Inferno Rod

Inferno Rod

CL 3 Magic Rod • Weak Evocation

Cost: 4,500 gp

Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is comprised of several metals, each in a different shade of red, orange, or yellow, blended and twisted together to give the impression of fire. The rod's shape also looks like a jet of flames, with eddies, whorls, and licks of flame interrupting its surface throughout. The top of the rod is quite pointy from this effect (although not really enough to allow it to perform piercing damage), while the base of the rod is decorated with a large yellow gemstone, appearing as the hottest part of the flame.

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

When activated, the rod creates a gout of flame that leaps from the tip, burning an enemy nearby, then leaping from that enemy to a second, a third, etc. depending on the creator level of the rod. The rod affects a 20-foot cone area (a 4x4 square area that begins from an edge or corner of the wielder's space), and targets 1 enemy within that cone. For every 10 creator levels of the rod (dropping fractions), one additional creature within the cone's area can also be targeted. That is, two targets within the area at creator level 10, 3 targets at creator level 20, and 4 targets at creator level 30.

Affected targets suffer an amount of fire (energy, common) damage based on the creator level of the rod (see below).

Each target can attempt a Reflex saving throw with a DC based on the creator level of the rod for half damage. The wielder may choose targets as they like, but all targets must be within the cone area of effect at least partially, and no target can be struck more than once. The wielder may choose to affect fewer targets than the maximum if they wish.

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	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 16 (10 + double CL)), Languid (tier 1) remnant, An item symbolic of the enchantment, 2,250 gp (minus cost of symbolic item).