Rod of Ardent Light

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Rod of Ardent Light

Rod of Ardent Light

CL 3 Magic Rod • Weak Illusion
Cost: 4,500 gp
Weight: 4 lbs.

A rod of ardent light is a flat black rod of some cold metal. The black is quite pronounced, and much deeper than could be explained by normal smithing techniques. The ends are capped with white caps, again of an unusually vibrant white, that are just barely larger in diameter than the rod itself.

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

With the command word given, the rod fills a 25-foot diameter area within 200 feet of the wielder with a brilliant flash of shimmering light. All creatures in the area suffer an amount of light (energy, uncommon) damage based on the creator level of the rod, and are blinded for 1 round, unless they succeed on a Will save, with a DC based on the creator level of the rod. Creatures that succeed on the saving throw suffer only half damage, but the damage type becomes fictive (energy, uncommon), and are dazzled for 1 round (instead of blinded).

If a targeted creature has spell resistance, the wielder of the rod must first make a Bailiwick skill check against the target's Maneuver Defense. If they equal or exceed this number, the spell is resolved against the target as normal. If the check fails, the spell is cast from the rod (using up a charge) but has no effect on the target creature.

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
- -  - -
- -  - -
3 4,500 gp  16 3d6
4 6,600 gp  17 4d6
5 9,000 gp  18 5d6
6 12,000 gp  19 6d6
7 15,000 gp  19 7d6
8 19,200 gp  20 8d6
9 24,000 gp  20 9d6
10 30,000 gp  21 10d6
11 37,200 gp  22 11d6
12 45,000 gp  23 12d6+12
13 54,600 gp  24 13d6+13
14 67,200 gp  25 14d6+14
15 85,200 gp  27 15d6+15
16 115,800 gp  28 16d6+16
17 156,000 gp  28 17d6+17
18 216,000 gp  29 18d6+18
19 288,000 gp  30 19d6+19
20 384,000 gp  31 20d6+20
Creator Level Cost Save DC Damage Dealt
21 510,000 gp  32 21d6+21
22 684,000 gp  33 22d6+22
23 906,000 gp  34 23d6+23
24 1,200,000 gp  35 24d6+48
25 1,560,000 gp  36 25d6+50
26 2,100,000 gp  37 26d6+52
27 2,760,000 gp  38 27d6+54
28 3,720,000 gp  39 28d6+56
29 4,920,000 gp  41 29d6+58
30 6,540,000 gp  42 30d6+60
31 8,640,000 gp  44 31d6+62
32 11,340,000 gp  45 32d6+64
33 15,000,000 gp  46 33d6+66
34 19,860,000 gp  47 34d6+68
35 26,460,000 gp  48 35d6+70

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 16 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 2,250 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).