RODS
Rods are scepter-like devices that have unique magical powers and usually do not have any charges. Anyone can use a rod (though metamagic rods have no effect when used by creatures that cannot cast spells). Normal metamagic rods can be used with spells of 6th level or lower. Lesser rods can be used with spells of 3rd level or lower, while greater rods can be used with spells of 9th level or lower. Other forms of magic rods have widely varying uses, but unless otherwise noted, you must be holding a rod to use its abilities.
Table 1–8: Rods
Lesser Medium Rods Price
Apocalyptic metamagic rod, lesser 3,000 gp
Authoritative metamagic rod, lesser 3,000 gp
Blissful metamagic rod, lesser 3,000 gp
Crypt metamagic rod, lesser 3,000 gp
Tumultuous metamagic rod, lesser 3,000 gp
Stygian metamagic rod, lesser 9,000 gp
Apocalyptic metamagic rod 11,000 gp
Authoritative metamagic rod 11,000 gp
Blissful metamagic rod 11,000 gp
Crypt metamagic rod 11,000 gp
Tumultuous metamagic rod 11,000 gp
Lesser Major Rods Price
Apocalyptic metamagic rod, greater 24,500 gp
Authoritative metamagic rod, greater 24,500 gp
Blissful metamagic rod, greater 24,500 gp
Crypt metamagic rod, greater 24,500 gp
Tumultuous metamagic rod, greater 24,500 gp
Rod of vicious ghosts 26,000 gp
Stygian metamagic rod 32,500 gp
Greater Major Rods Price
Forked rod 50,000 gp
Stygian metamagic rod, greater 73,000 gp
Rod of Metamagic, Apocalyptic
Source Planar Adventures pg. 50
Aura strong (no school) CL 17th
Slot none; Price 3,000 gp (lesser), 11,000 gp (normal), 24,500 gp (greater); Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The wielder of this metamagic rod can cast up to three spells per day that blast terrain as though using the Apocalyptic Spell feat.
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, Apocolyptic Spell; Cost 1,500 gp (lesser), 5,500 gp (normal), 12,250 gp (greater)
Rod of Metamagic, Authoritative
Source Planar Adventures pg. 50
Aura strong (no school) CL 17th
Slot none; Price 3,000 gp (lesser), 11,000 gp (normal), 24,500 gp (greater); Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The wielder of this metamagic rod can cast up to three spells per day that constrain the targets as though using the Authoritative Spell feat
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, Authoritative Spell; Cost 1,500 gp (lesser), 5,500 gp (normal), 12,250 gp (greater)
Rod of Metamagic, Blissful
Source Planar Adventures pg. 51
Aura strong (no school) CL 17th
Slot none; Price 3,000 gp (lesser), 11,000 gp (normal), 24,500 gp (greater); Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The wielder of this metamagic rod can cast up to three spells per day that enliven or pacify targets as though using the Blissful Spell feat.
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, Blissful Spell; Cost 1,500 gp (lesser), 5,500 gp (normal), 12,250 gp (greater)
Rod of Metamagic, Crypt
Source Planar Adventures pg. 51
Aura strong (no school) CL 17th
Slot none; Price 3,000 gp (lesser), 11,000 gp (normal), 24,500 gp (greater); Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The wielder of this metamagic rod can cast up to three spells per day that condemn the targets as though using the Crypt Spell feat.
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, Crypt Spell; Cost 1,500 gp (lesser), 5,500 gp (normal), 12,250 gp (greater)
Forked Rod
Source Planar Adventures pg. 51
Aura moderate divination CL 9th
Slot none; Price 50,000 gp; Weight 3 lbs.
Description
This bifurcated mithral rod resembles an oversized tuning fork. The forked rod acts as a focus for plane shift, but the plane to which it is attuned to can be adjusted as a standard action—a forked rod can be attuned to any plane that a common tuning fork (see plane shift) can be attuned to. Once per day, a forked rod can be used to cast plane shift to the plane it is currently attuned to. Three times per day as a standard action, the user can attack a creature or object with a forked rod as if it were a +1 light mace. On a hit, the forked rod deals no damage, but affects the target with dimensional anchor for 9 minutes. As long as a target is affected in this way, the forked rod is inert and cannot be used to cast plane shift, as a focus for plane shift, or to affect another target with dimensional anchor.
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, dimensional anchor, plane shift; Cost 25,000 gp
Rod of Vicious Ghosts
Source Planar Adventures pg. 51
Aura strong evocation CL 13th
Slot none; Price 26,000 gp; Weight 1 lb.
Description
Foreboding runes flow like shadows across the surface of this mithral rod. Up to three times per day while on the Ethereal Plane, the wielder of this short rod can affect creatures on the Material Plane with spells and spell-like abilities with the force descriptor. After using this ability, the wielder glows faintly and can be seen by creatures on the Material Plane and the Ethereal Plane. This glowing effect lasts for 1 minute and is otherwise identical to faerie fire.
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, ethereal jaunt; Cost 13,000 gp
Rod of Metamagic, Stygian
Source Planar Adventures pg. 51
Aura strong (no school) CL 17th
Slot none; Price 9,000 gp (lesser), 32,500 gp (normal), 73,000 gp (greater); Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The wielder of this metamagic rod can cast up to three spells per day that suppress memories as though using the Stygian Spell feat.
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, Stygian Spell; Cost 4,500 gp (lesser), 16,250 gp (normal), 36,500 gp (greater)
Rod of Metamagic, Tumultuous
Source Planar Adventures pg. 52
Aura strong (no school) CL 17th
Slot none; Price 3,000 gp (lesser), 11,000 gp (normal), 24,500 gp (greater); Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The wielder of this metamagic rod can cast up to three spells per day that scatter the targets as though using the Tumultuous Spell feat.
Construction
Requirements Craft Rod, Tumultuous Spell; Cost 1,500 gp (lesser), 5,500 gp (normal), 12,250 gp (greater)