Pickling Rod

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Pickling Rod

Pickling Rod

CL 1 Magic Rod • Weak Conjuration
Cost: 500 gp
Weight: 1 lbs.

Made of venombark, this rod has been alchemically treated to protect the wielder from the oils of the wood. Venombark is an unusually beautiful hardwood, with lines of orange and green weaving through its grain. The rod is narrow, less than an inch in diameter, but nearly 20 inches long. It has no end caps.

Wielders of this rod can utter a command word as a standard action to cast an Acid Splash spell, using up one charge from the rod.

With the command word given, the rod draws upon the energies of the earth, causing a small orb of caustic energy to form at the tip of the rod. With a twitch, you can fling it toward one enemy creature within 30 feet. You must succeed on a Ranged Touch Attack to hit your target. If it hits, the orb deals a number of points of acid (energy, common) damage based on the caster level of the rod.

There is no saving throw against this effect, nor does spell resistance apply.

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
1 500 gp  - 1d4
2 1,125 gp  - 2d4
3 1,875 gp  - 3d4
4 2,750 gp  - 4d4
5 3,750 gp  - 5d4
6 5,000 gp  - 6d4
7 6,250 gp  - 7d4
8 8,000 gp  - 8d4
9 10,000 gp  - 9d4
10 12,500 gp  - 10d4
11 15,500 gp  - 11d4
12 18,750 gp  - 12d4
13 22,750 gp  - 13d4
14 28,000 gp  - 14d4
15 35,500 gp  - 15d4
16 48,250 gp  - 16d4
17 65,000 gp  - 17d4
18 90,000 gp  - 18d4
19 120,000 gp  - 19d4
20 160,000 gp  - 20d4
Creator Level Cost Save DC Damage Dealt
21 212,500 gp  - 21d6
22 285,000 gp  - 22d6
23 377,500 gp  - 23d6
24 500,000 gp  - 24d6
25 650,000 gp  - 25d6
26 875,000 gp  - 26d6
27 1,150,000 gp  - 27d6
28 1,550,000 gp  - 28d6
29 2,050,000 gp  - 29d6
30 2,725,000 gp  - 30d6
31 3,600,000 gp  - 31d6
32 4,725,000 gp  - 32d6
33 6,250,000 gp  - 33d6
34 8,275,000 gp  - 34d6
35 11,025,000 gp  - 35d6

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 12 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 250 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).