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<blockquote data-quote="Eryndur" data-source="post: 4349737" data-attributes="member: 2910">Apologies if this has been discussed previously. Possible KotS spoilers follow.Running KotS last night, the party fought the group of hobs in Area 13, which contained a hob warcaster wielding a &quot;shock staff&quot;. When the party wizard saw the staff in action, he immediately stated his desire to have it. This threw me for an unexpected loop, because the item's stats are not listed in the PHB, nor was it outlined as treasure in the adventure. Furthermore, based on its stats in the monster block, it seems too powerful for 2nd level PCs.&nbsp; I didn't like doing it, but when the warcaster received his killing blow, I had the staff snap in half, rendering it useless. Has anyone come up with a way to handle this situation, which would seem to be a fairly common occurence? I mean, what happens when they fight Kalarel, and inevitably one of the PCs wants that Rod of Ruin? (and yes, I know the rod will most likely be sucked into the rift along with Kalarel, but still...)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eryndur, post: 4349737, member: 2910"] Apologies if this has been discussed previously. Possible KotS spoilers follow. Running KotS last night, the party fought the group of hobs in Area 13, which contained a hob warcaster wielding a "shock staff". When the party wizard saw the staff in action, he immediately stated his desire to have it. This threw me for an unexpected loop, because the item's stats are not listed in the PHB, nor was it outlined as treasure in the adventure. Furthermore, based on its stats in the monster block, it seems too powerful for 2nd level PCs. I didn't like doing it, but when the warcaster received his killing blow, I had the staff snap in half, rendering it useless. Has anyone come up with a way to handle this situation, which would seem to be a fairly common occurence? I mean, what happens when they fight Kalarel, and inevitably one of the PCs wants that Rod of Ruin? (and yes, I know the rod will most likely be sucked into the rift along with Kalarel, but still...) [/QUOTE]

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