Critical Caduceus Rod

Critical Caduceus Rod

CL 7 Magic Rod • Weak Conjuration

Cost: 22,500 gp

Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is shaped like a caduceus — a pair of white snakes crossing back and forth among themselves, around a scepter. The two snakes face each other just under the head of the scepter, which is shaped like a pair of small white wings. The whole rod is somewhat heavy, but it is easy to grip.

Wielders of this rod can utter a command word as a standard action to cast a Cure Critical Wounds spell, using up one charge from the rod.

The rod issues a burst of positive energy that cures 8d8 points of damage +2 point per caster level (maximum +40) on a target within your reach. Against an unwilling target, you must make a melee touch attack as part of the same standard action as uttering the command word.

Since undead are powered by negative energy, this spell deals damage to them instead of curing their wounds. An undead creature can apply spell resistance, but receives no save against the damage, if you hit with your melee touch attack.

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
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7	22,500 gp	21	7d6+7
8	28,800 gp	22	8d6+8
9	36,000 gp	22	9d6+9
10	45,000 gp	23	10d6+10
11	55,800 gp	24	11d6+11
12	67,500 gp	25	12d6+24
13	81,900 gp	26	13d6+26
14	100,800 gp	27	14d6+28
15	127,800 gp	29	15d6+30
16	173,700 gp	30	16d6+32
17	234,000 gp	30	17d6+34
18	324,000 gp	31	18d6+54
19	432,000 gp	32	19d6+57
20	576,000 gp	33	20d6+60

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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 24 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 11,250 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).