHARACTER OPTIONS 157
158
Feathren 159
160
New Subclasses 161
162
Barbarian: Path of the Glacier 164
Bard: College of Dance 165
Cleric: Astral Domain 167
Druid: The Unbroken Circle 168
Fighter: Couatl Herald 169
Monk: Way of the Celestial
Paladin: Oath of the Hearth 171
Ranger: Winter Trapper
Rogue: Runetagger 172
Sorcerer: Frost Magic 180
Warlock: Pact of the Astral Griffon 188
Wizard: Material Magic 196

PART III: SETTING OPTIONS

The Everglacier
The Festerwood
Welcome to Hearth
The Fight Against Dendallen

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Dedicated to the people who got me to start.
Dedicated to the people who kept me going.
Dedicated to the people who gave me a future.
You are all heroes on this journey. Thank you for being a part of this.

Keep on adventuring.

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The real treasure isn’t found at the end of an adventure: it’s found in the stories that
we’re left with. Stories that shape us into our future selves and give us clues that point
to our respective destinies. We’re always on some kind of adventure, whether we know
it or not. The trick is to leave good stories and listen to the clues they whisper to us.

That said, real loot always helps.

t hank you. Before I say anything else, let me make sure ASK YOUR GAME MASTER
that you know how grateful I am for you to be reading
these words. Thank you for your support, thank you As with anything, check with your Game Master (GM) to
for your purchase of this book, and thank you for your make sure that these items, character options, monsters, or
help in giving me a career to be proud of. I couldn’t do what I settings are welcome in your game.
do without you.
The contents in this book are written to follow existing
I’m Griffin, and this book took one year to make. Well, precedents as found in the official publications as closely as
more than that—making anything always takes longer. From possible. The quality of your adventure is always top priority,
November 2018 to November 2019, I made one item every day and this content has been carefully made to abide by the
for a year. These illustrations and words are my own. Most same standard of quality that you’ve come to expect.
of these items are of my own invention, but many were also
suggested by the community. Regardless of their origins, MAKING IT YOUR OWN
these items have been lovingly made for you to enjoy and
implement in your home campaigns. If an item fits your campaign’s style or setting but isn’t the
proper fit in terms of power or features, feel free to adjust it
I hope that the items and options in this book follow how you see fit. While the items in this book are designed
you on grand new adventures. If you ever have a question, and balanced to fit within certain parameters, what is ulti-
comment, or concern, please feel free to reach out: I always mately the most important is that you have fun with them.
do my best to reply.
ERRATA
IN THIS BOOK
You can’t update a book, but you can update a PDF file. The
You’ll find a wealth of content in this book that’s been for- .pdf version of this book will always be the most up to date
matted in such a way to make it easier for you to refer to and version you can find, and will continue to be updated until
find the answers you’re looking for. it’s no longer reasonable to do so.

There are 365 magic items in this book. With that many You can find a list of any changes made to these items after
items comes the need for tables and lists to keep track of they’ve been printed at thegriffonssaddlebag.com/errata.
them all. You’ll find several tables in this book that include
everything you need to know about them, even including
their subrarities. You’ll also find some contextual reiteration
and clarification of rules that are frequently overlooked in
the official source material.

Over this first year, lore has built around the items within
this book. Some of it has coalesced into new settings, vil-
lains, or character options. You’ll find that additional content
in Parts II and III of this book.

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PART I

MAGIC ITEMS



It’s always good to know that
somewhere out ther e, something
you made is being u sed to smash
s o m e r o t t e n g o b l in’s head in.

MAGIC ITEMS Magic items have the power to add intrigue to stories and
character growth for players. Limitlessly varied, magic items
Striking down with the fury of a storm, an armor-clad hu- are always a treasured reward after a challenging adventure.
man releases a powerful bolt of lightning from his sword to
cleave through the impending horde. This section includes 365 new items for you to use in your
fifth edition campaign settings, and assumes you’re familiar
Holding a ball of quicksilver in his hand, a dwarf describes with the rules for magical items, including their rarities,
the appearance of his bounty to a local merchant, magically categories, and the implications of cursed items.
changing the silver’s shape to better describe his quarry.

Twirling in place, a maelstrom of flames leap from an elf ’s
cloak, reducing the swarm of rats around her to ashes and
giving her a clear path to escape.

Legend

C Common U Uncommon R Rare V Very rare L Legendary A Artifact * Requires Attunement

Weapon Armor Wondrous item Ring Rod Wand Staff Potion
Subrarities: M = Major m = Minor

Magic items A—Z Type Rarity Sub Requires Attunement? Page
Wondrous item Uncommon
Search Item Name Weapon (an arrow or bolt) Rare M Yes, by a wizard 27
U* Abjurer’s Gilder Armor (shield) Rare
R Acidlight Arrow Wondrous item Uncommon m 27
R* Aegis of Radiance Armor (shield) Very rare
U* Amulet of Equilibrium Weapon (quarterstaff) Very rare M Yes, by a cleric 27
V* Arcane Mirror Weapon (war pick) Very rare
V* Arcanist’s Bowstaff Wondrous item Very rare M Yes 27
V* Architect’s Disdain Weapon (war pick) Legendary
V* Astral Bracelet Weapon (dagger) Rare M Yes 28
L* Astral Sea Piercer Wondrous item Rare
R Aurum and Argentum Weapon (handaxe) Uncommon M Yes, INT 17+ 28
R Avian Circlet Wondrous item Uncommon
U Axe Beak Tomahawk Ring Rare M Yes 28
U Bag of Sundrops Wondrous item Common
R* Band of Mirrored Essence Wondrous item Common M Yes, by varying classes 29
C Bands of the Found and Lost Wondrous item Uncommon
C Bard-in-a-box Armor (shield) Uncommon M Yes 29
U Barge Helm
U Barricade Shield M 30

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