Sledgehammer Rod

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Sledgehammer Rod

Sledgehammer Rod

CL 5 Magic Rod • Weak Abjuration
Cost: 11,250 gp
Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is in the shape of a long wooden haft, capped by a hammer-head of silver. When swung with intent toward a target or targets, while the command phrase is uttered, the rod emits a heavy 'thud' as if swung full-strength against a tree.

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

When activated, this rod hurls one or more fist-sized balls of force (each resembling a sphere of spikes) to ram one target creature, plus one per 10 creator levels of the rod (drop fractions; max 4 at level 30). The targets must all be within 30 feet of the wielders space, and all creatures or unattended objects you choose must be within 20 feet of each other. Each creature targeted suffers damage as noted below of buffeting (physical, uncommon) damage, and is Pushed one square away from your space, plus one additional square per ten creator levels of the rod (1 square up to 10th, 2 squares 11th to 20th, 3 squares 21st to 30th, max 4 squares at 31st and above). If any creature makes a saving throw as described below, they take half damage and are not Pushed. Like all Forced Movement, creatures may fall prone to stop the movement at any time. This spell pushes an unattended object struck by it 20 feet away from you, provided it is size Small or less. This spell cannot move creatures or objects beyond your range. This spell does not inflict Sunders or do Siege Damage.


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
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- -  - -
- -  - -
5 11,250 gp  19 5d6
6 15,000 gp  20 6d6
7 18,750 gp  20 7d6
8 24,000 gp  21 8d6+8
9 30,000 gp  21 9d6+9
10 37,500 gp  22 10d6+10
11 46,500 gp  23 11d6+11
12 56,250 gp  24 12d6+12
13 68,250 gp  25 13d6+13
14 84,000 gp  26 14d6+14
15 106,500 gp  28 15d6+15
16 144,750 gp  29 16d6+32
17 195,000 gp  29 17d6+34
18 270,000 gp  30 18d6+36
19 360,000 gp  31 19d6+38
20 480,000 gp  32 20d6+40
Creator Level Cost Save DC Damage Dealt
21 637,500 gp  33 21d6+42
22 855,000 gp  34 22d6+44
23 1,132,500 gp  35 23d6+46
24 1,500,000 gp  36 24d6+72
25 1,950,000 gp  37 25d6+75
26 2,625,000 gp  38 26d6+78
27 3,450,000 gp  39 27d6+81
28 4,650,000 gp  40 28d6+84
29 6,150,000 gp  42 29d6+87
30 8,175,000 gp  43 30d6+90
31 10,800,000 gp  45 31d6+93
32 14,175,000 gp  46 32d6+128
33 18,750,000 gp  47 33d6+132
34 24,825,000 gp  48 34d6+136
35 33,075,000 gp  49 35d6+140

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 20 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 5,625 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).