5e: Five Dragon-themed Magic Items

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These five items are perfect for any campaign where dragons play a large role, or to give to any character with an interest in the draconic races. They’ll work great in any game featuring dragonbound, too!

Dragon Claw

Weapon (gauntlet), rare (requires attunement)

This gauntlet of scale mail ends in wicked claws that look like those a dragon. 
The gauntlet is a simple weapon with the light and finesse properties that deals 2d4 magical slashing damage.

Dragon Eye

Wondrous item, very rare (requires attunement)

This is a golden amulet set with a ruby cut to resemble the slit eye of a dragon. While worn, the amulet grants its wearer darkvision out to 120 feet and blindsense out to 60 feet. 
If the wearer of the dragon eye sleeps in the same location every night for at least a month, they can declare that location their “lair”. The lair is an area three hundred feet in diameter (150 feet in any direction from where the wearer sleeps). The wearer of the dragon eye is always aware when a creature enters or leaves their lair, and senses hostility directed at them by anyone within the area.

Dragonlord’s Lance

Weapon (lance), very rare (requires attunement)

This ornate lance is looped with a gold gilded dragon. The dragon’s tail coils around the base of the weapon and its forked tongue forms the lance’s tip.

On a hit, this weapon deals an additional 2d6 damage of a type determined at random when the weapon is found. Once per long rest after hitting a creature with the lance, you can spend a bonus action to have the lance emit a dragon’s roar. The target must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or become frightened for 1 minute. The creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success.

Lance Damage
d12 Damage Type
1-2 acid
3-4 cold
5-6 fire
7-8 lightning
9-10 poison
11-12 thunder

If you are a dragonbound, the bonus damage of this weapon is the same type dealt by your bonded dragon’s breath weapon. You may expend one breath to increase the bonus damage by an amount equal to your dragon companion’s breath weapon dice.

If you possess both the dragonlord’s lance and the dragonlord’s shield, you can attune both with a single attunement slot.

Dragonlord’s Shield

Shield, very rare (requires attunement)

This gleaming shield is emblazoned with the image of a rampant dragon.

While this shield is in hand, you take half damage from any breath weapon or area spell that deals a damage type determined when the shield is found. On a successful saving throw, you take no damage.

Protects Against
d12 Damage Type
1-2 acid
3-4 cold
5-6 fire
7-8 lightning
9-10 poison
11-12 thunder

At the end of a short rest, you can select a different damage type from the above list. The shield now protects against that damage type.

If you possess both the dragonlord’s lance and the dragonlord’s shield, you can attune both with a single attunement slot.

Wyvern Wings

Wondrous item, very rare

A supple leather harness attached to elaborate wings comprised of interlocking plates of mythril or goldensteel. These decorative wings appear designed to fit on the back of a humanoid creature.
Wyvern wings are created both by cultures that fight alongside dragons and cultures that make war on them. They enable the flight of footsoldiers, and reduce the risk of a warrior falling to their death when caught in a breath weapon attack.
A creature wearing wyvern wings can fly at a speed of 60 feet, but this requires their concentration as though they had cast a concentration spell. The wearer of the wyvern wings has advantage on concentration checks that are a result of damage from a dragon’s breath weapon or from a dragonbound’s breath ability.