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Message: <blockquote data-quote="merelycompetent" data-source="post: 3058191" data-attributes="member: 33830">All of the above plus (apologies if I'm repeating): Pushing doors open/shut without touching them, tying a torch to it to burn out webs and spiders from a safe distance, used to safely drop a noose around a critter's neck to capture it, prodding room furnishings/clothing to see if it's occupied (found a ghost masquerading as a bed sheet that way once - didn't end well), brace against walls closing in once (didn't work well) and a second time with a metal-reinforced pole (worked somewhat better), improvised weapon when caught by surprise, fuel for a desperately-needed fire, tripping critters as part of an ambush, climbing aid (lean against wall with 1 PC bracing while the agile thief swarms up the sloped pole), lever to lift up various room furnishings, poking the mysterious glowing crystal skull on the black onyx pedestal, and many, many, many other uses that I can't remember.I've also played, and played with, characters who made modifications to ye olde 10' pole: 5' metal pole (mithril, IIRC) with a spike on one end and a grappling claw on the other; a sectioned pole (each section was 3' long, capped on one end with a metal screw/bolt, and on the other with a screw/bolt hole) with lots of spare sections (as in, bag of holding full of them and all were lost to an opportune casting of warp wood by an enemy druid); pole with a secret compartment in it for storing valuables; and the infamous "Pole of Force!" created via use of a glassteel spell, to name some. The Swiss Army Rod still makes me snicker  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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