Rod of Signalling

Rod of Signalling

CL 1 Magic Rod • Weak Evocation

Cost: 500 gp

Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is made of a glowing mass of twisted silk fibers treated with some magical unguent to make them as sturdy as a timber of wood. The command word is in Jeen, the language of light. It creates enormous, soundless, bursts of pure light, of any color or hue desired, steady or strobing, as dim as desired up to a maximum intensity determined by the level of the rod. Tales abound of heroes averting disaster with these rods in times of peril.

Wielders of this rod can utter a command word up to once per round as a standard action to cast a Flare spell, using up one charge from the rod. Instead, the rod can be activated as a swift action for the cost of three charges, or the rod may be activated as an immediate action for the cost of five charges, but only once each round in total.

When the wielder pronounces the command word, they instantly create a burst of light. If the wielder causes the light to burst in front of a single creature within 30 feet of their space, that creature is dazzled until the end of the encounter unless it makes a successful Fortitude save against a DC defined by the creator level of the rod. Even a creature that succeeds on the saving throw is Dazzled until the start of the wielder's next turn. Sightless creatures are not affected by this light.

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.

The burst of light created can instead be useful for long-range signaling, as various colors and intensities can be created, and clever players (or NPC's) may choose to work out signaling methods using this device, since the light can be caused to erupt anywhere within 30 feet of the wielder. When used this way, the light from the rod can be seen by anyone within 100 yards times the creator level of the rod during daytime, or when cast in the presence of other sources of bright light. However, when cast at night or in conditions of dim light, the light can be seen as far as there is line of sight, to a maximum of one mile per creator level of the rod.

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	13	1d4
2	1,125 gp	14	2d4
3	1,875 gp	14	3d4
4	2,750 gp	15	4d4
5	3,750 gp	16	5d4
6	5,000 gp	17	6d4
7	6,250 gp	17	7d4
8	8,000 gp	18	8d4
9	10,000 gp	18	9d4
10	12,500 gp	19	10d4
11	15,500 gp	20	11d4
12	18,750 gp	21	12d4
13	22,750 gp	22	13d4
14	28,000 gp	23	14d4
15	35,500 gp	25	15d4
16	48,250 gp	26	16d4
17	65,000 gp	26	17d4
18	90,000 gp	27	18d4
19	120,000 gp	28	19d4
20	160,000 gp	29	20d4

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
21	212,500 gp	30	21d6
22	285,000 gp	31	22d6
23	377,500 gp	32	23d6
24	500,000 gp	33	24d6
25	650,000 gp	34	25d6
26	875,000 gp	35	26d6
27	1,150,000 gp	36	27d6
28	1,550,000 gp	37	28d6
29	2,050,000 gp	39	29d6
30	2,725,000 gp	40	30d6
31	3,600,000 gp	42	31d6
32	4,725,000 gp	43	32d6
33	6,250,000 gp	44	33d6
34	8,275,000 gp	45	34d6
35	11,025,000 gp	46	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).