Magic Rods

A magic rod is a sturdy magical device, with all the qualities of a Light Mace. While each rod varies greatly in design and appearance, they are all built solidly enough to whap things upside the head with them, without any fear of damaging the rod. As a result, when wielding a rod, in addition to being able to use it to cast a spell, you also threaten enemies within your reach, can provide flanks for your allies, and you can make melee attacks with the rod using the stats for a light mace, including attacks of opportunity.

Each magic rod is also enchanted to cast a single spell, of spell level 4 or less. Casting the spell from the rod is a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity, just as with casting a spell. You may make a Bailiwick check to cast the spell defensively, even if you are not a caster. The DC of this check is 10 + (Spell Level x 4). If you succeed, you cast the spell without provoking an attack of opportunity. If you fail, you still cast the spell, but you also provoke attacks of opportunity from each enemy that is threatening you.

Spells cast from a rod do not use the wielder's stats or level to determine their effects. Instead, the caster level of the rod itself is used to determine all variable effects, such as the save DC, damage (or healing) dealt, etc.

You cannot mana burn spells that you cast from a rod.

Rods have 50 charges in them when they are new, and they can never hold more than 50 charges. Each time you cast a spell from the rod, it permanently uses up one of those charges. Once all 50 charges are expended, the rod becomes inert until it is recharged. Rods can be recharged by purchasing a Manastone.

Each time you cast the spell from the rod, you must make a Use Magic Device check to cast it, unless the spell is a spell that is present on your character class' class spell list. Even if you are too low level to cast the spell normally, or you haven't learned that spell, as long as you could learn it eventually from your class spell list, you can skip this check. Everyone else needs to make the check. The DC of the check is 5 + (2x caster level of the rod). If you succeed on the check, the spell is cast. If you fail the check by 4 or less (a normal failure), you waste the standard action and nothing happens. If you roll a natural 1 or fail the check by 5 or more (a critical failure), you waste the action, no spell is cast, but a charge is used up on the rod.

While a rod can only contain a spell of spell level 4 or lower (and never more than one spell), the caster level of the rod can be anything from the minimum required to cast a spell of that level all the way up to caster level 35. Higher caster levels on rods cost more, needless to say, but they often improve the efficacy of the spell being cast. As a result, it is usually advantageous to buy a rod with a higher caster level than the minimum, if you can afford to do so. See the table below to determine the cost for purchasing a rod at any caster level.

Rod Costs By Caster Level

Spell Level	CL 1	CL 2	CL 3	CL 4	CL 5	CL 6	CL 7	CL 8	CL 9	CL 10
1st	750	1,688	2,813	4,125	5,625	7,500	9,375	12,000	15,000	18,750
2nd	-	-	4,500	6,600	9,000	12,000	15,000	19,200	24,000	30,000
3rd	-	-	-	-	11,250	15,000	18,750	24,000	30,000	37,500
4th	-	-	-	-	-	-	22,500	28,800	36,000	45,000

Spell Level	CL 11	CL 12	CL 13	CL 14	CL 15	CL 16	CL 17	CL 18	CL 19	CL 20
1st	23,250	28,125	34,125	42,000	53,250	72,375	97,500	135,000	180,000	240,000
2nd	37,200	45,000	54,600	67,200	85,200	115,800	156,000	216,000	288,000	384,000
3rd	46,500	56,250	68,250	84,000	106,500	144,750	195,000	270,000	360,000	480,000
4th	55,800	67,500	81,900	100,800	127,800	173,700	234,000	324,000	432,000	576,000

Spell Level	CL 21	CL 22	CL 23	CL 24	CL 25	CL 26	CL 27	CL 28	CL 29	CL 30
1st	318,750	427,500	566,250	750,000	975,000	1,312,500	1,725,000	2,325,000	3,075,000	4,087,500
2nd	510,000	684,000	906,000	1,200,000	1,560,000	2,100,000	2,760,000	3,720,000	4,920,000	6,540,000
3rd	637,500	855,000	1,132,500	1,500,000	1,950,000	2,625,000	3,450,000	4,650,000	6,150,000	8,175,000
4th	765,000	1,026,000	1,359,000	1,800,000	2,340,000	3,150,000	4,140,000	5,580,000	7,380,000	9,810,000

Spell Level	CL 31	CL 32	CL 33	CL 34	CL 35
1st	5,400,000	7,087,500	9,375,000	12,412,500	16,537,500
2nd	8,640,000	11,340,000	15,000,000	19,860,000	26,460,000
3rd	10,800,000	14,175,000	18,750,000	24,825,000	33,075,000
4th	12,960,000	17,010,000	22,500,000	29,790,000	39,690,000

Templates For New Items

• First item in a clade and the family description
• Each item after first
• Aggregated Family Page
• Table Row Per Item - use on tables listing items by slot (e.g. Magic Rods page)
• Table Row Per Family - use on main magic items table page (i.e. Magic Items page)

• Solo items not in a clade (e.g. rods)

• Weapon Base Prices - used as base price for all items unless price-nudge field is left blank

Example Magic Rods

Magic Item Name	Description	Cost
Light Caduceus Rod	Allows wielder to cast Cure Light Wounds as a standard action.	750 gp
Moderate Caduceus Rod	Allows wielder to cast Cure Moderate Wounds as a standard action.	4,500 gp
Serious Caduceus Rod	Allows wielder to cast Cure Serious Wounds as a standard action.	11,250 gp
Critical Caduceus Rod	Allows wielder to cast Cure Critical Wounds as a standard action.	22,500 gp