Rod of the Slipstream

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Rod of the Slipstream

Rod of the Slipstream

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

This rod is shaped like a wooden stein, tall and stout, with a flip-up cap in the shape of a wooden shoe. It gurgles heavily when carried or moved, but it will not dispense a drop of liquid unless the command word is spoken, which causes a gout of watery oil to gush forth.

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

When the wielder pronounces the command word and presents the rod toward a creature within 30 feet of their space, the power of the rod causes a gush of watery oil to geyser forth and form a heavy puddle beneath the target's feet.

This low-cresting wave of watery oil then carries the target along the surface of water or the ground. When moving across level ground, the target's Walk speed increases by 10 feet. While swimming, the Slipstream effect increases the target's swim speed by 20 feet — if the target does not have a swim speed, this spell grants a swim speed of 20 ft.

If cast against an enemy creature, all of the above effects can be applied as penalties to the target's move speed, instead of increases. In such cases, the creature is allowed a Reflex saving throw against a target DC as defined below to reduce the movement reduction by half.

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

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).