Blasting Rod

Blasting Rod

CL 5 Magic Rod • Weak Evocation

Cost: 11,250 gp

Weight: 2 lbs.

This simple and popular Rod is typically made of wood or bone, carved in a gnarled, easily-gripped fashion. The 'business end' flares out into five prongs, which may or may not resemble fancful fingers, depending upon the skill and artistic inclinations of the Creator. In most cases, the tips of the prongs are capped with steel or iron tips, although some fancier Rods may have gemstones in that role. A Blasting Rod is popular with many adventurers for its good effect and simplicity: Point and shout. It produces a very satisfactory blast of destroying flames which can be used to solve many problems.

A Blasting Rod produces the spell Burning Hand of the Magus (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell). You must speak the command word in a loud, forceful manner, causing the prongs tipping the rod to be wreathed with burning fire. A boiling cone of searing flame shoots from the shuddering rod, filling a space fifteen feet on a side. This flame affects all creatures in a 3x3 space adjacent to your own space (a fifteen foot cone). Any creature caught wholly or partially in the area of the flames takes damage according to the Creator Level of the Rod (see below) as fire (energy, common) damage. Creatures affected are allowed a REFL saving throw against the CR of the Rod (see below) to reduce the damage by half as they step aside, dive for cover, or whip up a protective arm (or other appendage). Unattended flammable materials ignite if the flames touch them. A character can extinguish these burning items as a full-round action.

You can purchase this rod at a higher creator level than the minimum required to cast the spell. Doing so increases the potency of the spell as described above, but also increases the cost, as follows:

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
5	11,250 gp	19	5d6
6	15,000 gp	20	6d6
7	18,750 gp	20	7d6
8	24,000 gp	21	8d6+8
9	30,000 gp	21	9d6+9
10	37,500 gp	22	10d6+10
11	46,500 gp	23	11d6+11
12	56,250 gp	24	12d6+12
13	68,250 gp	25	13d6+13
14	84,000 gp	26	14d6+14
15	106,500 gp	28	15d6+15
16	144,750 gp	29	16d6+32
17	195,000 gp	29	17d6+34
18	270,000 gp	30	18d6+36
19	360,000 gp	31	19d6+38
20	480,000 gp	32	20d6+40

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
21	637,500 gp	33	21d6+42
22	855,000 gp	34	22d6+44
23	1,132,500 gp	35	23d6+46
24	1,500,000 gp	36	24d6+72
25	1,950,000 gp	37	25d6+75
26	2,625,000 gp	38	26d6+78
27	3,450,000 gp	39	27d6+81
28	4,650,000 gp	40	28d6+84
29	6,150,000 gp	42	29d6+87
30	8,175,000 gp	43	30d6+90
31	10,800,000 gp	45	31d6+93
32	14,175,000 gp	46	32d6+128
33	18,750,000 gp	47	33d6+132
34	24,825,000 gp	48	34d6+136
35	33,075,000 gp	49	35d6+140

This magic item does not require an attunement period, and grants its benefits immediately upon being worn or wielded.

Creation: Creator (Feat), Bailiwick Check (DC 20 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 5,625 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).