Hindering Rod

Hindering Rod

CL 1 Magic Rod • Weak Transmutation

Cost: 500 gp

Weight: 5 lbs.

This rod is made of heavy iron, but is carved into the appearance of woven tree roots. Each root is carved with a wood grain pattern, and small branch-like roots stick out at random intervals from the main body of the rod.

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

When activated, this rod strengthens the connection of the target to the ground below, bolstering their defense against combat maneuvers. The rod can be used on either the wielder or an ally within reach of the wielder, and the effect persists until the end of the current encounter, the end of the next encounter, or the target's next full-night's rest, whichever occurs sooner.

The target gains a +1 Arcane Bonus to its Maneuver Defense to resist Trips, Bull Rushes, Overruns, and Repositions, and a +1 Arcane Bonus on all Acrobatics checks made to balance or remain standing on earth, sand, stone, or a similar rocky substance. Both of these bonuses increase by an additional +1 per 10 creator levels of the rod (dropping fractions; i.e. +2 at creator level 10, +3 at creator level 20, and +4 at creator level 30).

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
1	500 gp	-	-
2	1,125 gp	-	-
3	1,875 gp	-	-
4	2,750 gp	-	-
5	3,750 gp	-	-
6	5,000 gp	-	-
7	6,250 gp	-	-
8	8,000 gp	-	-
9	10,000 gp	-	-
10	12,500 gp	-	-
11	15,500 gp	-	-
12	18,750 gp	-	-
13	22,750 gp	-	-
14	28,000 gp	-	-
15	35,500 gp	-	-
16	48,250 gp	-	-
17	65,000 gp	-	-
18	90,000 gp	-	-
19	120,000 gp	-	-
20	160,000 gp	-	-

Creator Level	Cost	Save DC	Damage Dealt
21	212,500 gp	-	-
22	285,000 gp	-	-
23	377,500 gp	-	-
24	500,000 gp	-	-
25	650,000 gp	-	-
26	875,000 gp	-	-
27	1,150,000 gp	-	-
28	1,550,000 gp	-	-
29	2,050,000 gp	-	-
30	2,725,000 gp	-	-
31	3,600,000 gp	-	-
32	4,725,000 gp	-	-
33	6,250,000 gp	-	-
34	8,275,000 gp	-	-
35	11,025,000 gp	-	-

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, 250 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).