Rod of the Battlefield

Rod of the Battlefield

CL 7 Magic Rod • Weak Conjuration

Cost: 22,500 gp

Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is made of wood and steel, and is carved with the fanciful likeness of a bow and arrow. When it is activated, it shudders and creaks in the hand like a hard-drawn bow, and the whistling of arrows and the twang of taut strings fills the air with the melody of death.

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

When the wielder pronounces the command word and presents the rod toward their foes, the device vibrates and shudders as magical arrows are conjured into existence from the rod and dash toward one or more targets the wielder chooses within 200 feet of the wielder. Each conjured arrow deals 1d6+1 points of spindling (physical, rare) damage per missile, and the number of missiles fired is equal to the creator level of the rod. However, you may never target more than five targets per casting of the rod, even if the number of arrows is greater than five, and no two targets may be more than 30 feet apart from each other. A single arrow can strike only one creature, after which they vanish.

The arrows strike unerringly as long as there is line of sight and line of effect to each target, even if the target is in melee combat, so long as it has less than total cover or total concealment. Specific parts of a creature can't be singled out. Objects are not damaged by the spell, and it cannot inflict Sunders.

There is no roll to-hit or saving throw for this effect. (Monsters with the minion role would get a REFL saving throw against this effect, using the saving throw listed below, based on the creator level of the rod.)

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
1	750 gp	14	-
2	1,688 gp	15	-
3	2,813 gp	15	-
4	4,125 gp	16	-
5	5,625 gp	17	-
6	7,500 gp	18	-
7	9,375 gp	18	-
8	12,000 gp	19	-
9	15,000 gp	19	-
10	18,750 gp	20	-
11	23,250 gp	21	-
12	28,125 gp	22	-
13	34,125 gp	23	-
14	42,000 gp	24	-
15	53,250 gp	26	-
16	72,375 gp	27	-
17	97,500 gp	27	-
18	135,000 gp	28	-
19	180,000 gp	29	-
20	240,000 gp	30	-

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
21	318,750 gp	31	-
22	427,500 gp	32	-
23	566,250 gp	33	-
24	750,000 gp	34	-
25	975,000 gp	35	-
26	1,312,500 gp	36	-
27	1,725,000 gp	37	-
28	2,325,000 gp	38	-
29	3,075,000 gp	40	-
30	4,087,500 gp	41	-
31	5,400,000 gp	43	-
32	7,087,500 gp	44	-
33	9,375,000 gp	45	-
34	12,412,500 gp	46	-
35	16,537,500 gp	47	-

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).