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<blockquote data-quote="ElectricDragon" data-source="post: 7631749" data-attributes="member: 10778"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Staff of Necromancy</span></strong></p><p>Strong necromancy; CL 13th; Craft Staff, <em>cause fear</em>, <em>circle of death</em>, <em>enervation</em>, <em>ghoul touch</em>, <em>halt undead</em>, <em>waves of fatigue</em>; 8,500 for material components (17-500gp powdered black pearls, 1 lb. ghoul lair dirt, 1 ounce garlic, 1 ounce sulfur); 65 days.[Extrapolated from Core Rules]</p><p></p><p><strong>Nethrancor’s versions:</strong></p><p><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> The complete spine of a humanoid or giant of the same size as the intended wielder; an appropriate amount of wood of the appropriate type (see below); 1 lb. of ghoul lair dirt; 17-500gp black pearls; 1 ounce of garlic; 1 ounce of sulfur; Craft Staff feat; <em>fabricate</em>; <em>cause fear</em>; <em>circle of death</em>; <em>enervation</em>; <em>ghoul touch</em>; <em>halt undead</em>; <em>waves of fatigue</em>; black silk robe (worth 1,000 gp); alchemical silver dagger; vial of ghoul saliva; and 1 humanoid or giant sacrifice (the sacrifice can also supply the spine); an iron brazier.</p><p><strong>Condition:</strong> <em>Hollow Night</em> holiday.</p><p><strong>Condition:</strong> Dawn</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> <em>Hollow Night</em> ritual site.</p><p><strong>Offerings:</strong> An altar made of bones, prepared with <em>unhallow</em> and <em>protection from good</em>; 1 ounce of sulfur and 1 ounce of garlic; and 1 pound of dirt from a ghoul’s lair</p><p><strong>Vestments:</strong> A black silk robe (worth 1,000 gp); an alchemical silver dagger.</p><p></p><p><strong>Directions:</strong> Burn the sulfur and garlic in the brazier, when it starts burning hot, smother it with the dirt. If it smells like burning flesh, the offering was accepted.</p><p>Bind the sacrifice to the altar.</p><p>Pour the vial of ghoul saliva onto the blade of the silver dagger and plunge it into the heart of the sacrifice, twisting the blade.</p><p>Remove the spine from the sacrifice (Survival DC 25 or Craft (Vivisection) DC 20) using the silver dagger, which takes 2 hours or supply an appropriate-sized spine.</p><p>Cast <em>fabricate</em> on spine and wood to create a staff (Craft (woodworking or weaponsmithing) DC 15) with bone bands around each end (excess bones and wood are used up in the fabrication magic). Place the staff on the altar, carefully wiping the dagger on it. Cast <em>cause fear</em>, <em>circle of death</em>, <em>enervation</em>, <em>ghoul touch</em>, <em>halt undead</em>, and <em>waves of fatigue</em> on the staff (this uses up the black pearls). At the next dawn, the staff is enchanted and ready to be used.</p><p></p><p><strong>Wood Choice:</strong> Several kinds of wood can be used to make this staff.</p><p>The most popular choice is ebony, which acts as listed in the Core Rules. <strong>Cost:</strong> 300 gp + 5 gp/pound.</p><p></p><p>The next most popular choice of wood for the staff is darkwood. It has half the weight of a normal staff of its size, and the wielder can cast <em>darkness</em> 1/day at his level. <strong>Cost:</strong> 300 gp + 10 gp/pound (of original weight).</p><p></p><p>Rarely the staff will be made of walnut soaked in black dye for a month. The resulting staff grants its wielder a +2 competence bonus to Hide checks. <strong>Cost:</strong> 300 gp + 7 gp/pound + black dye (5 cp).</p><p> </p><p>Very Rarely, the staff will be made of teak soaked in demon ichor during the dark of the moon (8 hours). The resulting staff grants the wielder Magic Resistance of 5 + level versus good spells and effects. <strong>Cost:</strong> 300 gp + 25 gp/pound + 5 gallons of demon ichor (harvest yourself or 100 gp/ounce [64,000 gp]).</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Wielder Size:</strong> These staves can be made for Small, Medium, Large, or Huge size wielders. The size of the intended wielder is the size of the required spine.</p><p>The size of the intended wielder also determines the amount of wood needed:</p><p>Small wielders need 2 pounds of wood (1 pound for darkwood)</p><p>Medium wielders need 4 pounds of wood (2 pounds for darkwood)</p><p>Large wielders need 8 pounds of wood (4 pounds for darkwood)</p><p>Huge wielders need 16 pounds of wood (8 pounds for darkwood)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElectricDragon, post: 7631749, member: 10778"] [B][SIZE=5]Staff of Necromancy[/SIZE][/B] Strong necromancy; CL 13th; Craft Staff, [I]cause fear[/I], [I]circle of death[/I], [I]enervation[/I], [I]ghoul touch[/I], [I]halt undead[/I], [I]waves of fatigue[/I]; 8,500 for material components (17-500gp powdered black pearls, 1 lb. ghoul lair dirt, 1 ounce garlic, 1 ounce sulfur); 65 days.[Extrapolated from Core Rules] [B]Nethrancor’s versions: Prerequisites:[/B] The complete spine of a humanoid or giant of the same size as the intended wielder; an appropriate amount of wood of the appropriate type (see below); 1 lb. of ghoul lair dirt; 17-500gp black pearls; 1 ounce of garlic; 1 ounce of sulfur; Craft Staff feat; [I]fabricate[/I]; [I]cause fear[/I]; [I]circle of death[/I]; [I]enervation[/I]; [I]ghoul touch[/I]; [I]halt undead[/I]; [I]waves of fatigue[/I]; black silk robe (worth 1,000 gp); alchemical silver dagger; vial of ghoul saliva; and 1 humanoid or giant sacrifice (the sacrifice can also supply the spine); an iron brazier. [B]Condition:[/B] [I]Hollow Night[/I] holiday. [B]Condition:[/B] Dawn [B]Location:[/B] [I]Hollow Night[/I] ritual site. [B]Offerings:[/B] An altar made of bones, prepared with [I]unhallow[/I] and [I]protection from good[/I]; 1 ounce of sulfur and 1 ounce of garlic; and 1 pound of dirt from a ghoul’s lair [B]Vestments:[/B] A black silk robe (worth 1,000 gp); an alchemical silver dagger. [B]Directions:[/B] Burn the sulfur and garlic in the brazier, when it starts burning hot, smother it with the dirt. If it smells like burning flesh, the offering was accepted. Bind the sacrifice to the altar. Pour the vial of ghoul saliva onto the blade of the silver dagger and plunge it into the heart of the sacrifice, twisting the blade. Remove the spine from the sacrifice (Survival DC 25 or Craft (Vivisection) DC 20) using the silver dagger, which takes 2 hours or supply an appropriate-sized spine. Cast [I]fabricate[/I] on spine and wood to create a staff (Craft (woodworking or weaponsmithing) DC 15) with bone bands around each end (excess bones and wood are used up in the fabrication magic). Place the staff on the altar, carefully wiping the dagger on it. Cast [I]cause fear[/I], [I]circle of death[/I], [I]enervation[/I], [I]ghoul touch[/I], [I]halt undead[/I], and [I]waves of fatigue[/I] on the staff (this uses up the black pearls). At the next dawn, the staff is enchanted and ready to be used. [B]Wood Choice:[/B] Several kinds of wood can be used to make this staff. The most popular choice is ebony, which acts as listed in the Core Rules. [B]Cost:[/B] 300 gp + 5 gp/pound. The next most popular choice of wood for the staff is darkwood. It has half the weight of a normal staff of its size, and the wielder can cast [I]darkness[/I] 1/day at his level. [B]Cost:[/B] 300 gp + 10 gp/pound (of original weight). Rarely the staff will be made of walnut soaked in black dye for a month. The resulting staff grants its wielder a +2 competence bonus to Hide checks. [B]Cost:[/B] 300 gp + 7 gp/pound + black dye (5 cp). Very Rarely, the staff will be made of teak soaked in demon ichor during the dark of the moon (8 hours). The resulting staff grants the wielder Magic Resistance of 5 + level versus good spells and effects. [B]Cost:[/B] 300 gp + 25 gp/pound + 5 gallons of demon ichor (harvest yourself or 100 gp/ounce [64,000 gp]). [B]Wielder Size:[/B] These staves can be made for Small, Medium, Large, or Huge size wielders. The size of the intended wielder is the size of the required spine. The size of the intended wielder also determines the amount of wood needed: Small wielders need 2 pounds of wood (1 pound for darkwood) Medium wielders need 4 pounds of wood (2 pounds for darkwood) Large wielders need 8 pounds of wood (4 pounds for darkwood) Huge wielders need 16 pounds of wood (8 pounds for darkwood) [/QUOTE]
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