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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 216252" data-attributes="member: 508">Okay, from the "Reject" pile, here are "101 Uses for an Immovable Rod."  Some of these will be repeats of what's already been posted, but I didn't want to go through and pull them out...plus, "92 Uses" (or whatever) just doesn't have that ring to it, you know?I guess I'll post these in batches of 10.  (And if that doesn't bump up my post count, what will?)  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Johnathan- - - - - - - -1.  Okay, let's get this one out of the way:  One of the most obvious uses, in fact one that's even mentioned in the item's description (and illustrated on page 196 of the DMG), is using several immovable rods as a ladder.  In the illustration, Devis the bard has a series of five rods that he's placed at approximately 18-inch intervals and is using as a ladder.  This is all well and good, but as the item's description states, you really only need two immovable rods to form a ladder.  It works easiest if the two rods are tied together, using a 2-foot length of rope or so.  The process works as follows:  Put the first immovable rod in place and activate it.  Step up onto it, place the second rod in place as far as the rope will allow, and activate that one.  Hold the topmost rod in both hands, support your weight on it, and kick the bottom-most rod's button with your foot, deactivating it.  Pull yourself up onto the topmost rod, pull up the other rod by the rope, activate it as high as it will go, and repeat as necessary.2.  You can effectively bar a door by placing an activated immovable rod against it.  This does the same job as pounding an iron spike into the floor to bar a door, but is quicker, quieter, and works no matter what the floor is made of.  Some things to remember:  This only works if the hinges of the door are on the same side as the immovable rod (although depending upon the construction of the door knob, it might be possible to activate an immovable rod between the door knob and the door jam, preventing the door from being swung open).  It also does nothing to prevent a wooden door from being chopped apart.  However, the fact that it can be literally undone at the touch of a button means that you can have fun with your pursuers if you hear them giving the door the old heave-ho with their shoulders...  (Try doing that with an iron spike!)3.  You might also place an immovable rod above the door jam and hang small bells from it using twine or string.  That way, when the door opens it rings the bells and alerts you to intruders.  This is an inexpensive alarm system.4.  Immovable rods make handy portable coat racks ands such, providing you a place to hang your good cloak overnight when camping out in the wilderness.5.  And while you're camping out, why not activate your immovable rod above the campfire so you can hang the meat from your latest successful hunt (or maybe a pot of water for soup) at the appropriate level above the flames?6.  Then, at night, you might want to put all of your perishable goods in a backpack or large sack and hang it from the immovable rod so that it dangles in midair, away from overhanging tree limbs.  Otherwise, you might learn firsthand just how determined raccoons can be when it comes to stealing food!7.  You can hang a hammock between a pair of immovable rods and sleep in midair.  It's a good way to ensure you don't wake up in the morning with a rattlesnake, scorpion, or similar creature sharing your bedroll!8.  For those wishing to keep in shape (listen up, you fighters and monks!), an immovable rod allows you to practice your chin-ups and pull-ups whenever you've got a free moment.9.  You could also use it to "do the limbo," setting the immovable rod progressively lower and lower and practicing bending down backwards underneath it.  Rogues and monks might find this useful training, not only for keeping the body limber but getting in good practice in avoiding touch-triggered traps.10.  An immovable rod can also be used to settle once and for all just who's taller:  Balance it level upon one person's head, activate it, and have that person duck away.  Then see if the next person can stand up straight underneath it.  If there's room between the top of his head and the hovering rod, he's shorter; if he bumps his head on it, he's taller.</blockquote>

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