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<blockquote data-quote="Oni" data-source="post: 806443" data-attributes="member: 380">I love the idea.&nbsp; I think the wizard being able to call it to his hand would be cool.&nbsp; At lower levels this could act like a Mage Hand spell that only affects the staff.&nbsp; Maybe as a move equivalent action, maybe not.&nbsp; At higher level the Instant Summons idea is cool.&nbsp; but I'd limit to maybe once a week or something.&nbsp; Another idea, is perhaps it allows for spellfocus in one school when it is held.&nbsp; That would make it desirable enough that wizards would want to take the risk of using the staff, because it someways it is a weakness, even with it's high hardness a strong fighter and a great many monsters could reduce it to kindling without too much effort, and it can't seek safety like a familiar can (also see this as analogous to the granted alertness feat of a familiar).&nbsp; The ability to store a limited number of spells might be interesting.&nbsp; could be slightly cheaper to enchant it.&nbsp; could give it some kind of retributive strike ability for that vengeful and desperate wizard. maybe it could be used as a limited spellbook, or use spellmastery in some way. maybe it could hold xp that could be used in place of material components (though I would make it at least a lengthy task to put them in the staff). maybe it could be used to absorb a certain number of spell levels before it is destroyed (in which case the wizard would have to wait a year and a day to craft another one) this would be kind of a safety net for frail wizards but they wouldn't want to use it too often.&nbsp; Anyway, just some brainstorming.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oni, post: 806443, member: 380"] I love the idea. I think the wizard being able to call it to his hand would be cool. At lower levels this could act like a Mage Hand spell that only affects the staff. Maybe as a move equivalent action, maybe not. At higher level the Instant Summons idea is cool. but I'd limit to maybe once a week or something. Another idea, is perhaps it allows for spellfocus in one school when it is held. That would make it desirable enough that wizards would want to take the risk of using the staff, because it someways it is a weakness, even with it's high hardness a strong fighter and a great many monsters could reduce it to kindling without too much effort, and it can't seek safety like a familiar can (also see this as analogous to the granted alertness feat of a familiar). The ability to store a limited number of spells might be interesting. could be slightly cheaper to enchant it. could give it some kind of retributive strike ability for that vengeful and desperate wizard. maybe it could be used as a limited spellbook, or use spellmastery in some way. maybe it could hold xp that could be used in place of material components (though I would make it at least a lengthy task to put them in the staff). maybe it could be used to absorb a certain number of spell levels before it is destroyed (in which case the wizard would have to wait a year and a day to craft another one) this would be kind of a safety net for frail wizards but they wouldn't want to use it too often. Anyway, just some brainstorming. [/QUOTE]

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