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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 2230452" data-attributes="member: 20741">The 2e boxed version is fun.  It was written by Skip Williams so it's long on flexibility and conformity to the Rules and a little brief on characterization. This just makes it easy for a DM to make it their own adventure.It's a generic campaign with very flexible chapters. It's not "out of the box" A>B>C>etc, but rather : here are 4 or 5 starting points - choose one and bring this chapter somehow to around point F for the next portion of the campaign.It is not a campaign required to be set on any one game world setting.It's very convertible to 3.5. I know because I was going to run it and read it for that purpose.The key to the Rod of Seven Parts is recognizing that the artifact ACTIVELY RESISTS being assembled.  You also must add pieces together in the right order, and it is not at all clear to a possessor of the pieces which is the right order.If you get it wrong, there is an excellent chance the Rod will fly apart, with pieces randomly teleporting in various directions.Mind you, as you possess more and more pieces assembled in the correct order, the possessor will know where the other pieces are.Skip makes it very clear that there are others searching for the Rod and still others who will oppose you from assembling it.  It is not a minor item - it is a legendary artifact with all the seriousness that implies and engages many powers who have an interest in it or who fear its being assembled.In terms of powers...Each Rod piece has a minor power and major power.The Rod itself has cumulative resonating powers as pieces of it are assembled. The powers of the Rod therefore vastly outnumber that of any other item in 2E, and weighs in at 21, together with a few latent powers as well in terms of resistances and weapon uses. 25 of them or so, all-in.The final resonating power of the Rod is a True Resurrection. It will work - for sure with no possibility of failure - and the Rod will then fly apart.Please stop and consider the mischief one can work with a Rod which will - for an absolute certainty - resurrect someone  - or something - that has been dead a VERY long time. The Rod of Seven Parts is available on RPGnow.com for $4.95.  The page count is 247.  You can get it <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=1140&" target="_blank">here</a></blockquote>

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