Sledgehammer Rod

Sledgehammer Rod

CL 5 Magic Rod • Weak Abjuration

Cost: 11,250 gp

Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is in the shape of a long wooden haft, capped by a hammer-head of silver. When swung with intent toward a target or targets, while the command phrase is uttered, the rod emits a heavy 'thud' as if swung full-strength against a tree.

Wielders of this rod can utter a command word as a standard action to cast a Battering Blast spell, using up one charge from the rod.

When activated, this rod hurls one or more fist-sized balls of force (each resembling a sphere of spikes) to ram one target creature, plus one per 10 creator levels of the rod (drop fractions; max 4 at level 30). The targets must all be within 30 feet of the wielders space, and all creatures or unattended objects you choose must be within 20 feet of each other. Each creature targeted suffers damage as noted below of buffeting (physical, uncommon) damage, and is Pushed one square away from your space, plus one additional square per ten creator levels of the rod (1 square up to 10th, 2 squares 11th to 20th, 3 squares 21st to 30th, max 4 squares at 31st and above). If any creature makes a saving throw as described below, they take half damage and are not Pushed. Like all Forced Movement, creatures may fall prone to stop the movement at any time. This spell pushes an unattended object struck by it 20 feet away from you, provided it is size Small or less. This spell cannot move creatures or objects beyond your range. This spell does not inflict Sunders or do Siege Damage.

You can purchase this rod at a higher creator level than the minimum required to cast the spell. Doing so increases the potency of the spell as described above, but also increases the cost, as follows:

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-
5	11,250 gp	19	5d6
6	15,000 gp	20	6d6
7	18,750 gp	20	7d6
8	24,000 gp	21	8d6+8
9	30,000 gp	21	9d6+9
10	37,500 gp	22	10d6+10
11	46,500 gp	23	11d6+11
12	56,250 gp	24	12d6+12
13	68,250 gp	25	13d6+13
14	84,000 gp	26	14d6+14
15	106,500 gp	28	15d6+15
16	144,750 gp	29	16d6+32
17	195,000 gp	29	17d6+34
18	270,000 gp	30	18d6+36
19	360,000 gp	31	19d6+38
20	480,000 gp	32	20d6+40

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
21	637,500 gp	33	21d6+42
22	855,000 gp	34	22d6+44
23	1,132,500 gp	35	23d6+46
24	1,500,000 gp	36	24d6+72
25	1,950,000 gp	37	25d6+75
26	2,625,000 gp	38	26d6+78
27	3,450,000 gp	39	27d6+81
28	4,650,000 gp	40	28d6+84
29	6,150,000 gp	42	29d6+87
30	8,175,000 gp	43	30d6+90
31	10,800,000 gp	45	31d6+93
32	14,175,000 gp	46	32d6+128
33	18,750,000 gp	47	33d6+132
34	24,825,000 gp	48	34d6+136
35	33,075,000 gp	49	35d6+140

This magic item does not require an attunement period, and grants its benefits immediately upon being worn or wielded.

Creation: Creator (Feat), Bailiwick Check (DC 20 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 5,625 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).