Dungeons and Dragons – Mystara
Magical Item – Staff of Striking
- Type: Staff
- Rarity: Very Rare, Geansi (Fire) Relic
- Original Source: Dungeon Masters Guide (dmg203)
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Base Item – Staff of Striking
Very Rare Item Value
Price: (1d4+1) x10,000 gp (20,000 to 50,000 gp) – 50% for consumable items
Base Price: 30,000 gp or 15,000 gp for expendable
Expendable Items can be attuned on use, at the cost of a random attuned item and slot.
Cursed Items auto attune on use and replace a random attuned item and slot.
Magical Items
C – Common, U – Uncommon, R – Rare, VR – Very Rare, L – Legendary, A – Artefact, Cu – Cursed
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- Magical Item – Very Rare – Staff of Striking – 30,000 gp
- Standard: The staff is magical and cannot be broken or damage outside of a anti-magic zone.
- Attunement: While using it as a weapon it grants a + 3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.
- The staff has 10 charges. When you hit with a melee attack using it, you can expend up to 3 of its charges. For each charge you expend, the target takes an extra ld6 force damage. The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff becomes a non-magical quarterstaff
- Relic: If you are Human you can attune to this item without using an item slot if you are a wizard. The staff also serves as a Focus. If you are Thyatian you also gain three extra dice of damage.
Example Campaign Items – Staff of Striking
- Nithian Talking Stick (W055)
Nithian Talking Stick (W055)
- Magical Item – Very Rare – Nithian Talking Stick – 30,000 gp
- Standard: The staff is magical and cannot be broken or damage outside of a anti-magic zone. While holding this item up amongst wizards, you will be given the right to talk or interrupt what they are saying giving you advantage on diplomacy rolls.
- Attunement: While using it as a weapon it grants a + 3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it. If you are interrupted while taking or catch someone in a lie, you have advantage on attack rolls against that target until the end of the month.
- The staff has 10 charges. When you hit with a melee attack using it, you can expend up to 3 of its charges. For each charge you expend, the target takes an extra ld6 force damage. The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff becomes a non-magical quarterstaff
- Relic: If you are Human you can attune to this item without using an item slot if you are a wizard. The staff also serves as a Focus. If you are Thyatian you also gain three extra dice of damage.
Original Item – Staff of Striking
Source: Dungeon Masters Guide (dmg203)
STAFF OF STRIKING
Staff, very rare (requires attunement)
This staff can be wielded as a magic quarterstaff that grants a + 3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with it.
The staff has 10 charges. When you hit with a melee attack using it, you can expend up to 3 of its charges. For each charge you expend, the target takes an extra ld6 force damage. The staff regains 1d6 + 4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff becomes a non-magical quarterstaff.
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