Security Rod

Security Rod

Security Rod

CL 1 Magic Rod • Weak Abjuration

Cost: 750 gp

Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is heavy iron bolt, including a massive clasp. The clasp is usually open. When the command is spoken the rod locks iteself closed with a palpable rush of power.

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

When activated, this rod creates a subtle ward on an area 9 x 9 x 9 squares that originates from a square the wielder selects within 30 feet of their space to which they have line of sight and line of effect. Once the spell effect is in place, it thereafter sounds a mental or audible alarm each time a creature of Tiny or larger size enters the warded area or touches it. A creature that speaks the password (determined by you at the time of casting) does not set off the Alarm. You decide at the time of casting whether the Alarm will be mental or audible in nature.

• Mental Alarm: A mental Alarm alerts the wielder (and only the wielder) so long as they remain within spell range of the warded area. You note a single mental "ping" that awakens you from normal sleep but does not otherwise disturb concentration. Magical silence does not interfere with the mental alarm's ability to alert the wielder.

• Audible Alarm: An audible Alarm produces the sound of a hand bell, and anyone within 60 feet of the warded area can hear it clearly. Reduce the distance by 10 feet for each interposing closed door and by 20 feet for each substantial interposing wall. Magical silence can block an audible alarm.

In quiet conditions, the ringing can be heard faintly as far as 180 feet away. The sound lasts for 1 round.

Creatures affected by Cloistered, Displaced, Exiled, or Fogged do not trigger the Alarm. Likewise, Ethereal or Astral creatures do not trigger the Alarm, though Invisible creatures do.

In addition, one time during any encounter that occurs after having triggered the Alarm, the wielder of the rod may choose one creature within the encounter, and inflict bludgeoning (physical, common) damage as defined on the table below to that unfortunate, as well as inflict the Quelled condition on that creature, as a swift action. If a Reflex saving throw save is made against the DC listed for the rod's creator level, the damage in halved, but the Quelled condition is not affected.

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
1	750 gp	14	1d6
2	1,688 gp	15	2d6
3	2,813 gp	15	3d6
4	4,125 gp	16	4d6
5	5,625 gp	17	5d6
6	7,500 gp	18	6d6
7	9,375 gp	18	7d6
8	12,000 gp	19	8d6
9	15,000 gp	19	9d6
10	18,750 gp	20	10d6
11	23,250 gp	21	11d6
12	28,125 gp	22	12d6
13	34,125 gp	23	13d6
14	42,000 gp	24	14d6
15	53,250 gp	26	15d6+15
16	72,375 gp	27	16d6+16
17	97,500 gp	27	17d6+17
18	135,000 gp	28	18d6+18
19	180,000 gp	29	19d6+19
20	240,000 gp	30	20d6+20

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
21	318,750 gp	31	21d6+21
22	427,500 gp	32	22d6+22
23	566,250 gp	33	23d6+23
24	750,000 gp	34	24d6+24
25	975,000 gp	35	25d6+25
26	1,312,500 gp	36	26d6+26
27	1,725,000 gp	37	27d6+27
28	2,325,000 gp	38	28d6+28
29	3,075,000 gp	40	29d6+29
30	4,087,500 gp	41	30d6+60
31	5,400,000 gp	43	31d6+62
32	7,087,500 gp	44	32d6+64
33	9,375,000 gp	45	33d6+66
34	12,412,500 gp	46	34d6+68
35	16,537,500 gp	47	35d6+70

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 12 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 375 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).