D&D Homebrew Item - Iron Wings

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Iron Wings

Legendary; Requires attunement
Several flat iron bars (about 6cm wide) are connected end-to-end with rotating rivets to form an articulated length of metal, slightly more than 2 meters long. Hanging from these bars are a multitude of chains of various lengths (22 or more on each wing), each tipped with a savagely barbed arrowhead. Each wing is affixed to a harness section made of similar metal bars and chains. The entire item is heavily rusted, but highly durable.

Properties

  • Requires Attunement
  • Extremely heavy; half movement speed if the wearer has STR less than 18.
  • Semi-sentient item; can move autonomously to aid its host. +1 to passive perception.
  • Cursed; Once worn and attuned, the item cannot be removed except by an Aarakocra Spirit-Keeper via a special ritual (or by dying)

Abilities

Using a reaction, you may anchor yourself in place and gain a +3 to any STR saving throws that would push or pull your character.

As an Action, you may use Spider Climb for 1 hour, after which you must roll a DC 10 CON saving throw, or suffer 1 point of exhaustion.

Notes: I created these after being inspired by SCP-070, and this is unlikely to be the final form these take. I haven't yet used them even in a solo scenario, so I may tinker with them a bit yet and expand or change abilities/properties as needed.

The image is AI slop, generated with NightCafe.

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I like it ! If they are wings, perhaps they should have an option to allow flight. But requires a STR saving throw each round that's difficult for all but the strongest. Failing in mid-air could come with consequences.

Or how about if used to fly (either as well as the STR test, or instead of), the arrows on chains will be flailing about, causing 3 to roll to hit the wearer's AC each round of flight, doing D8 of damage with each hit plus a save vs disease (I mean, those rusty arrows are bound to be carrying tetanus, right ? 😁)

It's all designed to make flight a possibility in a real emergency, but a bit too risky to use as a normal means of getting around.

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That could work for sure. I had considered doing something Spider-Man-like with them, and allowing the chains to stretch and sort of swing you along... but I could add a simple flight mechanic and tie it to something nasty to make it less appealing but still super useful if there's a clutch moment...

Great suggestion!

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