Price (Item Level): 1,612,970 gp (96th)
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 20th
Aura: Strong; (DC 25) abjuration
Activation: — and standard (command)
Weight: 15 lb.
This shield is made from the scales of a great wyrm dragon and bears the graven image of a dragon’s head.
Three times per day, the bearer of this +6 heavy dragonhide shield shield can command it to belch forth a breath weapon of the appropriate type. The range of this breath weapon is 80 feet (if a line) or 40 feet (if a cone). Regardless of the type, the breath weapon deals 20d6 points of damage. In addition, the shield provides the bearer with resistance 50 to the energy type that matches its breath weapon. To determine what type of dragon shield is found, roll d% and consult the following table:
| d% | Color | Breath |
|---|---|---|
| 01–10 | Black | Line of acid |
| 11–20 | Blue | Line of lightning |
| 21–30 | Brass | Line of fire |
| 31–40 | Bronze | Line of lightning |
| 41–50 | Copper | Line of acid |
| 51–60 | Gold | Cone of fire |
| 61–70 | Green | Cone of corrosive (acid) gas |
| 71–80 | Red | Cone of fire |
| 81–90 | Silver | Cone of cold |
| 91–100 | White | Cone of cold |
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor, protection from energy.
Cost to Create: 806,570 gp, 26,128 XP, 1,613 days.
Source: Standard Reference Document under Open Game License v1.0a, which updated this item property originally published in the Epic Level Handbook, page 129. Changed the base item from a +6 heavy shield to a +6 heavy dragonhide shield, since that is essentially what it is.