Rod of Truth Unto Power

Rod of Truth Unto Power

CL 5 Magic Rod • Weak Enchantment

Cost: 11,250 gp

Weight: 4 lbs.

This rod is a humble stick of plain wood, with three iron chains of middling size attached to one end. The chains dangle and whip when the rod is moved, the sound of their passage freighted with menace.

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

When the wielder pronounces the command word, a phrase like a savage and righteous denouncement, you curse the target, preventing it from drawing upon the powers of destiny. The target loses the use of one of its Action Points until the end of the encounter, or until the synergy is triggered (see below). There is no saving throw to resist this effect. This spell works against monsters with roles, such as a Threat or a Heavy, who have limited immunity to conditions. Even if the target creature has no action points, the charge is laid, allowing the synergy to be triggered.

Synergy: If the target creature is subject to any other effect which lays a charge, the caster of this spell may, as a free action, remove this magic and inflict damage according to the creator level of the rod as Holy (energy, rare) damage. When the magic is removed, the action point is restored. The creature may make a Will save, with a DC based on the creator level of the rod (see below), to reduce this damage by half.

This device lays a divine charge on its target(s). If the targets are something other than you or another creature (such as an object or area), the spell lays a divine charge on you, the caster. Targets which already have a divine charge present must choose which to keep if the new spell has the same charge type. Only one divine charge can ever be present on a target at a time.

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).