Sinister Cursed Rod
Very Rare Rod – Cursed
Class Spells: Warlock
Spell Skill used: Bargain
Max Spell Level: Level 3
Recharge Scroll Time: 1 Action
Special Effect 1: Anyone holding this Rod can cast the Hex spell at will.
Special Effect 2: Once per round, when you deal dark damage with this Rod, you can deal extra 1d10 dark damage
Curse: You gain all Curses from the following table while attuned with this Rod.
Curse Table
| 1d6 | Curse |
|---|---|
|
1 |
You take 1d8 electric damage when you touch a spoon |
|
2 |
All crows become hostile towards you. |
|
3 |
Your blood becomes purple and it tastes like wine. However, when you drink wine, you take 1d8 bleed damage |
|
4 |
You gain an irrational fear of coins. When you see any coins, you must succeed on an Insight Save (DC 15), or become Scared of it for 1 hour. |
|
5 |
You feel extremely uncomfortable without wearing hat. While not wearing a hat, you are considered to be in harsh terrain. |
|
6 |
You take 1d8 psychic damage when you enter someone else’s house without being invited. |
Rods
Rods are necessary items required to use Magic Scrolls. First, a person must wrap a Magic Scroll in a rod. Then, anyone holding that rod can cast the spell from that Magic Scroll. Once the spell is cast, the Magic Scroll is burned and can’t be used again.
Rods are great tools that allow anyone to cast any spell, but they can be clunky in combat because you must re-wrap the rod with a new Magic Scroll every time you want to cast another spell.
Rods can vary greatly from one another. Each Rod can give a unique effect to spells cast with them, and some rods only cast spells from certain Classes. Each Rod also has a maximum Level of Spells it can cast.
A Caster can bypass the limit of a Rod using Mana. They need to spend 2 Mana per Level gab between the Rod’s spell Limit and the Magical Scroll’s Level.
Example: If you have a rod with a limit of Level 2 spells and use a magic scroll with a Level 6 spell, you would need to use 8 Mana (4 times 2) to cast that spell.
To benefit from a Rod’s effects, you must be holding it with one hand, and you no longer need one free hand to cast Normal Spells while holding a Rod.