Homebrew Magic for D&D 5.5e

By the Winter Wizard

Battleaxe of Spell Bouncing
Rare

1d8+2 Slashing
Versatile (1d10+2)
Mastery: Topple

Versatile. A Versatile weapon can be used with one or two hands. A damage value in parentheses appears with the property. The weapon deals that damage when used with two hands to make a melee attack.

Mastery: Topple. If you hit a creature with this weapon, you can force the creature to make a Constitution saving throw (DC 8 plus the ability modifier used to make the attack roll and your Proficiency Bonus). On a failed save, the creature has the Prone condition.

Spell Bouncing: As a reaction, if a spell that targets only one person targets the wielder of this battleaxe, it can be reflected back to the caster.

Autocoach
Unique Artifact

Very decorative and plush. Black metal with silver trim outside. Black and Red Velvet seats inside with Black curtains, Dark Red carpets and Black padding on the walls.

Excellent suspension making for a very comfortable ride.

10 feet wide, 15 feet long and 8 feet tall

Drivers position is outside but has a retractable cover for driving in rain and a small portal for communicating with inside.

Boiler is outside on the rear with acess to the vented fire box from inside.
The firebox is designed to burn wood or coal. The bin for fuel can hold enough to travel non stop for 8 hours (10 lbs per hour). Extra wood can be strapped to the top (up to the max capacity). In a pinch, magical fire (like create bonfire) can be used but speed is 15 (2 mph or 16 mpd) max for this).

The boiler tank holds 30 gallons of water and lasts 8 hours. There is a 120 gallon tank for extra water and can be emptied into the boiler with a lever.

There is a tongue for connecting a team of horses to the coach if necessary. If the coach MUST be pulled, 4 horses are required to pull it if empty or 6 horses if fully loaded.

Max Speed 90 (10 mph or 80 mpd - coal) or 60 (7 mph or 56 mpd - wood)

Max speed only available on a good road. Off road speed is reduced by half, in forests speed is reduced to 15 (2 mph or 16 mpd) max regardless of fuel.
Cannot travel in mountains or swamps.

Lock Box 3'x5'x2' with magical key. Lock cannot be picked with normal picks

inside can seat 6
outside can seat 3
4 people can sit on floor inside if necessary
max capacity - 2500 lbs
max towing - 5000 lbs

Rod for accelerator can be removed for security.

After playing with it for a while, characters find that there are 2 built in Glyphs of Warding that set themselves when the rod is removed.
Only the holder of the rod may enter the wards area safely. Once the rod is reinstalled, the glyph is disabled.

The Glyph sets off 2 fireballs, one in the coach and one outside the coach, neither fireballs will harm the coach or any inanimate objects in or around the coach even if they are flammable.

The fireball inside fills the cab, the fireball outside expands to only 5 feet outside of the coach
These fireballs do 6d6 of fire damage and 4d6 of cold damage each.

Iceball

Level 3 Evocation
Casting Time: Action
Range: 150 feet
Components: V, S, M (a drop of water and a pinch of salt)
Duration: Instantaneous

A bright streak flashes from you to a point you choose within range and then blossoms with a low roar into a watery explosion. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on that point makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d4 Cold damage and are pushed to the edge of the 20 foot radius on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one and they don't get pushed.

A pushed creature takes 1d4 force damage for each 5 feet pushed and end up prone.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot. The cold damage increases by 2d4 for each spell slot level above 3.

Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard
Subclasses: Arcane Trickster Rogue, Arcane Trickster Rogue, Artillerist Artificer, Artillerist Artificer, Land (Arid Land) Druid, Lore Bard, Eldritch Knight Fighter, Eldritch Knight Fighter, Evoker Wizard, Fiend Warlock, Light Cleric, Light Cleric, Fiend Warlock, Genie (Efreeti) Warlock, Genie (Efreeti) Warlock, Zeal (PSA) Cleric, Zeal (PSA) Cleric