Monday, December 03, 2007

Domain Rod - Major Wondrous Item

Domain Rod: A domain rod is a roughly foot and a half long sliver of unnaturally tough crystal. Each has a different color: Blue, Red, Gold, Clear, Yellow, Black, Green or Lavender. Some actually shade into one or more color. Each is illuminated by an interior glow.

Each rod is associated with one of the school based magic user domains. This effectively means that each domain rod knows the power to cast one spell of each level 0-9 from a given school. Other domains can be substituted or invented as the GM wishes.

Once per day, a character can use a domain rod as a spell trigger device to cast any spell it knows. In order to do this, the character must make a Use Magic Device or Spellcraft check equal to 15+twice the spell's level. If this check is failed, the rod may not be used again that day.

Sometimes a given domain rod knows more than one domain. This multiples the cost of a domain rod by the number of domains they know. They may still only be used once per day.

Strong magic of the type it knows; CL 17th; Craft Rod, knowledge of one spell of each level in a given school (or other domain); Cost 133,000

NPG Gear: 21st
Treasure Value: 22nd

Math:

Each Spell as one use per day item.
Every spell after 9th level granduated for multiple similar (8th is 3/4 value, 7 and below are half value).

-10% for the need to use a skill check

Note: Don't let PC's create rods that liberally mix and match combat spells.

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