Magical Staves

STAFF OF ABJURATION

Aura strong abjuration; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Usually carved from the heartwood of an ancient oak or other large tree, this staff allows use of the following spells:

Dispel magic (1 charge)

Resist energy (1 charge)

Shield (1 charge)

Dismissal (2 charges)

Lesser globe of invulnerability (2 charges)

Repulsion (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, dismissal, dispel magic, lesser globe of invulnerability, repulsion, resist energy, shield; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF CHARMING

Aura moderate enchantment; CL 8th

Slot none; Price 17,600 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Made of twisting wood ornately shaped and carved, this staff allows use of the following spells:

Charm person (1 charge)

Charm monster (2 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, charm person, charm monster; Cost 8,800 gp

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STAFF OF CONJURATION

Aura strong conjuration; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This staff is usually made of ash or walnut and bears ornate carvings of many different kinds of creatures. It allows use of the following spells:

Stinking cloud (1 charge)

Summon swarm (1 charge)

Unseen servant (1 charge)

Cloudkill (2 charges)

Minor creation (2 charges)

Summon monster VI (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, cloudkill, minor creation, stinking cloud, summon monster VI, summon swarm, unseen servant; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF DEFENSE

Aura strong abjuration; CL 15th

Slot none; Price 62,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

The staff of defense is a simple-looking polished wooden staff that throbs with power when held defensively. It allows use of the following spells:

Shield (1 charge)

Shield of Faith (1 charge)

Shield other (1 charge)

Shield of law (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, shield, shield of faith, shield of law, shield other, creator must be lawful; Cost 31,000 gp

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STAFF OF EARTH AND STONE

Aura moderate transmutation; CL 11th

Slot none; Price 85,800 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This staff is topped with a fist-sized emerald that gleams with smoldering power. It allows the use of the following spells:

Move earth (1 charge)

Passwall (1 charge)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, move earth, passwall; Cost 42,900 gp

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STAFF OF DIVINATION

Aura strong divination; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Made from a supple length of willow, often with a forked tip, this staff allows use of the following spells:

Detect secret doors (1 charge)

Locate object (1 charge)

Tongues (1 charge)

Locate creature (2 charges)

Prying eyes (2 charges)

True seeing (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, detect secret doors, locate creature, locate object, prying eyes, tongues, true seeing; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF ENCHANTMENT

Aura strong enchantment; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Often made from applewood and topped with a clear crystal, this staff allows use of the following spells:

Hideous laughter (1 charge)

Sleep (1 charge)

Suggestion (1 charge)

Crushing despair (2 charges)

Mind fog (2 charges)

Mass suggestion (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, crushing despair, hideous laughter, mass suggestion, mind fog, sleep, suggestion; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF EVOCATION

Aura strong evocation; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This smooth hickory or yew staff allows use of the following spells:

Fireball (1 charge)

Magic missile (1 charge)

Shatter (1 charge)

Ice storm (2 charges)

Wall of force (2 charges)

Chain lightning (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, chain lightning, fireball, ice storm, magic missile, shatter, wall of force; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF FIRE

Aura moderate evocation; CL 8th

Slot none; Price 18,950 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Crafted from bronzewood with brass bindings, this staff allows use of the following spells:

Burning hands (1 charge)

Fireball (2 charges)

Wall of fire (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, burning hands, fireball, wall of fire; Cost 9,475 gp

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STAFF OF FROST

Aura moderate evocation; CL 10th

Slot none; Price 41,400 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Tipped on either end with a glistening diamond, this rune-covered staff allows use of the following spells:

Ice storm (1 charge)

Wall of ice (2 charges)

Cone of cold (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, cone of cold, ice storm, wall of ice; Cost 20,700 gp

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STAFF OF HEALING

Aura moderate conjuration; CL 8th

Slot none; Price 29,600 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This white ash staff is decorated with inlaid silver runes. It allows use of the following spells:

Cure serious wounds (1 charge)

Lesser restoration (1 charge)

Remove blindness/deafness (2 charges)

Remove disease (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, cure serious wounds, lesser restoration, remove blindness/deafness, remove disease; Cost 14,800 gp

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STAFF OF ILLUMINATION

Aura strong evocation; CL 15th

Slot none; Price 51,500 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This staff is usually sheathed in silver and decorated with sunbursts. It allows use of the following spells:

Dancing lights (1 charge)

Flare (1 charge)

Daylight (2 charges)

Sunburst (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, dancing lights, daylight, flare, sunburst; Cost 20,750 gp

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STAFF OF ILLUSION

Aura strong illusion; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This staff is made from ebony or other dark wood and carved into an intricately twisted, fluted, or spiral shape. It allows use of the following spells:

Disguise self (1 charge)

Major image (1 charge)

Mirror image (1 charge)

Persistent image (2 charges)

Rainbow pattern (2 charges)

Mislead (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, disguise self, major image, mirror image, persistent image, mislead, rainbow pattern; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF LIFE

Aura moderate conjuration; CL 11th

Slot none; Price 109,400 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

A staff of life is made of thick polished oak shod in gold and decorated with sinuous runes. This staff allows use of the following spells:

Heal (1 charge)

Raise dead (5 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, heal, raise dead; Cost 79,700 gp

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STAFF OF MINOR ARCANA

Aura minor abjuration; CL 8th

Slot none; Prince 8,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This gleaming staff is made of polished silver and capped with a simple gemstone. It is frequently given as a gift to apprentice spellcasters upon completing their tutelage. The staff allows use of the following spells:

Shield (1 charge)

Magic Missile (2 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff; magic missile, shield; Cost 4,000 gp

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STAFF OF NECROMANCY

Aura strong necromancy; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This staff is made from ebony or other dark wood and carved with images of bones and skulls mingled with strange spidery runes. It allows use of the following spells:

Cause fear (1 charge)

Ghoul touch (1 charge)

Halt undead (1 charge)

Enervation (2 charges)

Waves of fatigue (2 charges)

Circle of death (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, cause fear, circle of death, enervation, ghoul touch, halt undead, waves of fatigue; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF PASSAGE

Aura strong varied; CL 17th

Slot none; Price 206,900 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This potent item allows use of the following spells:

Dimension door (1 charge)

Passwall (1 charge)

Greater teleport (2 charges)

Phase door (2 charges)

Astral projection (2 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, astral projection, dimension door, greater teleport, passwall, phase door; Cost 115,950 gp

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STAFF OF POWER

Aura strong varied; CL 15th

Slot none; Price 235,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

The staff of power is a very potent magic item with offensive and defensive abilities. It is usually topped with a glistening gem that often burns from within with a flickering red light. The staff allows the use of the following spells:

Continual flame (1 charge)

Fireball (heightened to 5th level) (1 charge)

Levitate (1 charge)

Lightning bolt (heightened to 5th level) (1 charge)

Magic missile (1 charge)

Ray of enfeeblement (heightened to 5th level) (1 charge)

Cone of cold (2 charges)

Globe of invulnerability (2 charges)

Hold monster (2 charges)

Wall of force (in a 10-ft.-diameter hemisphere around the caster only) (2 charges)

The wielder of a staff of power gains a +2 luck bonus to AC and on saving throws. The staff is also a +2 quarterstaff, and its wielder may use it to smite opponents. If 1 charge is expended (as a free action), the staff causes double damage (×3 on a critical hit) for 1 round.

A staff of power can be used for a retributive strike, requiring it to be broken by its wielder. (If this breaking of the staff is purposeful and declared by the wielder, it can be performed as a standard action that does not require the wielder to make a Strength check.) All charges currently in the staff are instantly released in a 30-foot spread. All within 2 squares of the broken staff take points of damage equal to 20 × the number of charges in the staff, those 3 or 4 squares away take 15 × the number of charges in damage, and those 5 or 6 squares distant take 10 × the number of charges in damage. All those affected can make DC 17 Reflex saves to reduce the damage by half.

The character breaking the staff has a 50% chance of traveling to another plane of existence, but if he does not, the explosive release of spell energy destroys him. Only certain items, including the staff of the magi and the staff of power, are capable of being used for a retributive strike.

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, cone of cold, continual flame, heightened fireball, globe of invulnerability, hold monster, levitate, heightened lightning bolt, magic missile, heightened ray of enfeeblement, wall of force; Cost 117,500 gp

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STAFF OF SIZE ALTERATION

Aura moderate transmutation; CL 8th

Slot none; Price 26,150 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This staff of dark wood is relatively more stout and sturdy than most magical staves, with a gnarled and twisted knot of wood at the top end. It allows use of the following spells:

Enlarge person (1 charge)

Reduce person (1 charge)

Shrink item (2 charges)

Mass enlarge person (3 charges)

Mass reduce person (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, enlarge person, mass enlarge person, mass reduce person, reduce person, shrink item; Cost 13,075 gp

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STAFF OF SWARMING INSECTS

Aura moderate conjuration; CL 9th

Slot none; Price 22,800 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Made of twisted darkwood covered with knots and nodules resembling crawling insects (which occasionally seem to move), this staff allows use of the following spells:

Summon swarm (1 charge)

Insect plague (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, insect plague, summon swarm; Cost 11,400 gp

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STAFF OF TRANSMUTATION

Aura strong transmutation; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 82,000 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

This staff is generally carved from or decorated with petrified wood or fossilized bone, each etched with tiny but complex runes. It allows use of the following spells:

Alter self (1 charge)

Blink (1 charge)

Expeditious retreat (1 charge)

Baleful polymorph (2 charges)

Polymorph (2 charges)

Disintegrate (3 charges)

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Staff, alter self, baleful polymorph, blink, disintegrate, expeditious retreat, polymorph; Cost 41,000 gp

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STAFF OF THE WOODLANDS

Aura strong varied; CL 13th

Slot none; Price 100,400 gp; Weight 5 lbs.

DESCRIPTION

Appearing to have grown naturally into its shape, this oak, ash, or yew staff allows use of the following spells:

Charm animal (1 charge)

Speak with animals (1 charge)

Barkskin (2 charges)

Summon nature's ally VI (3 charges)

Wall of thorns (3 charges)

Animate plants (4 charges)

The staff may be used as a weapon, functioning as a +2 quarterstaff. The staff of the woodlands also allows its wielder to cast pass without trace at will, with no charge cost. These two attributes continue to function after all the charges are expended.

CONSTRUCTION

Requirements Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Staff, animate plants, barkskin, charm animal, pass without trace, speak with animals, summon nature's ally VI, wall of thorns; Cost 50,500 gp