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<blockquote data-quote="Purzel" data-source="post: 802813" data-attributes="member: 11201">Text-only versionJust in case people cannot use PDF-documents here a text-only version of my &quot;Wizard Staff&quot; idea.&nbsp;&nbsp; A wizard can exchange the class ability Summon Familiar against this ability. Mak-ing a wizard staff takes a day and uses up magical materials that cost 100 gp (notincluding the price for the staff, which must be a masterwork weapon or better).&nbsp;&nbsp; If the staff breaks or is destroyed in any other way, the wizard must attempt a For-titude saving throw (DC 15). If the saving throw fails, the wizard loses 200 experiencepoints per class level. A successful saving throw reduces the loss to half of that amount.A destroyed wizard staff cannot be replaced for a year and a day.&nbsp;&nbsp; A typical staff is like a walking stick, quarterstaff, or cudgel. It has an AC of 7 and 10 hitpoints.&nbsp;&nbsp; The hardness of the wizard's staff is 5 + Class Level of the wizard. Break DC is25 + Class Level. The staff has Elemental Resistance of the owner's Class Level. Thehardness, the break DC and the Elemental Resistance are extraordinary abilities andcannot be dispelled.&nbsp;&nbsp; Caster Level of the wizard staff (for dispel checks) is the Class Level.&nbsp;&nbsp; Usually the wizard staff bears an eye-catching gem on the tip.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Class Lvl . .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Specials&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1 - 2&nbsp; &nbsp; . . . . .&nbsp; &nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Light on staff, Empathic Link, Touch&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3 - 4&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; . . . . .&nbsp; &nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Detect magic on touch&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5 - 6&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; . . . . .&nbsp; &nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cantrip Adept 1/day&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7 - 8&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; . . . . .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Shrink and Grow&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 9 - 10&nbsp;&nbsp; . . . .&nbsp; &nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Cantrip Adept 2/day&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 11 - 12&nbsp; . . .&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Spell Resistance 5 + Class Level (staff only)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 13 - 14&nbsp; &nbsp; . . .&nbsp; &nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Scry on staff, Cantrip Adept 3/day&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 15 - 16&nbsp; &nbsp; . . .&nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Daylight on staff&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 17 - 18&nbsp; &nbsp; . . .&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; .&nbsp; &nbsp; Cantrip Adept 4/day&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 19 - 20 . . . .Light: At the will of the owner the gem at the staff tip will glow like a light spell. The&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; owner needs to touch the staff to use this ability. Casting the light is a standard&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; action. If she unhands (voluntary or not) the staff the Light will still glow for&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Class Level minutes.Empathic Link:&nbsp; The owner will always know in which direction her staff is. This&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ability works within one mile.Touch:&nbsp; The owner can cast touch spells thru the staff. (notice: the staff can't be thrown&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to deliver the spell)Detect magic:&nbsp; When the owner holds the staff and touches a magic item the gem at&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the tip of the staff will glow reddish. This is a standard action.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This ability can't be used to determine the school of a magic item.Cantrip Adept:&nbsp; The owner of the Wizard Staff can cast additional cantrips he knows&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; without preparation.Shrink and Grow:&nbsp; On command the Wizard Staff can shrink down to a length of 1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; foot or grow in length by 150%.Spell Resistance:&nbsp; Starting at Level 11 the staff gets SR.Scry on Staff:&nbsp; If the owner is 13th level or higher, the owner may scry on the staff (as&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; if casting the spell scrying) once per day. This is a spell-like ability that requires&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; no material components or focus.Daylight:&nbsp; Like the Light ability of the staff, but this cannot be used for dispelling.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Purzel, post: 802813, member: 11201"] [b]Text-only version[/b] [SIZE=3][B]Just in case people cannot use PDF-documents here a text-only version of my "Wizard Staff" idea.[/B][/SIZE] A wizard can exchange the class ability Summon Familiar against this ability. Mak- ing a wizard staff takes a day and uses up magical materials that cost 100 gp (not including the price for the staff, which must be a masterwork weapon or better). If the staff breaks or is destroyed in any other way, the wizard must attempt a For- titude saving throw (DC 15). If the saving throw fails, the wizard loses 200 experience points per class level. A successful saving throw reduces the loss to half of that amount. A destroyed wizard staff cannot be replaced for a year and a day. A typical staff is like a walking stick, quarterstaff, or cudgel. It has an AC of 7 and 10 hitpoints. The [B]hardness[/B] of the wizard's staff is 5 + Class Level of the wizard. [B]Break DC[/B] is 25 + Class Level. The staff has [B]Elemental Resistance[/B] of the owner's Class Level. The hardness, the break DC and the Elemental Resistance are extraordinary abilities and cannot be dispelled. Caster Level of the wizard staff (for dispel checks) is the Class Level. Usually the wizard staff bears an eye-catching gem on the tip. Class Lvl . . Specials 1 - 2 . . . . . . Light on staff, Empathic Link, Touch 3 - 4 . . . . . . Detect magic on touch 5 - 6 . . . . . . Cantrip Adept 1/day 7 - 8 . . . . . . Shrink and Grow 9 - 10 . . . . . Cantrip Adept 2/day 11 - 12 . . . . Spell Resistance 5 + Class Level (staff only) 13 - 14 . . . . Scry on staff, Cantrip Adept 3/day 15 - 16 . . . . Daylight on staff 17 - 18 . . . . Cantrip Adept 4/day 19 - 20 . . . . [B]Light:[/B] At the will of the owner the gem at the staff tip will glow like a light spell. The owner needs to touch the staff to use this ability. Casting the light is a standard action. If she unhands (voluntary or not) the staff the Light will still glow for Class Level minutes. [B]Empathic Link:[/B] The owner will always know in which direction her staff is. This ability works within one mile. [B]Touch:[/B] The owner can cast touch spells thru the staff. (notice: the staff can't be thrown to deliver the spell) [B]Detect magic:[/B] When the owner holds the staff and touches a magic item the gem at the tip of the staff will glow reddish. This is a standard action. This ability can't be used to determine the school of a magic item. [B]Cantrip Adept:[/B] The owner of the Wizard Staff can cast additional cantrips he knows without preparation. [B]Shrink and Grow:[/B] On command the Wizard Staff can shrink down to a length of 1 foot or grow in length by 150%. [B]Spell Resistance:[/B] Starting at Level 11 the staff gets SR. [B]Scry on Staff:[/B] If the owner is 13th level or higher, the owner may scry on the staff (as if casting the spell scrying) once per day. This is a spell-like ability that requires no material components or focus. [B]Daylight:[/B] Like the Light ability of the staff, but this cannot be used for dispelling. [/QUOTE]

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