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<blockquote data-quote="Nebulous" data-source="post: 7181460" data-attributes="member: 31465">It's whatever you want.&nbsp; If you are concerned about the PCs getting their hands on it and using it, then plan accordingly. Are you saying that it casts Spike Growth and Entangle once per day? I suppose if it is casting them at the SAME TIME (which I had not considered, but that is awesomely nasty!) then yeah, once a day is all I would allow.&nbsp; But beware, that is casting two normal Concentration spells simultaneously!&nbsp; That doesn't happen in 5th edition at all, not from the same caster, but if you're making up your own magic item then it is up to you, but I can almost promise you, as DM, you are going to hate your PCs when they start using it.So, the PC is maintaining the Concentration &quot;through&quot; the staff, but not using up his or her own spell slots.&nbsp; Another houserule you could add, to balance the item slightly, is that any Concentration checks to maintain the Spike Growth &amp; Entangle are done at Disadvantage. Or, you can just keep it as per the book, you cannot maintain both spells at the same time, and casting a new one ends the old one.&nbsp; That's how I originally envisioned it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nebulous, post: 7181460, member: 31465"] It's whatever you want. If you are concerned about the PCs getting their hands on it and using it, then plan accordingly. Are you saying that it casts Spike Growth and Entangle once per day? I suppose if it is casting them at the SAME TIME (which I had not considered, but that is awesomely nasty!) then yeah, once a day is all I would allow. But beware, that is casting two normal Concentration spells simultaneously! That doesn't happen in 5th edition at all, not from the same caster, but if you're making up your own magic item then it is up to you, but I can almost promise you, as DM, you are going to hate your PCs when they start using it. So, the PC is maintaining the Concentration "through" the staff, but not using up his or her own spell slots. Another houserule you could add, to balance the item slightly, is that any Concentration checks to maintain the Spike Growth & Entangle are done at Disadvantage. Or, you can just keep it as per the book, you cannot maintain both spells at the same time, and casting a new one ends the old one. That's how I originally envisioned it. [/QUOTE]

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