View source for Improved Jailers Rod

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| Slot| Rod
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| Aura| Conjuration
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| CL| 3
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| Weight| 4
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| Item-Desc| This rod is made of a dozen cold iron rods woven together.  At the top of the rod, the many bars widen into the shape of a small cage, similar to a gibbet. The floor of the cage, however, is a masterwork of metalwork, as the bars have been woven into an elaborate summoning circle.  This circle appears unbroken, despite being comprised of many different pieces of metal, nor are there welds or other indications of how the seams, if there are any, where hidden.

Wielders of this rod can utter a command word as a [[standard action]] to cast a [[Summon Monster II (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)|Summon Monster II]] spell, using up one charge from the rod. 

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| Item-Abilities| When this rod is activated, it summons a single creature from a nearby Lateral Material Plane that is obedient and loyal to the wielder and the wielder alone.    

The ''Summon Monster II'' spell conjures a creature with {{Hi|a CR based on the caster level of the rod}}.  This CR can be further modified through the use of [[:Category:Summon Feats|Summon Feats]] and/or some character abilities, but the total modified Challenge Rating (CR) of a summoned monster may never exceed the rod's caster level.  If the resulting creature's CR would be greater than the rod's caster level, it is reduced to a CR equal to the rod's caster level.  Refer to the table below to determine the summoned creature's (base) CR:

{{Summon Monster CR|2|Rod}}

Once you have determined the CR of the summoned monster, click on the link in the table above to bring up its Bestiary entry.  Note that all summoned monsters have regular melee attacks, and also a special ability called "Summoned Strike".  Any attacks of opportunity that the summoned monster makes use its regular melee attack, not its summoned strike.

You may decide what the summoned creature looks like (subject to referee approval), and this appearance can be the same, or different, each time you cast the spell.  Note that, even if your summoned monsters always appear identical to one another (assuming you choose to make them so), they are not the same creature (probably), merely similar-seeming creatures from some reality other than your own.  You can also describe the appearance and special effects of your summoned monster's attacks, but the damage types inflicted (e.g. {{dmg|bludgeoning}}) cannot be adjusted without a feat, power, or ability that specifically allows you to do so.

The summoned monster appears in a space within 30 feet of the wielder, but this space must be unoccupied, unblocked, and sufficient for the creature's size (usually size medium, unless modified by an ability).  You can give orders to your summoned monster as a free action, but it must spend its own actions (or actions gifted to it) in order to carry out your instructions.  

Summoned monsters share your turn in the initiative order, and may act in the same round in which they are summoned.  By default, a summoned monster will attack the enemy creature (hostile to you) nearest to it to the best of its ability, unless directed otherwise. You can direct it not to attack, to attack specific enemies, or to perform other actions.

Once summoned, summon monsters persist until slain, the end of the current encounter, or the end of the next encounter, whichever occurs first.

Summoned monsters have a single standard action with which to act, over and above your own actions each round. In addition, you may 'gift' some or all of your own actions (standard, move, or swift) to your summoned monster, to allow it to perform more complex activities in a given round (such as moving and then attacking, or making a full attack action).  If more than one summoned monster is present, you must specify which summoned monster gains any 'gifted' actions you provide (i.e. your gifted move action doesn't give a move action to all summoned monsters present, just one).

In addition to the abilities listed on the monster's bestiary entry, summoned monsters brought into this realm via a ''Lesser Jailer's Rod'' gain one random movement ability, and one random bonus ability.  Roll 1d20+1 once for each table, and look up your results (note that not all results are possible with ''Summon Monster II'').

{{Summon Monster Movement Powers|2}}
{{Summon Monster Bonus Abilities|2}}

There is no saving throw to resist this spell, nor does spell resistance apply.

This spell lays an [[arcane charge]] on the wielder of the rod. If you already have an arcane charge present, you must choose which to keep if the new spell has the same charge type. Only one arcane charge can ever be present on a target at a time.

{{Rod-Costs|sp=2|max=35|save=N|dam=N}}
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| Item-ShortDesc| Allows wielder to cast [[Summon Monster III (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)|Summon Monster III]] as a standard action.
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| Name| Improved Jailer's Rod
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