Sundering a magic staff

[juliaromero]

Is it just as easy to sunder a magic staff (without enhancement bonus) like a Staff of Evocation as a regular old mundane staff? If so, how do you repair them? And if you repair them, are they right back to being just the same as they were when they were sudnered (same number of charges and everything)?

If it's broken in half, do you only have to repair 1 hp with a spell or equivalent to restore it to full function?

 

[dcollins]

On the breaking issue, you'll hear different answers. Sundering specifically mentions weapons & shields as targets -- probably a staff qualifies. If it is a target only enhancement bonuses would add to hit points.

On the repairing issue, the rules are quite clear, I actually think the magic is irreversibly lost if it gets broken (or other charged items). Some crafting feats say you can use it repair magic items (Craft Arms & Armor, Wondrous Items, Forge Ring), but Craft Staff does not.

 

[juliaromero]

Well, even if it's not a weapon, it can still be attacked and broken since there are rules for attacking held items like that too. So it is definitely a target one way or the other. Seems a bit silly that you can make a 200,000 gp super powerful magic staff that a first level fighter could break with one hit.

Looks like a decent area for house rules. Maybe hp and hardness based on market price, using an extrapolation from the weapon enhancement bonuses as a base.