Bellows Rod

Bellows Rod

CL 5 Magic Rod • Weak Abjuration

Cost: 11,250 gp

Weight: 2.5 lbs.

This peculiar rod of steel seems to be shaped like a cluster of clouds formed into a line (giving it a rod-like shape). The surface is lumpy, and not all that easy to grip, being thicker in some places and quite narrow in others. Striations in the steel seem to give the clouds a kind of underlighting effect, making the whole piece quite interesting to look at.

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

When the rod is activated, it casts a spell that causes the air around the wielder to surge and puff madly.

The rod creates a powerful blast of air capable of flinging your opponents around the battlefield. This blast of air affects a 40-foot diameter space (an 8x8 square), at least one square of which must be within 30 feet of the wielder.

Each target in the radius gets a REFL saving throw (with a DC based on the caster level of the rod, as defined in the table below). Those who fail the save suffer an amount of bludgeoning (physical, common) damage based on the caster level of the rod, and are pushed away from the caster's space a number of squares equal to 1 + the caster level of the rod divided by 10, dropping fractions (max 4 at level 30). If a solid object (such as a wall, or column) is encountered, the target strikes the object in the same manner as it would during a normal collision, taking 1d6 points of Collision Damage per square of push they suffered. If the victim was tossed over a precipice, into a pit, or into another hazardous space, it may take additional effects as adjudicated by the GM. Of course, the targets may fall prone to end any forced movement at any time.

A successful REFL saving throw means the target takes half damage from the air blast and negates the push completely.

Air Geyser surges the air in a space around in a most deadly fashion, but it does not actually move that air very far, as the air generally settles back where it originated. Thus, this spell does not dissipate gaseous effects and the like. That requires Gust of Wind or similar effects.

If a targeted creature has spell resistance, the wielder of the rod must first make a Bailiwick skill check against the target's Maneuver Defense. If they equal or exceed this number, the spell is resolved against the target as normal. If the check fails, the spell is cast from the rod (using up a charge) but has no effect on the target creature.

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).