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by Bifford [White Hare Games] (Sam)

The Thursday Thing #236, 15th January 2026

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by sdonohue

100 Magic Items for Pets is a 2025 release from Tales from the Crit. It is their first release and was funded on Kickstarter. The book is written for Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition). The authors are Agis Angelomatis, James Bateman, and Marco Antonio Piana. The cover is by TuDo and the interior art is from a variety of artists.

Presentation
This is available as both PDF and as a perfect-bound softcover. I own the softcover which is 56 pages. The covers are heavy stock and full-color and the interiors are on matte paper, but also in color.

Content
This is, as the title implies, a collection of magic items usable by animals. The book starts with an introduction which explains designations in the book. Pets refers collectively to any animal accompanying the party (a beast) and familiars, while mounts refers to riding beasts. Some items are usable by pets, some by mounts and some only by beasts or familiars.

The content of the book a series of items with descriptions. Each entry starts with the name of the item, a brief description in game terms (like "wondrous item, uncommon (requires attunement by a mount or pet"),m followed by a physical description, and then an explanation of the powers or effects of the item. The powers are typically a paragraph or two, but a few of them run longer. The book is laid out in two columns.

The titles of the items are in alphabetical order, but the layout makes that strange. For example "Arcane Battery Backpack" has "Arcane Battery" in a slightly larger font than the rest of the book, while "Backpack" is bold and in a much larger font. A few things don't have a first line. It does make it difficult to find things at a glance. My favorite entry might be
The Bling That
Should Not Be.

The items themselves are interesting and creative. There is a mix of items which are similar to existing items for characters, like "Cowl of the Night Prowler" which grants darkvision and advantage on checks in dim light or darkness, and wholly new items like "Collar of the Dogs of War" which grants a variety of abilities depending on the level of the associated character.

The book ends with a list of backers of the Kickstarter campaign.

Evaluation
This book really needs better organization. Perhaps items could have been grouped by type (ie, all the collars in one section) but because of the way they're alphabetized, it's hard to find a particular kind of item. There's also on table of contents, list of items, or index. Basically, you need to read until you find something you might want to use in your game. It doesn't make the book terrible, but it could have been much easier to use.

As mentioned above the items are interesting and many of the names and descriptions are evocative and interesting. The use of tiered items is also smart as few characters would want to continue seeking new items for their pets or mounts. The idea of having items to help keep these kinds of animals more useful as the characters gain levels is a good one.

Overall, I rate this a pretty good book; if it were easier to use, it might have risen to great.

by "L'état, c'est moi."

My good friend Craig who I've been gaming with for the better part of almost four decades has a seemingly bottomless well of ideas. We used to game regularly in his home brew world back in university days and as happens afterwards, we all moved to different cities.

Craig in his retirement has more ideas than gaming opportunities and since the pandemic has been running multiple campaigns.

Back in those days, we played Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition).

My former Monday group played D&D 3.0, a lot of Pathfinder Roleplaying Game (1st Edition), and then a little Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition).

Craig hates spending money (don't we all?) and he made up his own OSR inspired RPG that's a hybrid of AD&D and the d20 OSR he labelled Hack and Boom (HNB), which I've been playing with him and an online group of friends old and new. It's a light OSR style system,

I've been playing HNB for a couple years now.

Our last session this past Sunday was about four hours long. We played rounds 12-21 of the running battle that had started the session previous, and next session looks like it'll be more of the same. We've got a virtually endless supply of clever foes inside this fortress we've snuck into.

I expect a TPK (total party kill).

by Rachel

Great progress today! [WIP] Composer's Cat (1-4p, 15-45min, adjustable difficulty, in-hand, deck management game) - former entry in the 2024 In-Hand Game Design Contest, current entrant in the 2026 Cardboard Edison is really starting to come together. I'm happy. The rulebook, sell sheet, and new PNP files are great. A bit more to go, and of course, the video. Still, it was a good day.


Game Over On borrowed time...

Happy Wednesday and happy playing!
-Rachel

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