Rods, Staves, & Wands (III.D.)

Rods | Staves | Wands

Rods are about 3 ft. long and as thick as your thumb. Staves are about 5 ft. or 6 ft. long and as thick as a young sapling, i.e. about an inch and a half at the base, tapering to an inch at the tip, although they can be of nearly equal diameter throughout, knurled, etc. Wands are 1¼ ft. long and slender.

Rods are fashioned from metal, strange wood, ivory or bone. They can be plain or decorated and carved, tipped or not.
Staves are typically fashioned of wood, often carved, usually metal bound and shod, and likely to be gnarly and twisted. They can be unusual or appear to be ordinary.
Wands are of ivory, bone, or wood and are usually tipped with something - metal, crystal, stone, etc. They are fragile and tend to break easily.

Rods and wands will usually be found in cases or similar storage places. Staves stand sturdily alone. In neither case is concealment precluded, of course.

Unless noted to the contrary, these items will have the following number of charges; each time the item is used, there is an expenditure of 1 charge (the user will not necessarily be aware of the number of charges in an item):

Most of these items can be recharged by spell users of sufficiently high level. This is discussed elsewhere under the heading, Fabrication of Magic Items.

Note that a rod, staff or wand completely drained will become forever useless, crumbling to powder as its last charge is expended.

Use of Rods, Staves, & Wands

Any device of this nature which discharges some form of magic over a distance (that is, the device does not require touch or contact with the object or creature to be affected) must generally have a command word spoken in order to cause the device to function. Thus, a wand of lightning, for example, might require the utterance of the key word “blitzen” in order to discharge, or it might have a key phrase to cause it to function, such as “Watt and ampere, volt and ohm” (possibly even extending to: “let this discharge find its home!”).

A wand of polymorphing, or other similar device performing a like function, would require a key word and the new form to be made by the power: “Xot’s the word, be a bird!” or some such. Magical silence will most certainly prevent such devices from functioning.

Use of Magic Items Command Words

In order to use a rod, staff or wand, it is usually necessary to know the proper command word. There are several possible ways to acquire this knowledge. If the item is/was in the possession of an opponent, it may be possible to learn the appropriate word or phrase directly, either by noting what he or she says when using the item, or by causing the possessor to divulge the information through force or trickery. It is common for spell users to keep such information recorded among their hidden scrolls and spell books, in case their memories should somehow become impaired (or simply prove insufficient) and the words be forgotten. If none of these sources should fit the situation, and the item was not found with an accompanying scroll explaining its use and history, it may be necessary to resort to informational spells such as contact other plane, legend lore or speak with dead.

Rods

Unless specified otherwise, rods radiate a magical effect which influences creatures hostile to the wielder.

Rod of Absorption

This rod acts as a magnet and draws magic spells of any nature (cleric, druid, magic-user, or illusionist) into itself, nullifying their effects but storing their potential within until the wielder chooses to release this energy in the form of spells of his or her own casting. The magic absorbed must have been directed at the character possessing the rod. (Cf. ring of spell turning).

The wielder can instantly detect the spell level and decide on whether to react or not when the rod absorbs it. The wielder can use the energy to cast any spell he or she has memorized, in but 1 segment, without loss of spell memory, as long as the spell so cast is of equal or lesser level than the one absorbed. Excess levels are stored as potential, and can be cast in like manner (in 1 segment with no spell memory loss) as any level of spell so long as the wielder knows the spell and has it memorized.

The rod of absorption can never be recharged. It absorbs 50 spell levels and can thereafter only discharge any remaining potential it might have within. The wielder will know this upon grasping the item. If it has charges used, this indicates that it has already absorbed that many spell levels and they have been used.

Example: a cleric has a rod of absorption and uses it to nullify the effect of a hold person spell cast at him by a magic-user. The rod now has absorbed 3 spell levels, can absorb 47 more, and the cleric can, in 1 segment, cast any first, second, or third level spell he or she has memorized, without memory loss of that spell, by using the stored potential of the rod. Assume the cleric casts a hold person back. This spell is only second level to him or her, so the rod then holds 1 spell level of potential, and can absorb 47 more still, with 2 charges permanently disposed of.

Rod of Beguiling

This rod enables its possessor to radiate an emotional and mental wave of fellow-feeling to all creatures with any intelligence whatsoever (1 or higher Intelligence). The effect is to cause all such creatures with in a 2” radius of the device to be virtually charmed by the individual and beguiled into regarding him or her as their comrade, friend, and/or mentor (no saving throw). The beguiled creatures will love and respect the rod wielder. They will trustingly listen and obey insofar as communication is possible, and the instruction seems plausible and does not outwardly consign the beguiled to needless injury or destruction or go against their nature or alignment. Each charge of the rod beguiles for 1 turn. It can be recharged.

Rod of Cancellation

This dreaded rod is a bane to all classes, for its touch will drain any item of all magical properties unless a saving throw versus the cancellation is made. Contact is made by scoring a normal “to hit” score in combat melee.

If the score indicated or higher is not rolled (d20), the item is drained. Upon the item’s draining, the rod itself becomes brittle and is no longer potent. Drained items are not restorable, even by wish.

Rod of Lordly Might

This rod has functions which are spell-like as well as uses as a magic weapon of different sorts. It also has several more mundane workings.

The rod of lordly might is metal, thicker than other rods, with a flanged ball at one end and various studs along its length. It weighs 10 pounds, thus requiring 16 or greater Strength to wield properly (-1 on “to hit” die rolls for each point of Strength below 16).

The spell-like functions of the rod are:

Paralyzation upon touch if the wielder so commands.
Fear upon all enemies viewing it if the wielder so desires (6” maximum range)
Drain 2-8 hit points from the opponent touched and bestow them upon the rod wielder (up to the rod wielder’s normal maximum; cf. ring of regeneration)

Each such function draws off 1 charge from the rod. The functions entitle victims to saving throws versus magic, with the exception of function 3. above, which requires a successful “hit” during melee combat.

The weapon uses of the rod are:

+2 mace as is;
+1 sword of flame when button #1 is pushed—a blade springs forth from the ball, which becomes the hilt, while the handle shortens the weapon to an overall length of 3 ft.;
+4 battle axe when button #2 is pushed - blade springs forth at the ball, and the whole lengthens to a 4 ft. length;
+3 spear when button #3 is pushed - the sword blade springs forth, and the handle can be lengthened up to 12 ft., for an overall length of from 6 ft. minimum to 15 ft. maximum (the latter length highly suitable for lance employment).

These functions do not use charges.

The mundane uses of the rod are:

Climbing pole - when button #4 is pushed a spike which can anchor in granite is extruded from the butt, while the tip sprouts three sharp hooks; the rod lengthens 5 ft. per segment until button #4 is pushed again or until 50 ft. is reached. In either case, horizontal bars of 3-inchlength then fold out from the sides, 1 ft. apart, in staggered progression. The rod is firmly held by spike and hooks and will bear up to 4,000 pounds (40,000 g.p. equivalent) weight.
It retracts by pushing button #5. The same function will force open doors if the rod’s base is planted 30 ft. or less from the portal to be forced and is in line with it. The force exerted is equal to storm giant Strength.
When button #6 is pushed, the rod will indicate magnetic north and give the possessor a knowledge of approximate depth beneath the surface (or height above it) he or she is.

These functions do not use charges either.

The rod of lordly might cannot be recharged. When its charges are exhausted, all spell-like functions cease as do weapon functions 2 and 3, but the rod continues to work in all other ways.

Rod of Resurrection

This rod enables the cleric to resurrect the dead - even elven, dwarven, gnome, or halfling - as if he or she were of high enough level to cast the spell, and no rest will be required as the rod bestows the life-giving effects. The rod can be used once per day. The number of charges used to resurrect a character depends on class and race:

Multi-classed characters use the least favorable category. The rod cannot be recharged.

Rod of Rulership

The individual who possesses this magic rod is able to exercise rulership (command the obedience and fealty) of creatures within 12” when he or she activates the device. From 200 to 500 hit dice (or levels of experience) can be ruled, but creatures with 15 or greater Intelligence and 12 or more hit dice/ levels are entitled to a saving throw versus magic. Ruled creatures will obey the wielder of the rod of rulership as if he or she were their absolute suzerain, but if some command given is absolutely contrary to the nature of the commanded, the magic will be broken. The rod takes 5 segments to activate. Each charge lasts for 1 turn. The rod cannot be recharged.

Rod of Smiting

This rod is a +3 magic weapon which inflicts 4-11 (d8+3) hit points of damage. Against golems, the rod does 8-22 (2d8+6) hit points of damage, any score of 20 or better completely destroys the monster, but any hit upon a golem drains 1 charge. The rod does normal damage (4-11) versus creatures of the outer planes such as demons, devils, and night hags. Any score of 20 or better draws off 1 charge and causes triple damage: (d8+3)x3. The rod cannot be recharged.

Staves

Unless inapplicable or otherwise specified, staves function at the 8th level of magic-use, i.e. their spell discharge is that of an 8th level of experience magic-user with respect to range, duration, area of effect.

The magic functions of a staff generally require only 2 segments to discharge, but the device must then build up power again, and this requires 8 segments.

Damage is nominally 8d6 with respect to fireballs, lightning bolts, etc.

Staff of Command

This device has three functions, only two of which will be effective if the wielder is a magic-user, but all three work when the staff is in a cleric’s hands. The 3 functions are:

Human influence: This power duplicates that of the ring of the same name. Each suggestion or charm draws 1 charge from the staff.
Mammal control/animal control: This power functions only as mammal control (as the ring of that name) when the staff is used by a magic-user, but in the hands of a cleric it is animal control (as the potion of that name, all types of animals listed). Either use drains 1 charge per turn or fraction thereof.
Plant control: This function duplicates that of the potion of the same name, but for each 1” square area of plants controlled for 1 turn or less 1 charge is used. A magic-user cannot control plants at all.

The staff can be recharged.

Staff of Curing

This device can cure disease, cure blindness, cure wounds (6-21 hit points - 3d6 + 3), or cure insanity. Each function drains 1 charge . The device can be used but once per day on any person (dwarf, elf, gnome, half-elf, halfling, half-orc included), and no function may be employed more than twice per day, i.e. the staff can only function 8 times during a 24 hour period. It can be recharged.

Staff of the Magi

This potent staff contains many spell powers and other functions as well so as to be a walking arsenal in one device. The staff has the following powers which do not drain charges:

Detect Magic
Enlarge
Hold Portal
Light
Protection from Evil/Good

The following powers drain 1 charge per usage:

Invisibility
Fireball
Knock
Lightning Bolt
Pyrotechnics
Ice Storm
Web
Wall of Fire
Dispel Magic
Passwall

These powers drain 2 charges per usage:

Whirlwind
Conjure Elemental
Plane travel
Telekinesis

The whirlwind is identical to that caused by a djinni (see the MONSTER MANUAL).

Plane travel is a form of astral projection, but it actually brings the body of the plane traveler, and up to 6 others, to the planes outside the Prime Material (not including the Prime Material Planes). [cf. plane shift] When this magic is exercised, the individual is able to cross into the various planes, including those normally reached by the Ethereal Plane (Inner Planes), as that plane can be reached and then used to get to those it touches upon. Note that this form of travel does offer the hazard of ending up in a place not desired. There is a 12% chance of traveling to the wrong plane (not counting the Prime Material).

The staff can be used to conjure elemental (q.v.) of one type each per day, each having 8 hit dice.

Telekinesis is at 8th level also, i.e. 200 pounds maximum weight.

The staff of the magi adds +2 to all saving throws versus magic. The staff can be used to absorb magic-user spell energy directed at its wielder, but if the staff absorbs energy beyond its charge limit it will explode just as if a “retributive strike” (see below) had been made.

The spell levels of energy absorbed count only as recharging the staff, but they cannot be redirected immediately, so if absorption is desired, that is the only action possible by the staff wielder that round. Note also that the wielder has no idea of how many spell levels are cast at him, for the staff does not communicate this knowledge as does a rod of absorption (q.v.). Therefore, absorbing spells can be risky. Absorption is the only way this staff can be recharged.

Retributive strike is a breaking of the staff. It must be purposeful and declared by the magic-user wielding it. When this is done, all levels of spell energy in the staff are released in a globe of 3” radius. All creatures within 1” of the broken staff take hit points of damage equal to 8 times the number of spell levels of energy (1 to 25), those between 1” and 2” take 6x levels, and those 2” to 3” distant take 4x levels. Successful saving throws versus magic indicate only one-half damage is sustained. The magic-user breaking the staff has a 50% chance of plane traveling to another plane of existence, but if he or she does not, the explosive release of spell energy totally destroys him or her. This, and the staff of power, are the only magic items capable of a retributive strike.

Staff of Power

The staff of power is also a very potent magic item, with offensive and defensive abilities. It has these powers:

Continual Light
Magic Missile
Lightning Bolt
Darkness, 5 ft. radius
Ray of Enfeeblement
Levitation
Cone of Cold
Fireball

These functions cost 1 charge each.

The following powers drain 2 charges each:

Shield, 5 ft. radius
Globe of Invulnerability
Paralyzation

Paralyzation is a ray from the end of the staff which extends in a cone 4” long and 2” wide at its base.

The wielder of this staff gains +2 on armor class and saving throws. He or she may use the staff to smite opponents. It strikes as a +2 magic weapon and does 3-8 hit points of damage; if 1 charge is expended, the staff does double damage, but 2 charges do not triple damage.

A staff of power can be broken for a retributive strike (cf. staff of the magi). The staff can be recharged. You may determine alternate powers shown by random die roll.

Staff of the Serpent

There are two varieties of this staff, the “Python” and the “Adder”.

The python strikes as a +2 magic weapon and does 3-8 hit points of damage when it hits. If the cleric throws the staff to the ground, its 6 ft. lengthens and thickens to become a constrictor snake, 25 ft. long (AC 3, 49 hit points, 9” movement). This happens in 1 round. The snake will entwine if it scores a hit, the opponent being constricted for 4-10 hit points of damage per round, and the victim will be so engaged until it or the python is destroyed. Note that the python will return to its owner upon command. If it is destroyed while in snake form the staff is destroyed.
The adder strikes as a +1 magic weapon and does 2-4 hit points of damage when it hits. Upon command the head of the staff becomes that of an actual serpent (AC 5, 20 hit points). This head remains for 1 full turn. When a hit is scored, damage is not increased, but the victim must save versus poison or be slain. Only evil clerics will employ an adder staff. If the snake head is killed, the staff is destroyed.

Neither staff has or requires charges. 60% of these staves are pythons.

Staff of Striking

This oaken staff is the equivalent of a +3 magic weapon. (If weapon vs. armor type adjustment is made, the staff of striking is always treated as the most favorable weapon type vs. any armor.) It causes 4-9 (d6+3) points of damage when a hit is scored. This expends a charge. If 2 charges are expended, bonus damage is doubled (d6+6); if 3 charges are expended, bonus damage is tripled (d6+9). No more than 3 charges can be expended per strike. The staff can be recharged.

Staff of Withering

The staff of withering is a +1 magic weapon. A hit from it causes 2-5 points of damage. If 2 charges are expended when a hit is scored, the creature struck will also age 10 years, its abilities and life span adjusted for the resulting age increase. If 3 charges are expended when a hit is made, one of the opponent creature’s limbs can be made to shrivel and become useless unless it saves versus magic (check by random number generation for which member is struck). Note that ageless creatures (undead, demons, devils, etc.) cannot be aged or withered. Each effect of the staff is cumulative, so that 3 charges will score damage, age, and wither. Aging a dwarf is of little effect, while aging a dragon could actually aid the creature.

Wands

Wands perform at 6th level of experience with respect to the damage they cause, range, duration, area of effect, etc. unless otherwise stated.

At your option 1% of all wands are trapped to backfire.

Wand of Conjuration

Grasping of this device enables a magic-user to immediately recognize any cast or written magic-user conjuration/summoning spell (unseen servant, monster summoning, conjure elemental, death spell, invisible stalker, limited wish, symbol, maze, gate, prismatic sphere, wish). The wand has the following powers which require expenditure of 1 charge:

Unseen Servant
Monster Summoning*

* A maximum of 6 charges may be expended, 1 per level of the monster summoning, or 6 monster summoning I, 3 monster summoning II, 2 monster summoning III, or any combination totaling 6. The magic-user must be of a sufficient experience level to cast the appropriate summoning spell. The monster summoning takes 5 segments.

The wand can also conjure up a curtain of blackness—a veil of total black which absorbs all light. The curtain of blackness can cover a maximum area of 600 square feet (60 ft. x 10 ft., 40 ft. x 15 ft., 30 ft. x 20 ft.), but it must stretch from ceiling to floor, wall to wall. The curtain costs 2 charges to conjure. The veil of total lightlessness can be penetrated only by physical means or magic.

The wand also enables its wielder to construct a prismatic sphere (or wall), one color at a time, red to violet, at a 1 charge per color cost.

Each function of the wand takes 5 segments of time, and only 1 function per round is possible. The wand may be recharged.

Wand of Enemy Detection

This wand gives off a pulse and points in the direction of any hostile creature(s) intent upon the bearer of the device. The creature(s) can be invisible, ethereal, astral, out of phase, hidden, disguised, or in plain sight. Detection range is a 6” sphere. The function requires 1 charge to operate for 1 turn. The wand can be recharged.

Wand of Fear

When the fear wand is activated a pale amber ray springs from the tip of the wand, a cone 6” long by 2” in base diameter, which flashes on in 1 segment and instantly disappears. Each creature touched by the ray must save versus a wand or react as per the fear spell (first level cleric spell, remove fear reversal), i.e. turn and move at fastest possible speed away from the wand user for 6 rounds. Each usage costs 1 charge. It can operate but once per round. The wand can be recharged.

Wand of Fire

This wand can be employed in 4 separate functions which duplicate the following magic-user spells:

Burning Hands: The wand emits a plane of fire, a fan-shaped sheet 10 ft. wide at its terminus and 12 ft. long. Each creature touched takes 6 hit points of damage. The plane appears in 1 segment, shoots forth its dark red flames, and snuffs out in less than 1 second. It expends 1 charge.
Pyrotechnics: This function exactly duplicates the spell of the same name. It requires 2 segments to activate. It expends 1 charge.
Fireball: The wand coughs forth a pea-sized sphere which streaks out to the desired range (or to a maximum range of 16”) and bursts in a fiery violet-red blast, exactly as a fireball cast by a spell of that name would. The function takes 2 segments. It expends 2 charges. The fireball does 6 hit dice of damage, but all 1’s rolled are counted as 2’s, i.e. the burst does 12-36 hit points. A saving throw versus wand is applicable.
Wall of Fire: The wand can be used to draw a fiery curtain of purplish-red flames which exactly duplicates the wall of fire spell cast by a magic-user, i.e. a sheet of flame 12 square “ (1” x 12”, 2” x 6”, 3” x 4”, etc.) which lasts for 6 rounds, causes 8-18 hit points damage (2d6+6) if touched (2-8 hit points if within 1” of the fire, 1-4 if within 2”), and can also be made as a ring-shape around the wand user (but the circle is only 2 ¼” in diameter). This function requires 3 segments. It expends 2 charges.

The wand of fire can operate but once per round. It can be recharged.

Wand of Frost

A frost wand can perform 3 functions which duplicate magic-user spells:

Ice storm: A silvery ray springs forth from the wand and in 1 segment an ice (or sleet) storm occurs up to 6” distant from the wand holder. This function requires 1 charge.
Wall of ice: The silvery ray will form a wall of ice, 6 inches thick, and a square area equal to 6” (1” x 6”, 2” x 3”, etc.) in 2 segments at a cost of 1 charge.
Cone of cold: Dancing white crystalline motes spray forth from the wand in a cone with a 6” length and a terminal diameter of 2” . The cold comes forth in 2 segments but lasts but 1 second. The temperature is c. -100° F., and damage is 6 hit dice, treating all 1’s rolled as 2’s (6d6, 12-36). The cost is 2 charges per use. Saving throw versus a wand is applicable.

The wand can function but once per round, and may be recharged.

Wand of Illumination

This wand has 4 separate functions, 3 of which approximate magic-user spells, and 1 of which is singular:

Dancing lights: In 1 segment the wand will produce this effect at a cost of 1 charge.
Light: The illumination wand sends forth light in 2 segments time at an expenditure of 1 charge.
Continual light: This function requires only 2 segments to perform, but the cost is 2 charges.
Sunburst: When this effect is called forth, the wand delivers a sudden flash of brilliant greenish-white light, with blazing golden rays. The range of this sunburst is 12” maximum, and its duration is but 1/10 of a second. Its area of effect is a globe of 4” diameter. Any undead within this globe take 6-36 hit points of damage, with no saving throw. Creatures within or facing the burst must save versus a wand or be blinded for 2-12 segments and unable to do anything during that period. (Of course, the creatures in question must have ocular organs sensitive to the visible light spectrum). The function requires 3 segments and expends 3 charges.

The wand can be recharged.

Wand of Illusion

The illusion wand creates both audible and visual illusions (cf. audible glamer, phantasmal force). The wand emits an invisible ray, with a 14” maximum range. The effect takes 3 segments to commence. The wand wielder must concentrate on the illusion in order to maintain it, but he or she may move normally (not melee) and still do so. Each portion - audible and visual - costs 1 charge to effect and 1 per round to continue. The wand may be recharged.

Wand of Lightning

This wand has 2 functions which closely resemble magic-user spells:

Shock: This function causes the recipient to toke 1-10 hit points of damage, with no saving throw, when struck in melee combat. Any “to hit” score discounts metallic armor and shield (giving opponents armor class 10) but not plain leather or wood. Magic bonuses on metallic armor do not affect armor class, but such items as a ring of protection do. The shock uses 1 charge.
Lightning bolt: The possessor of the wand can discharge a bolt of lightning. The stroke con be either the forked or straight bolt (cf. magic-user spell, lightning bolt). Damage is 12-36 (6d6, treating 1’s as 2’s), but a saving throw is applicable. This function uses 2 charges. It requires 2 segments to discharge.

The wand may be recharged. It can perform but 1 function per round.

Wand of Magic Detection

This wand is similar in operation to the enemy detection wand. If any form of magic is in operation, or a magic item exists, within a 3” radius, the magic detection wand will pulse and point to the strongest source. Note that the wand will point to a person upon whom a spell has been cast. Operation requires 1 round, and successive rounds will point out successively less powerful magic radiations. The category of magic (abjuration, alteration, etc.) can be determined if one round is spent concentrating on the subject emanation. 1 charge is expended per turn (or fraction thereof) of use. Starting with the second round of continuous use, there is a 2% cumulative chance per round that the wand will temporarily malfunction and indicate non-magical items as magical, or vice-versa. The wand may be recharged.

Wand of Metal and Mineral Detection

This wand also has a 3” radius range and pulses and points to the largest mass of metal within its effective area of operation. However, the wielder can concentrate on a specific metal or mineral type (gold, platinum, quartz, beryl, diamond, corundum, etc.); if the specific type is within range the wand will point to any and all places it is located, and the wand possessor will know the approximate quantity as well. Each operation requires 1 round. Each charge powers the wand for 1 full turn. The wand may be recharged.

Wand of Magic Missiles

The missiles wand discharges magic missiles which are similar to those of the first level magic-user spell, magic missile. The device fires a magic missile which causes 2-5 hit points of damage. It operates as the spell of the same name, always hitting its target when wielded by a magic-user, otherwise requiring a “to hit” die roll. Each missile takes 3 segments to discharge, and costs 1 charge. A maximum of 2 may be expended in 1 round. The wand may be recharged.

Wand of Negation

This device operates to negate the spell or spell-like function(s) of rods, staves, wands and other magical items. The individual with the negation wand points the device, and a pale gray beam shoots forth to touch the target - device or individual. This will totally negate any wand function, and make any other spell or spell-like function from a device 75% likely to be negated, whether it is a low-level spell, or even if it is an ultra-powerful spell. Operation of the wand requires but 1 segment of a round. It can function but once per round, and each negation drains 1 charge. The wand cannot be recharged.

Wand of Paralyzation

This wand shoots forth a thin ray of bluish color to a maximum range of 6”. If the ray touches any creature it must save versus wands or be rigidly immobile for from 5-20 rounds. A save indicates the ray missed, and there is no effect. Each operation takes 3 segments and costs 1 charge. The wand may operate once per round. It may be recharged. (Note that as soon as the ray touches one creature it stops; the wand can attack only 1 target per round.)

Wand of Polymorphing

The polymorphing wand emits a green beam, a thin ray which darts forth to a maximum distance of 6”. If this beam touches any creature, it must make its saving throw versus wands (success indicating a miss) or be polymorphed (others) as the spell of the same name (q.v.). The wand wielder may opt to form the victim into a snail, frog, insect, etc. as long as the result is a small and inoffensive creature. The possessor of the wand may elect to touch a creature with the device instead. When this is done (unwilling creatures must be hit and they are also entitled to a saving throw) the recipient is surrounded by dancing motes of sparkling emerald light, and then transforms into whatever creature-shape the wand wielder has stated. This is the same magical effect as the polymorph (self) spell (q.v.). Either function requires 3 segments. Each draws 1 charge. Only 1 function per round is possible. The wand may be recharged.

Wand of Secret Door and Trap Location

This wand has an effective radius of 1 ½” for secret door location, 3” for trap location. When the wand is energized it will pulse and point to whichever thing it is to locate if a secret door/trap is within location range. Note that it locates either one or the other, not both during one operation. It requires 1 round to function and draws 1 charge. The wand may be recharged.

Wand of Wonder

The wand of wonder is a strange and unpredictable device which will generate any number of strange effects, randomly, each time it is used. The usual effects are shown on the table below, but you may alter those for any or all of these wands in your campaign as you see fit, although it is recommended that you follow the pattern shown. The functions of the wand are:

The wand uses 1 charge per function. It may not be recharged. Where applicable, saving throws should be made.