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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Richards" data-source="post: 216284" data-attributes="member: 508">71.  With some sovereign glue, you can attach all kinds of useful items to your immovable rod.  (Optionally, you might just tie them tightly with strong rope or cord.)  Attaching an immovable rod to the end of a spear of any length allows it to be set to receive a charge without you having to be right there as well.  This allows you to back up a bit and engage in some ranged attacks against your charging foe.72.  An immovable rod attached to a shield with sovereign glue allows you to "hang" your shield in midair and reap the benefits of cover while freeing up both hands.  Of course the shield remains stationary, so this works best in situations where you're planning on remaining in the same area (perhaps defending a narrow dungeon corridor) rather than instances where you'll be wading into melee combat.73.  If you activate the above-mentioned immovable rod-glued-to-a-shield horizontally, it makes a handy platform upon which you can perform actions requiring a little more standing room.  It's certainly easier firing a crossbow or casting a spell while standing on a surface the size of a shield than it is while balancing on something the size of a ladder rung.74.  If you attach an immovable rod to an everburning torch, you can "hang" it in the air so you've got a steady light source while keeping both of your hands free.  This also allows you to reposition the lighting to best effect.  A similar effect of limited duration occurs when you cast a light spell on an immovable rod.75.  Or, if you hang it high up in the air (you might need some sort of flight or levitation magic to do so), an immovable rod/everburning torch combo makes a handy flare, visible for miles around depending upon the weather conditions.76.  An immovable rod makes a handy place to tie your rope when you need to climb down a vertical shaft or pit to rescue a friend (or simply remove the treasure resting below).77.  On top of a castle's battlements, an immovable rod can play an important part against enemies storming the castle's walls.  Tie a rope around the middle of the rod and activate it level with the top of the crenelations, but about 4 or 5 feet out.  Balance a sturdy board across the castle battlement and the hanging immovable rod.  Now place on the board whatever you want to dump down on your enemies: rocks, broken glass, vials of acid, stone bowls of green slime - you're limited only by your imagination.  When you're ready for action, deactivate the immovable rod (you'll probably need to hit the button with a pole or something).  The board tips forward onto the enemy forces below, spilling its deadly contents.  The immovable rod, however, gets pulled up by the length of rope you wisely attached to it, and is ready for another similar use.  Obviously, you don't need an immovable rod to throw rocks down from a castle wall, but using the rod allows you to hurl down up to 8,000 pounds at a time!78.  You could practice your unarmed fighting techniques by hanging a punching bag in midair from an immovable rod.  The "punching bag" can be easily improvised with a large sack filled with dirt or sand.79.  At a carnival or fair, you could use an immovable rod to create a "dunking booth," where the object is to throw a ball and hit the button on the rod, deactivating it and causing the volunteer to fall into the pool of water below.80.  Guys might like hanging their shaving mirrors in midair so they can get a close shave each morning while out adventuring.</blockquote>

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