Magical Staffs (copied from here)
A staff is a long shaft of wood that stores several spells. Unlike
wands, each staff is of a specific type. A spellcaster can't stick
any combination of spells in a staff. A staff has 50 charges when created.
Physical Description: A typical staff is 4 feet to 7 feet
long and 2 inches to 3 inches thick, weighing about 5 pounds. Most staffs are
wood, but a rare few are bone, metal, or even glass. (These are extremely
exotic.) Staffs often have a gem or some device at their tip or are shod in
metal at one or both ends. Staffs are often decorated with carvings or runes. A
typical staff is like a walking stick, quarterstaff, or cudgel. It has an AC of
7, 10 hit points, a hardness of 5, and a break DC of 24.
Activation: Staffs use the spell trigger activation method,
so casting a spell from a staff is usually a standard action that doesn't
provoke attacks of opportunity. (If the spell being cast, however, has a longer
casting time than 1 action, it takes that long to cast the spell from a staff.)
To activate a staff, a character must hold it forth in at least one hand (or
whatever passes for a hand, for nonhumanoid creatures).
General
Abjuration
Usually carved from the heartwood of an ancient oak or other
large tree, this staff allows use of the following spells:
- Shield (1 charge)
- Resist energy (1 charge)
- Dispel magic (1 charge)
- Lesser globe of invulnerability (2 charges)
- Dismissal (2 charges)
- Repulsion (3 charges)
Strong abjuration; CL 13th; Craft Staff, dismissal, dispel
magic, lesser globe of invulnerability, resist energy, repulsion, shield; Price
65,000 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Artisan
This staff is extremely well crafted, covered with gold leaf
and images of artisans at work. The staff of the artisan allows use of the
following spells:
- Minor creation (1 charge)
- Major creation (1 charge)
- Fabricate (1 charge)
- Mending (1 charge)
CL 12th; Craft Staff, fabricate, mending, minor creation,
major creation; Market Price: 69,800 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Assassin's Staff
This slender, unadorned wooden staff is shorter than usual
for staffs, only 4 feet long, and it has a leather strap attached, making it
easy to sling over the shoulder. It allows use of the following spells:
- Obscuring mist (1 charge)
- Pass without trace (1 charge)
- Improved invisibility (2 charges)
- Poison (2 charges, DC 16)
CL 7th; Craft Staff, greater invisibility, obscuring mist,
pass without trace, poison; Market Price: 24,000 gp. This price assumes the
staff is made by an assassin.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Building
This wooden staff, exactly 3 feet long and notched every
inch, allows use of the following spells:
- Animate objects (2 charges)
- Wall of stone (1 charge)
- Major creation (1 charge)
Moderate conjuration; CL 11th; Craft Staff, animate objects,
major creation, wall of stone; Price 38,156 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Cacophony
Though elegantly carved, this wooden staff depicts violent
and contorted images of screaming faces and figures clutching their ears. Favored
by evil or wantonly chaotic bards, it allows use of the following spells:
- Shatter (1 charge, DC 13)
- Sound burst (1 charge, DC 13)
- Tasha's hideous laughter (1 charge, DC 13)
- Sculpt sound (1 charge, DC 14)
- Shout (1 charge, DC 16)
CL 10th; Craft Staff, sculpt sound, shatter, shout, sound
burst, Tasha's hideous laughter; Market Price: 60,000 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Charming
Made of twisting wood ornately shaped and carved, this staff
allows use of the following spells:
- Charm person (1 charge)
- Charm monster (2 charges)
Moderate enchantment, CL 8th; Craft Staff, charm person,
charm monster; Market Price: 16,500 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Conjuration
This staff is usually made of ash or walnut and bears ornate
carvings of many different kinds of creatures. It allows use of the following
spells:
- Unseen servant (1 charge)
- Summon swarm (1 charge)
- Stinking cloud (1 charge)
- Minor creation (2 charges)
- Cloudkill (2 charges)
- Summon monster VI (3 charges)
Strong conjuration; CL 13th; Craft Staff, cloudkill,
stinking cloud, summon monster VI, summon swarm, unseen servant; Price 65,000
gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Creation
This wooden staff is about 5 feet long. One end is forked
and other forms a graceful hook, making it resemble certain scepters of office
or symbols of authority. It allows use of the following spells:
- Create food and water (1 charge)
- Minor creation (1 charge)
- Major creation (2 charges)
CL 9th; Craft Staff, create food and water, major creation,
minor creation; Market Price: 45,000 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Defense
The staff of defense is a simple-looking staff that throbs
with power when held defensively. It allows use of the following spells:
- Shield (1 charge)
- Shield of faith (1 charge)
- Shield other (1 charge)
- Shield of law (3 charges)
Strong abjuration, CL 15th; Craft Staff, shield, shield of
faith, shield other, shield of law, creator must be lawful; Market Price: 58,250
gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Destruction
This 6-foot-long staff is made of cracked white marble. Despite
its appearance, however, the staff is curiously light and solid. The staff
shatters into a thousand pieces as soon as all the charges are used up. It
allows use of the following spells:
- Shatter (1 charge, DC 13)
- Disintegrate (1 charge, DC 20)
- Earthquake (2 charges)
CL 15th; Craft Staff, disintegrate, earthquake, shatter;
Market Price: 98,500 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Divination
Made from a supple length of willow, often with a forked
tip, this staff allows use of the following spells:
- Detect secret doors (1 charge)
- Locate object (1 charge)
- Tongues (1 charge)
- Locate creature (2 charges)
- Prying eyes (2 charges)
- True seeing (3 charges)
Strong divination; CL 13th; Craft Staff, detect secret
doors, locate creature, locate object, prying eyes, tongues, true seeing, Price
73,500 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Earth and Stone
This staff is topped with a fist-sized emerald that gleams
with smoldering power. It allows the use of the following spells:
- Passwall (1 charge)
- Move earth (1 charge)
Moderate transmutation, CL 11th, Craft Staff, passwall, move
earth; Price: 80,500 gp
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Enchantment
Often made from applewood and topped with a clear crystal,
this staff allows use of the following spells:
- Sleep (1 charge)
- Tasha's hideous laughter (1 charge)
- Suggestion (1 charge)
- Crushing despair (2 charges)
- Mind fog (2 charges)
- Suggestion, mass (3 charges)
Strong enchantment; CL 13th; Craft Staff; crushing despair,
mass suggestion, mind fog, sleep, suggestion, Tasha's hideous laughter; Price 65,000
gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Ethereal Action
A staff of smooth wood adorned with three silver bands, this
staff is a +1 ghost touch quarterstaff and allows the use of the following
spells:
- Blink (1 charge)
- Ethereal jaunt (1 charge)
When all its charges are used up, the staff remains a +1
ghost touch quarterstaff.
Moderate transmutation; CL 9th; Craft Staff, Craft Magic
Arms and Armor, blink, ethereal jaunt, plane shift; Price 57,300 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
Evocation
Usually very smooth and carved from hickory, willow, or yew,
this staff allows use of the following spells:
- Magic missile (1 charge)
- Shatter (1 charge)
- Fireball (1 charge)
- Ice storm (2 charges)
- Wall of force (2 charges)
- Chain lightning (3 charges)
Strong evocation; CL 13th Craft Staff, chain lightning,
fireball, ice storm, magic missile, shatter, wall of force; Price 65,000 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Eyes
A spiraling staff with silver inlay and topped with a large
piece of amber, the staff of eyes allows the use of the following spells:
- Arcane eye (1 charge)
- Remove blindness/deafness (1 charge)
- See invisibility (1 charge)
Moderate divination; CL 8th; Craft Staff, arcane eye, remove
blindness/deafness, see invisibility; Price 34,700 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
Fallen
This is a heavy black iron staff, fairly short, and
decorated with images of demonic faces and leering skulls. Usually made by
blackguards, the staff of the fallen allows use of the following spells:
- Doom (1 charge, DC 11)
- Shatter (1 charge, DC 13)
- Contagion (2 charges, DC 14)
- Summon monster IV (evil creatures only, 2 charges)
CL 7th; Craft Staff, contagion, doom, shatter, summon
monster IV, creator must be evil; Market Price: 24,000 gp. This price assumes
the staff is made by a blackguard.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Fauna
This staff, often created by druids to store spells for
their animal companions, allows use of the following spells:
- Animal growth (2 charges)
- Barkskin (1 charge)
- Greater magic fang (1 charge)
Moderate transmutation; CL 9th; Craft Staff, animal growth, barkskin,
greater magic fang; Price 19,406 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Fellowship
This staff is a smooth shaft of gleaming steel engraved with
the word "peace" in many languages. It allows use of the following
spells:
- Calm emotions (1 charge, DC ii)
- Shield other (1 charge)
- Status (1 charge)
- Rary's telepathic bond (1 charge)
- Heroes' feast (2 charges)
CL 11th; Craft Staff, calm emotions, heroes' feast, Rary's
telepathic bond, shield other, status; Market Price: 80,000 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Fiendish Darkness
First seen long ago in the hands of humans and draw in the
service of powerful demons and devils, these staffs are made of ebony or
polished bone, often topped with a metal claw at one or both ends. When held by
any good creature, a staff of fiendish darkness bestows one negative level that
remains as long as the staff is carried. This negative level never results in
actual level loss, but it cannot be overcome in any way (including restoration
spells) while the staff is held. A staff of fiendish darkness allows the use of
the following spells:
- Darkness (1 charge)
- Summon monster IX (nightmare only) (2 charges)
- Dispel magic (2 charges)
- Animate dead (2 charges)
Strong varied; CL 17th; Craft Staff, animate dead, darkness,
dispel magic, summon monster IX, creator must be evil; Price 98,200 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
Fire
Crafted from bronzewood with brass bindings, this staff
allows use of the following spells:
- Burning hands (1 charge)
- Fireball (1 charge)
- Wall of fire (2 charges)
Moderate evocation, CL 8th; Craft Staff, burning hands,
fireball, wall of fire; Market Price: 17,750 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Frost
Tipped on either end with a glistening diamond, this rune-covered
staff allows the use of the following spells:
- Ice storm (1 charge)
- Wall of ice (1 charge)
- Cone of cold (1 charge)
Moderate evocation, CL 10th; Craft Staff, ice storm, wall of
ice, cone of cold; Market Price: 56,250 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Glory
Formed of glass and crowned with a golden sunburst, a staff
of glory is awe-inspiring, though dreaded by creatures of darkness. It allows
use of the following spells:
- Daylight (1 charge)
- Searing light (1 charge, DC 14)
- Holy smite (1 charge, DC 16)
- Sunbeam (2 charges, DC 20)
CL 13th; Craft Staff, daylight, holy smite, searing light,
sunbeam; Market Price: 80,000 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Goblin Lord
This shabby-looking and gnarled staff is topped with a rat
skull. It grants a +2 enhancement bonus to Charisma in the hands of a goblin or
orc. A staff of the goblin lord allows use of the following spells:
- Protection from law (1 charge)
- Confusion (1 charge, DC 16)
- Unholy blight (1 charge, DC 16)
CL 12th; Craft Staff, confusion, protection from law, unholy
blight; Market Price: 26,625 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Healing
This white ash staff, with inlaid silver runes, allows use
of the following spells:
- Lesser restoration (1 charge)
- Cure serious wounds (1 charge)
- Remove blindness/deafness (1 charge)
- Remove disease (1 charge)
Moderate conjuration, CL 8th; Craft Staff, lesser
restoration, cure serious wounds, remove blindness/deafness, remove disease;
Market Price: 27,750 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Hel's Death Staff
This staff harnesses necromantic power, the effects of which
are much more potent against giants. This staff is crafted from a stone giant's
femur, with the ball joint's rounded, polished protrusions gleaming on the top
end of the staff and the bottom sharpened to a point. A fetish necklace of
giant's teeth hangs from a hole carved through the top. The deep gray length of
the staff is etched with mystical runes, each painted blood red.
When activated, Hel's death staff emits a stench of decay
and absorbs the light around the staff's head, creating an empty black sphere
of shadowy illumination that darkens about as much as a candle brightens. This
has no game effect. Each of the spells below require a standard action to
activate, with one exception: You can animate giants killed with the staff as a
swift action. A Hel's death staff allows use of the following spells:
- Blindness/Deafness (1 charge)
- Ray of enfeeblement (1 charge)
- Animate dead (2 charges)
- Finger of death (3 charges)
When cast on a giant, the DCs of these spells increase by +2.
Additionally, you can animate up to three times your caster level (instead of
twice your caster level) of HD of undead with a single casting of animate dead.
All of the undead you animate in this way must be from the bodies of giants. Likewise,
you can control up to 6 HD of undead per caster level (instead of 4 HD per
caster level) as long as you possess Hel's death staff and at least one of the
undead creatures you control is a giant. Finally, when you slay a giant with a
finger of death spell cast from the staff you can opt to immediately (as a
swift action) animate the giant's body with animate dead. This use requires the
expenditure of only a single charge from the staff for casting animate dead (instead
of the normal 2 charges).
Strong Necromancy, CL 13th. Craft Staff, animate dead,
blindness/deafness, finger of death, ray of enfeeblement, 29,655 gp, 2,372 XP, 60
days. Weight 4 lb. Price: 59,310 gp.
Source: Dragon #345
Homeland
This staff improves a druid's connection with the
surrounding terrain, and allows use of the following spells:
- Find the path (1 charge)
- Commune with nature (1 charge)
- Forestfold (1 charge)
Moderate divination; CL 11th; Craft Staff, commune with
nature, find the path, forestfold; Price 48,469 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Hunting Spirits
This white-ash staff allows use of the following spells:
- Phantom bear (2 charges)
- Phantom wolf (1 charge)
Strong conjuration; CL 17th; Craft Staff, phantom bear,
phantom wolf; Price 66,938 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Illumination
This staff is usually sheathed in silver and decorated with
sunbursts. It allows use of the following spells:
- Dancing lights (1 charge)
- Flare (1 charge)
- Daylight (2 charges)
- Sunburst (3 charges)
Strong evocation; CL 15th; Craft Staff; dancing lights,
daylight, flare, sunburst; Price 48,250 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Illusion
This staff is made from ebony or other dark wood and carved
into an intricately twisted, fluted, or spiral shape. It allows use of the
following spells:
- Disguise self (1 charge)
- Mirror image (1 charge)
- Major image (1 charge)
- Rainbow pattern (2 charges)
- Persistent image (2 charges)
- Mislead (3 charges)
Strong illusion; CL 13th; Craft Staff, disguise self, major
image, mirror image, persistent image, project image, rainbow pattern; Price: 65,000
gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Incarnation
This iron-shod staff, often decorated with the holy symbol
of a specific deity, allows use of the following spells:
- Greater incarnation (3 charges)
- Incarnation (2 charges)
- Lesser incarnation (1 charge)
Strong conjuration; CL 17th; Craft Staff, Price 60,563 gp.
Dandello's note: Complete Divine refers to nonexistent
spells for this staff. This issue was not addressed in the official errata. Suggested
substitutions for the required spells are: greater aspect of the deity, aspect
of the deity, lesser aspect of the deity.
Source: Complete Divine
Keoghtom's Staff of Purification
A black-iron hag's hand clutching a lapis lazuli gem tops
this thick crooked willow staff. - The exploits of the Company of Seven are too
numerous to recount, but one of their more infamous ventures carried Murlynd,
Keoghtom, and Nolzur to the Cold Marshes in the far north of the Flanaess in
search of the ancient ruins of an odd civilization of sorcery-wielding
amphibians. Unfortunately for the trio, the place was not completely abandoned
and they found themselves in battle with a witch-queen the locals referred to
as the Weird of the Cold Heath. After an enervating battle, Murlynd fired
several rounds from his amazing six-shooters at her elbow and her strange
gnarled staff fell to the ground. Keoghtom claimed the object and later
identified it as a "staff of affliction" which he surmised was
related to the vile cult of Incabulos. His study allowed him to reverse its
effects, despite objections from Noizur, who thought it could make a formidable
weapon against the forces of a nascent demigod in the northern reaches who the
orcs called the Old One. Keoghtom rebuffed him and created the staff of
purification - which retains its original baleful appearance.
When touched to any liquid, the staff of purification
immediately removes any lingering maladies, as purify food or drink except it
doesn't destroy any magical qualities of the liquid. This use expends 2 charges.
The following uses require the expenditure of charges.
- break enchantment (1 charge)
- restoration (1 charge)
- heal (1 charges)
A new staff has 50 charges.
strong; abjuration and conjuration (healing) CL 12th; Craft
Staff, break enchantment, heal, restoration. 26,125 gp, 1,690 XP. Weight: 4 lb.
Price: 47,250 gp.
Source: Dragon #359
Liberation
Appearing to be little more than a rustic walking-stick,
this staff allows use of the following spells:
- Remove fear (1 charge)
- Remove paralysis (1 charge)
- Remove curse (1 charge)
- Freedom of movement (2 charges)
- Break enchantment (2 charges)
CL 9th; Craft Staff, break enchantment, freedom of movement,
remove curse, remove fear, remove paralysis; Market Price: 45,000 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Life
Made of thick oak shod in gold, this staff allows use of the
following spells:
- Heal (1 charge)
- Raise dead (5 charges)
Moderate conjuration, CL 13th; Craft Staff, heal,
resurrection; Market Price: 155,750 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Madness
This staff is formed of wildly twisting and entangled rods
of iron. It allows use of the following spells:
- Random action (1 charge, DC 11)
- Confusion (1 charge, DC 16)
- Insanity (2 charges, DC 20)
- Weird (2 charges, DC 23)
CL 17th; Craft Staff, confusion, insanity, random action,
weird; Market Price: 110,000 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Mastery
Wrought from four twisted rods of adamantine, this double
weapon is a +4 axiomatic staff of clouting and a +1 staff. In addition to its
potent properties as a weapon, a staff of mastery allows the use of the
following spells:
- Hold person (1 charge)
- Dimensional anchor (1 charge)
- Repulsion (2 charges)
- Dominate monster (3 charges)
When its charges are used up, a staff of mastery remains a +4
axiomatic staff of clouting/+1 staff.
Strong enchantment; CL 17th; Craft Staff, dimensional
anchor, dominate monster, hold person, order's wrath, repulsion, creator must
be lawful; Price 223,000 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
Necromancy
This staff is made from ebony or other wood and carved with
the images of bones and skulls. It allows use of the following spells:
- Cause fear (1 charge)
- Ghoul touch (1 charge)
- Halt undead (1 charge)
- Enervation (2 charges)
- Waves of fatigue (2 charges)
- Circle of death (3 charges)
Strong necromancy; CL 13th; Craft Staff; cause fear, circle
of death, enervation, ghoul touch, halt undead, waves of fatigue; Price 65,000
gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Night
This staff of black wood is carved with runes of darkness,
stars, and night, with one resembling an umber hulk. The wielder of the staff
is immune to the confusing gaze power of umber hulks. In addition; the staff
has the following powers:
- Darkvision (1 charge)
- Low-light vision (1 charge)
- Dispel magic (only works against light spells) (1 charge)
- Darkness (1 charge)
- Summon monster VI (summons one umber hulk only, usable only
once every tenday) (2 charges)
If the summoned umber hulk is slain, the staff crumbles to
dust.
CL 11th; Craft Staff, darkness, darkvision, dispel magic,
summon nature's ally VI; Market Price: 30,000 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
Nomads
A simple, wooden staff with a pronounced bend at the top,
this item appears to be nothing more than a shepherd's crook. It allows the use
of the following spells:
- Cloak of shade (1 charge)
- Locate water (1 charge)
- Hydrate (1 charge)
- Find the path (2 charges)
Strong divination; CL 12th; Craft Staff, find the path,
cloak of shade, locate water, hydrate; Price 49,500 gp.
Source: Sandstorm
Oaken Battle
Intended to help a druid protect herself in the wild, this
thick staff of black oak allows use of the following spells:
- Shillelagh (1 charge)
- Spikes (1 charge)
- Moderate transmutation; CL 8th; Craft Staff, shillelagh,
spikes; Price 13,500 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Opening
This wooden staff is carved with images of doors, many of
which have embossed iron bindings and miniature but nonfunctional keyholes. It
allows the use of the following spells:
- Knock (1 charge)
- Open/close (1 charge)
- Passwall (1 charge)
- Shatter (1 charge)
Moderate transmutation; CL 9th; Craft Staff, knock, open/close,
passwall, shatter; Price 42,200 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
Pain
This staff, which has thornlike spikes carved across swaths
of its surface, allows use of the following spells:
- Eyebite (2 charges)
- Wrack (1 charge)
- Inflict serious wounds (1 charge)
Moderate necromancy; CL 11th; Craft Staff, eyebite, inflict
serious wounds, wrack; Price 27,844 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Passage
This potent item allows the use of the following spells:
- Dimension door (1 charge)
- Passwall (1 charge)
- Phase door (2 charges)
- Teleport without error (2 charges)
- Astral projection (2 charges)
Strong varied, CL 17th; Craft Staff, dimension door,
passwall, phase door, greater teleport, astral projection; Market Price: 170,500
gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Planar Defense
This silvery staff with green crystals on both ends allows
use of the following spells:
- Banishment (2 charges)
- Subvert planar essence (1 charge)
- Dismissal (1 charge)
- Dimensional anchor (1 charge)
Moderate abjuration; CL 11th; Craft Staff, banishment, dimensional
anchor, dismissal, subvert planar essence; Price 44,344 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Power
The staff of power is a very potent magic item, with
offensive and defensive abilities. It is usually topped with a glistening gem,
its shaft straight and smooth. It has the following powers:
- Magic missile (1 charge)
- Ray of enfeeblement (heightened to 5th level) (1 charge)
- Continual flame (1 charge)
- Levitate (1 charge)
- Lightning bolt (heightened to 5th level) (1 charge)
- Fireball (heightened to 5th level) (1 charge)
- Cone of cold (2 charges)
- Hold monster (2 charges)
- Wall of force (in a 10-foot-diameter hemisphere around the
caster only) (2 charges)
- Globe of invulnerability (2 charges)
The wielder of a staff of power gains a +2 luck bonus to AC
and saving throws. The staff is also a +2 quarterstaff and its wielder may use
it to smite opponents. If 1 charge is expended (as a free action), the staff
causes double damage (x3 on a critical hit) for 1 round. A staff of power can be
broken for a retributive strike. The breaking of the staff must be purposeful
and declared by the wielder. All charges currently in the staff are instantly
released in a 30-foot-radius globe. All within 10 feet of the broken staff take
hit points of damage equal to eight times the number of charges in the staff,
those between 11 feet and 20 feet away take six times the number of charges in
damage, and those 21 feet to 30 feet distant take four times the number of
charges in damage. Successful Reflex saving throws (DC 17) reduce the damage
sustained by half. The character breaking the staff has a 50% chance of
traveling to another plane of existence, but if he does not, the explosive
release of spell energy destroys him. Only certain items, including the staff
of the magi and the staff of power, are capable of a retributive strike. After
all charges are used up from the staff, it remains a +2 quarterstaff. (Once
empty of charges, it cannot be broken in a retributive strike.)
Strong varied, CL 15th; Craft Staff, Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, magic missile, heightened ray of enfeeblement, continual flame,
levitate, heightened fireball, heightened lightning bolt, cone of cold, hold
monster, wall of force, globe of invulnerability; Market Price: 211,000 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Righteousness
Made of elegantly shaped mithral, this staff is a badge of
purity and righteousness. It allows use of the following spells:
- Divine favor (1 charge)
- Prayer (1 charge)
- Dispel evil (1 charge)
- Holy sword (2 charges)
CL 7th; Craft Staff, dispel evil, divine favor, holy sword,
prayer; Market Price: 34,000 gp.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Sacred Fire
Almost indistinguishable from a staff of fire, this staff
usually incorporates a deity's holy symbol into its design, often the leafy
face of Obad-Hai. It allows use of the following spells:
- Flame strike (1 charge, DC 16)
- Fire storm (2 charges, DC 20)
CL 13th; Craft Staff, fire storm, flame strike; Market Price:
60,000 gp. This price assumes the staff is created by a druid.
Source: Arms and Equipment Guide
Size Alteration
Stout and sturdy, this staff of dark wood allows use of the
following spells:
- Enlarge person (1 charge)
- Reduce person (1 charge)
- Shrink item (1 charge)
- Enlarge person, mass (1 charge)
- Reduce person, mass (1 charge)
Faint conjuration; CL 8th; Craft Staff; enlarge person, mass
enlarge person, reduce person, mass reduce person, shrink item; Price 29,000 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Skulls
This staff is usually made of ebony and topped with an ivory
skull, but sometimes made of the thighbone of a giant and topped with a smooth-polished
real skull. It allows the use of the following spells:
- Animate dead (1 charge)
- Circle of doom (2 charges, DC 17)
- Cure light wounds (1 charge)
- Inflict light wounds (1 charge, DC 11)
CL 9th; Craft Staff, animate dead, cure light wounds,
inflict light wounds, mass inflict light wounds; Market Price: 39,200 gp; Cost
to Create: 20,850 gp +1,468 XP.
Source: Complete Arcane
Soul-Ward
This supple staff of sumac, favored by clerics who face off
against undead, allows use of the following spells:
- Greater restoration (3 charges)
- Death ward (1 charge)
- Restoration (1 charge)
Strong conjuration; CL 13th; Craft Staff, death ward,
restorationgreater restoration; Price 82,417 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Staff of Draconic Power
This fire-blackened staff is studded with dragon's teeth. It
allows use of the following spells:
- Dragon breath (30-ft. cone of fire, 5d6 damage; 1 charge)
- Dragonskin (1 charge)
- Draconic might (2 charges)
Moderate transmutation; CL 9th; Craft Staff, draconic might,
dragon breath, dragonskin; Price 42,000 gp.
Source: Draconomicon
Staff of Earthen Might
This staff is carved from stone and tipped with either a gem
or an intricately sculpted chunk of marble. It allows the use of the following
spells:
- Soften earth and stone (1 charge)
- Stone shape (1 charge)
- Tremor (1 charges)
- Transmute mud to rock (2 charges)
- Transmute rock to mud (2 charges)
Moderate transmutation; CL 10th; Craft Wondrous Item, soften
earth and stone, stone shape, tremor, transmute mud to rock, transmute rock to
mud; Price 46,406 gp.
Source: Dragon #314
Staff of the Dragonslayer
This staff is carved from the thigh bone of a dragon of at
least Huge size. It allows use of the following spells:
- Scale weakening (1 charge)
- Suppress breath weapon (1 charge)
- Lower spell resistance (1 charge)
- Vulnerability (2 charges)
Moderate enchantment and transmutation; CL 9th; Craft Staff,
lower spell resistance, scale weakening, suppress breath weapon, vulnerability;
Price 54,000 gp.
Source: Draconomicon
Storms
A gnarled staff favored by powerful druids, a staff of
storms allows use of the following spells:
- Storm tower (1 charge)
- Stormrage (1 charge)
- Storm of elemental fury (1 charge)
- Control weather (1 charge)
Strong transmutation; CL 15th; Craft Staff, control weather,
storm of elemental fury, storm tower, stormrage; Price 118,125 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Swarming Insects
Made of twisted dark wood with dark spots resembling
crawling insects (which occasionally seem to move), this staff allows use of
the following spells:
- Summon swarm (1 charge)
- Insect plague (3 charges)
Moderate conjuration, CL 9th; Craft Staff, summon swarm,
insect plague; Market Price: 24,750 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
The Beatific, Greater
A more powerful version of lesser staff of the beatific,
this staff allows use of the following spells:
- Cloak of chaos (2 charges)
- Holy aura (2 charges)
- Word of chaos (1 charge)
- Holy word (1 charge)
Strong abjuration; CL 15th; Craft Staff, cloak of chaos,
holy aura, holy word, word of chaos; Price 78,750 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Beatific, Lesser
This staff, which benefits chaotic good spellcasters the
most, allows use of the following spells:
- Dispel evil (2 charges)
- Dispel law (2 charges)
- Chaos hammer (1 charge)
- Holy smite (1 charge)
Moderate abjuration; CL 9th; Craft Staff, chaos hammer,
dispel evil, dispel law, holy smite; Price 28,266 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Diabolic, Greater
A more powerful version of lesser staff of the diabolic,
this staff allows use of the following spells:
- Shield of law (2 charges)
- Unholy aura (2 charges)
- Dictum (1 charge)
- Blasphemy (1 charge)
Strong abjuration; CL 15th; Craft Staff, blasphemy, dictum,
shield of law, unholy aura; Price 78,750 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Diabolic, Lesser
This staff, which benefits lawful evil spellcasters the
most, allows use of the following spells:
- Dispel good (2 charges)
- Dispel chaos (2 charges)
- Order's wrath (1 charge)
- Unholy blight (1 charge)
Moderate abjuration; CL 9th; Craft Staff, dispel chaos,
dispel good, order's wrath, unholy blight; Price 28,266 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Gaol
Used to trap foes without killing them, a staff of the gaol
allows use of the following spells:
- Hold monster (1 charge)
- Blade barrier (1 charge)
- Dimensional anchor (1 charge)
Moderate evocation; CL 11th; Craft Staff, blade barrier,
dimensional anchor, hold monster; Price 51,563 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Jetstream
The staff of the jetstream, made of teak with gold filigree,
allows use of the following spells:
- Greater whirlwind (2 charges)
- Wind walk (1 charge)
- Whirlwind (1 charge)
Strong conjuration; CL 17th; Craft Staff, whirlwind, greater
whirlwind, wind walk; Price 89,250 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Pharaoh
This staff is covered in gold leaf, giving it a metallic
sheen. The head forms a large hook, open in the center. It allows the use of
the following spells:
- Cause fear (1 charge)
- Summon monster IV (a celestial or fiendish snake, Huge viper
only) (1 charge)
- Lightning bolt (1 charge)
- Control weather (2 charges)
Strong transmutation; CL 13th; Craft Staff, cause fear,
control weather, lightning bolt, summon monster IV; Price 82,901 gp.
Source: Sandstorm
The Saintly, Greater
A more powerful version of lesser staff of the saintly, this
staff allows use of the following spells:
- Shield of law (2 charges)
- Holy aura (2 charges)
- Dictum (1 charge)
- Holy word (1 charge)
Strong abjuration; CL 15th; Craft Staff, dictum, holy aura,
holy word, shield of law; Price 78,750 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Saintly, lesser
This staff, which benefits lawful good spellcasters the
most, allows use of the following spells:
- Dispel evil (2 charges)
- Dispel chaos (2 charges)
- Order's wrath (1 charge)
- Holy smite (1 charge)
Moderate abjuration; CL 9th; Craft Staff, dispel chaos,
dispel evil, holy smite, order's wrath; Price 28,266 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Sands
A clear glass sphere half filled with dust tops this staff
of fused and vitreous sand. It allows use of the following spells:
- Blast of sand (1 charge)
- Haboob (1 charge)
- Flaywind burst (2 charges)
- Sandstorm (2 charges)
Strong conjuration; CL 12th; Craft Staff, sandstorm,
flaywind burst, blast of sand, haboob; Price 79,890 gp.
Source: Sandstorm
The Wanton, Greater
A more powerful version of lesser staff of the wanton, this
staff allows use of the following spells:
- Cloak of chaos (2 charges)
- Unholy aura (2 charges)
- Word of chaos (1 charge)
- Blasphemy (1 charge)
Strong abjuration; CL 15th; Craft Staff, blasphemy, cloak of
chaos, unholy aura, word of chaos; Price 78,750 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
The Wanton, Lesser
This staff, which benefits chaotic evil spellcasters the
most, allows use of the following spells:
- Dispel good (2 charges)
- Dispel law (2 charges)
- Chaos hammer (1 charge)
- Unholy blight (1 charge)
Moderate abjuration; CL 9th; Craft Staff, chaos hammer,
dispel good, dispel law, unholy blight; Price 28,266 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Transmutation
This staff is generally carved from or decorated with
petrified wood and allows use of the following spells:
- Expeditious retreat (1 charge)
- Alter self (1 charge)
- Blink (1 charge)
- Polymorph (2 charges)
- Baleful polymorph (2 charges)
- Disintegrate (3 charges)
Strong transmutation; CL 13th; Craft Staff; alter self,
baleful polymorph, blink, disintegrate, expeditious retreat, polymorph; Price 65,000
gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Transportation
Originally created by the wizard known as Whisper, this
staff is mostly hollow, fashioned of wire in the shape of a staff, with a
mottled brown uncut gemstone at each end. It allows the use of the following
spells:
- Blink (1 charge)
- Dimension door (1 charge)
- Teleport (2 charges)
CL 9th; Craft Staff, blink, dimension door, teleport; Market
Price: 67,500 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
True Belief
This maple staff, designed both to reward the faithful and
punish the unbelievers, allows use of the following spells:
- Righteous wrath of the faithful (2 charges)
- Castigate (1 charge)
Strong enchantment; CL 13th; Craft Staff, castigate,
righteous wrath of the faithful; Price 31,688 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Undying Staff
This staff is constructed from humanoid bones wired together
into a single piece. It allows use of the following spells:
- Animate dead (1 charge)
- Create undead (2 charges)
CL: 12th; Craft Staff, animate dead, create undead; Market
Price: 27,375 gp.
Source: Standing Stone
Vaporous Menace
Containing spells that choke the life from enemies, this
staff allows use of the following spells:
- Acid fog (2 charges)
- Miasma (1 charge)
- Murderous mist (1 charge)
Moderate conjuration; CL 11th; Craft Staff, acid fog,
miasma, murderous mist; Price: 40,094 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Vision
Cut from bamboo and fitted with white leather straps, this
slender staff seems more delicate than most. It allows the use of the following
spells:
- See invisibility (1 charge)
- Darkvision (1 charge)
- Remove blindness/deafness (1 charge)
- True seeing (2 charges)
Each use of this staff is mentally tiring and requires the
user to make a DC 12 Will save or take 1 point of Intelligence damage.
Strong divination; CL 12th; Craft Staff, darkvision, see
invisibility, remove blindness/deafness, true seeing; Price 42,800 gp.
Source: Complete Arcane
Watery Grave
This clear, blue glass staff is etched with wave and sea
monster designs. It allows the use of the following spells.
- Dehydrate (1 charge)
- Rushing waters (1 charge)
- Drown (2 charges)
- Contagious fog (2 charges)
Strong conjuration and necromancy; CL 13th; Craft Staff,
contagious fog, dehydrate, drown, rushing waters; Price 100,000 gp.
Source: Underdark
Winds
This staff, made of mahogany with silver filigree, allows
use of the following spells:
- Binding winds (1 charge)
- Control winds (1 charge)
- Summon nature's ally V (Large air elemental only) (1 charge)
Moderate conjuration; CL 9th; Craft Staff, binding winds,
control winds, summon nature's ally V, Price 37,969 gp.
Source: Complete Divine
Withering Thirst
This horrid staff is crafted from the mummified limb of a
creature that died of thirst. It allows use of the following spells:
- Desiccate (1 charge)
- Wither (2 charges)
- Dispel water (2 charges)
- Mass desiccate (2 charges)
- Horrid wilting (3 charges)
Strong necromancy and abjuration; CL 15th; Craft Staff,
dessicate, dispel water, horrid wilting, mass desiccate, wither; Price 91,880
gp.
Source: Sandstorm
Woodlands
Appearing to have grown naturally into its shape, this oak,
ash, or yew staff allows use of the following spells:
- Charm animal (1 charge)
- Barkskin (1 charge)
- Speak with animals (1 charge)
- Wall of thorns (3 charge)
- Summon nature's ally VI (3 charges)
- Animate plants (4 charges)
Further, the staff may be used as a weapon, functioning as a
+2 quarterstaff. The staff of the woodlands also allows its wielder to pass
without trace at will, with no charge cost. These two attributes continue to
function after all the charges are expended.
Moderate varied, CL 13th; Craft Staff, Craft Magic Arms and
Armor, animate plants, pass without trace, charm animal, barkskin, speak with
animals, wall of thorns, summon nature's ally VI; Market Price 101,250 gp.
Source: Dungeon Master's Guide v.3.5
Faerûnian Staffs
Famous divine and arcane spellcasters have created hundreds
of kinds of staffs to hold the amazing variety of spells known in Faerûn.
Diviner's Staff
The diviner's staff is most often crafted from gnarled hazel.
It allows the wielder to cast the following spells:
- Identify (1 charge)
- Locate object (1 charge)
- Locate creature (1 charge)
- Analyze dweomer (2 charges)
- Vision (2 charges)
The staff also giants its current owner a +1 competence
bonus on all Knowledge skill checks.
CL 13th; Craft Staff, identify, locate object, locate
creature, analyze dweomer, vision; Market Price: 137,375 gp.
Source: Magic of Faerûn
Entrapment
This sort of staff was originally created in Netheril and traditionally
is short and made of brass. Most dating from that era have only a handful of
charges remaining, though many more have been made since. It allows the use of
the following spells:
- Dimensional anchor (1 charge, DC 16)
- Otiluke's resilient sphere (1 charge, DC 16)
CL 7th; Craft Staff, dimensional anchor, Otiluke's resilient
sphere; Market Price: 36,750 gp.
Source: Magic of Faerûn
Lesser Staff of Silverymoon
Alustriel of Silverymoon created fewer than a dozen of these
staffs. Each is made of rich weirwood chased with heavy silver inlays and
crowned with a softly glowing moonstone. At least one lesser staff of
Silverymoon lies in the ruins of Hellgate Keep; most of the others are in the
hands of spellcasters trusted by the Lady of Silverymoon or in her own vaults. Alustriel
sometimes entrusts a staff to a worthy hero with a good heart as well as a
strong desire to aid the cause of the Silver Marches.
A lesser staff of Silverymoon allows use of the following
spells.:
- Arcane sight (1 charge)
- Fly (1 charge)
- Dimension door (2 charges)
- Minor globe of invulnerability (2 charges)
- Animate object (3 charges)
- Chain lightning (3 charges)
- Hold monster (3 charges)
- Passwall (3 charges)
- Wall of force (3 charges)
- Forcecage (4 charges)
Strong evocation; CL 15th; Craft Staff, animate objects,
arcane sight, chain lightning, dimension door, fly, forcecage, hold monster,
lesser globe of invulnerability, passwall, wall of force; Price 70,000 gp.
Source: Lost Empires of Faerûn
Miracles
This white wooden staff is carved with symbols of good
dwarven, elven, gnome, halfling, and human deities worshiped in Myth Drannor. It
allows the use of the following spells:
- Heal (1 charge)
- Holy aura (2 charges)
- Rosemantle (2 charges)
CL 15th; Craft Staff, heal, holy aura, rosemantle; Market
Price: 77,000 gp.
Source: Magic of Faerûn
Open Doors
This wooden staff is carved with images of doors, some of
which have small iron bindings and miniature but nonfunctional keyholes. It
allows the use of the following spells:
- Knock (1 charge)
- Open/close (1 charge)
- Passwall (1 charge)
- Shatter (1 charge)
CL 9th; Craft Staff, knock, open/close, passwall, shatter;
Market Price: 42,200 gp.
Source: Magic of Faerûn
Peace
This staff is usually made of yew wood. It grants use of the
following spells:
- Heightened (6th-level) sanctuary (1 charge, DC 19)
- Heightened (6th-level) hold person (1 charge, DC 19)
- Heightened (6th-level) calm emotions (1 charge, DC 19)
- Greater command (2 charges, DC 19)
In addition, if the wielder has chosen Eldath as his patron,
he gains a +10 competence bonus on Diplomacy checks; this expends no charges.
CL 11th; Craft Staff, Heighten Spell, sanctuary, hold
person, calm emotions, greater command; Market Price: 175,250 gp.
Source: Magic of Faerûn
Scrivening
Carved with symbols of quills and runes from many languages,
this kind of staff was first created in Myth Drannor, and allows the use of the
following spells:
- Comprehend languages (1 charge)
- Erase (1 charge)
- Suppress glyph (2 charges)
- Amanuensis (1 charge)
- Read magic (1 charge)
CL 11th; Craft Staff, amanuensis, comprehend languages,
erase, suppress glyph, read magic; Market Price: 53,600 gp.
Source: Magic of Faerûn
Thunderstaff
At least a dozen thunderstaffs are known to exist, including
one in the possession of Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun. Each
thunderstaff is a 6-foot length of duskwood capped at the head with a mithral
casting of a blue dragon's head and at the base with a long mithral spike,
which allows the staff to be used as a spear in emergencies. A thunderstaff
holds several spells related to thunder, lightning, and weather control,
usually one spell of each level. It is rumored that each thunderstaff has a
unique suite of powers. The following set of spells is only one example of what
a thunderstaff might hold.
- Shocking grasp (1 charge)
- Gedlee's electric loop (1 charge)
- Lightning bolt (1 charge)
- Thunderlance (2 charges)
- Ball lightning (2 charges)
- Chain lightning (2 charges)
- Great thunderclap (3 charges)
- Lightning ring (3 charges)
- Shapechange (blue dragon only) (3 charges)
Strong evocation; CL 17th; Craft Staff, ball lightning,
chain lightning, electric loop, great thunderclap, lightning bolt, lightning
ring, shapechange, shocking grasp, thunderlance; Price 83,841 gp; Weight 4 lb.
Source: Player's Guide to Faerûn
Thyrsus of the Druid
The wood elf druid Craenoth Driel of Eaerlann crafted the
first known thyrsus more than six hundred years ago. The great druid was
slaughtered while defending the High Forest
against tanarukk forces from Hellgate Keep. His thyrsus was carried back to
that foul rift as part of the war spoils of the demon lords, but its current
location is unknown.
Several of Craenoth's bereaved acolytes created their own
versions of this staff to honor their slain master. Dozens of variants now
exist and can be found in the hands of capable druids as far north as Lurkwood
and as far east as the forests of Cormanthor.
A typical thyrsus of the druid appears as a gnarled staff
carved from a single piece of oak, duskwood, or weirwood, with a large pine
cone mounted securely upon its top. Its shaft is wrapped in coils of leafy
vines that remain green all year round.
The thyrsus of the druid allows the use of the following
spells.
- Plant growth (1 charge)
- Speak with plants (1 charge)
- Animate plants (2 charges)
- Thorn spray (2 charges)
- Control plants (3 charges)
Strong varied; CL 15th; Craft Staff, animate plants, control
plants, plant growth, speak with plants, thorn spray; Price 53,000 gp.
Source: Lost Empires of Faerûn
Underdark
Many powerful spellcasters dwell in the Underdark, and some
of them spend their time crafting staffs not known on the surface world.
Portals
This staff is constructed of many different types of wood (including
darkwood, purple heartswood, mahogany, and ash) and bound with ferrules of iron,
mithral, steel, and adamantine. Only a cleric with the Portal domain can make
full use of this staff. Sorcerers and wizards can coax some of the lesser
spells from it, but they can never access its full potential. This staff allows
use of the following spells.
- Analyze portal (1 charge)
- Portal view (1 charge)
- Dimension door (2 charges)
- Portal barricade (2 charges)
- Portal-to-portal redirect (2 charges)
- Etherealness (3 charges)
- Portal reformat (3 charges)
Strong varied; CL 15th; Craft Staff, analyze portal,
dimension door, etherealness, portal barricade, portal-to-portal redirect,
portal view; Price 120,000 gp.
Source: Underdark
Shadow, Greater
This staff looks just like a lesser staff of shadow. It
allows use of the following spells.
- Shadow walk (1 charge)
- Shadow conjuration, greater (2 charges)
- Shadow image (2 charges)
- Shadow evocation, greater (2 charges)
Strong illusion; CL 13th; Craft Staff, greater shadow
conjuration, greater shadow evocation, shadow image, shadow walk; Price 113,000
gp.
Source: Underdark
Shadow, Lesser
This ebony staff has runes made of rough-textured obsidian
embedded in the wood. It seems as if the staff actually absorbs light. A lesser
staff of shadow allows use of the following spells.
- Shadow conjuration (1 charge)
- Shadow evocation (2 charges)
- Shadow walk (3 charges)
Moderate illusion; CL 11th; Craft Staff, shadow conjuration,
shadow evocation, shadow walk; Price 48,500 gp.
Source: Underdark
Spider
This wooden staff is covered with silver chasing in weblike
patterns. It allows use of the following spells.
- Spider climb (1 charge)
- Summon swarm (1 charge)
- Spiderskin (1 charge)
Moderate conjuration and transmutation; CL 8th; Craft Staff,
spider climb, spiderskin, summon swarm; Price 33,000 gp.
Source: Underdark
Stone
This staff is a thin, 1-inch-diameter staff made of
petrified wood with hardness 8 and 15 hit points. It allows use of the
following spells.
- Stone shape (1 charge)
- Stone metamorphosis (1 charge)
- Wall of stone (2 charges)
- Stone shape, greater (2 charges)
- Stone metamorphosis, greater (3 charges)
Strong conjuration and transmutation; CL 13th; Craft Staff,
stone metamorphosis, greater stone metamorphosis, stone shape, greater stone
shape, wall of stone; Price 71,250 gp.
Source: Underdark
Underdark
This plain wood staff is highly useful for maneuvering
around the Underdark. It allows use of the following spells.
- Amorphous form (1 charge)
- Passwall (2 charges)
- Find the path (3 charges)
Moderate divination and transmutation; CL 11th; Craft Staff,
amorphous form, find the path, passwall; Price 48,500 gp.
Source: Underdark
Planar
Staffs have great utility in general - being able to hold
spells of any level - but are usually created with the Material Plane in mind. The
following staffs, if not created on other planes, are at least oriented toward
the unusual requirements of planar travel.
Abyssal Iron
Forged from the metal of the lakes of Molten Iron on the
Plain of Infinite Portals (the topmost of the Infinite layers of the Abyss),
this staff looks like nothing more than a particularly long and slightly
twisted iron rod, with dents and nicks along its entire length. It gives off an
odor of burnt metal, like that in a foundry, and always leaves a dark stain on
its wielder's hands. A staff of abyssal iron allows use of the following spells:
- Protection from good (1 charge)
- Protection from law (1 charge)
- Magic circle against good (1 charge)
- Magic circle against law (1 charge)
- Blasphemy (4 charges)
- Word of chaos (4 charges)
- Wall of iron (3 charges)
Strong varied; CL 13th; Craft Staff, protection from good,
protection from law, magic circle against good, magic circle against law,
blasphemy, word of chaos, wall of iron; Price 39,350 gp.
Source: Planar Handbook
Etherealness
Made of a smoky gray wood, this staff allows use of the
following spells.
- Ethereal jaunt (2 charges)
- Etherealness (3 charges)
- Teleport object (3 charges)
Strong varied; CL 17th; Craft Staff, ethereal jaunt,
etherealness, teleport object; Price 43,300 gp.
Source: Planar Handbook
Planes
Designed as an aid to planar travelers, this staff allows
use of the following spells.
- Analyze portal (1 charge)
- Gate (3 charges)
- Summon monster VI (2 charges)
Strong varied; CL 17th; Craft Staff, analyze portal, gate,
summon monster VI; Price 43,100 gp.
Source: Planar Handbook
Vitalization
Created from a length of wood that has lain in an edge zone
of the Positive Energy Plane, this staff allows use of the following spells.
- Mass cure light wounds (1 charge)
- Mass cure moderate wounds (2 charges)
- Mass cure serious wounds (3 charges)
- Mass cure critical wounds (4 charges)
- Mass heal (5 charges)
Strong conjuration; CL 17th; Craft Staff, mass cure light
wounds, mass cure moderate wounds, mass cure serious wounds, mass cure critical
wounds, mass heal; Price 54,000 gp.
Source: Planar Handbook
Waves and Depths
Studded along its entire length with tiny aquamarines in
gradually darker shades and always slightly damp to the touch, this staff
allows use of the following spells.
- Water walk (1 charge)
- Control water (1 charge)
Moderate transmutation; CL 7th; Craft Staff, water walk,
control water; Price 11,200 gp.
Source: Planar Handbook
Winds and Sky
Topped by a columnar prism of sapphire as long as a human
hand, and wrapped with silver filigree, this staff allows use of the following
spells.
- Air walk (1 charge)
- Control winds (1 charge)
Moderate transmutation; CL 9th; Craft Staff, air walk,
control winds; Price 27,000 gp.
Source: Planar Handbook
Staffs of Vile Darkness
Corruption
This near-artifact level staff is made of a thin, withered
shaft of wood, sickly gray in color. Worms appear to squirm about its surface,
bus that is just an illusion. The staff allows the use of the following spells.
- Befoul (2 charges)
- Despoil (2 charges)
- Morality undone (1 charge, DC 16)
- Shriveling (heightened to 6th level, 10d4 damage, DC 19) (1
charge)
- Wither limb (heightened to 6th level, 10d8 damage, DC 19)(1
charge)
CL: 17th; Craft Staff, befoul, despoil, morality undone,
shriveling, wither limb; Market Price: 192,000 gp; weight: 5 lb.
Source: Book of Vile Darkness
Darkness
It is said that this staff was first created by a drow
sorcerer deep in some forsaken Underdark sanctum. A smooth shaft of
surprisingly lightweight black metal, this rather short staff allows the use of
the following spells.
- Damning darkness (2 charges, DC 16)
- Darkbolt (3d8 damage, DC 13) (1 charge)
- Darkness (1 charge)
- Deeper darkness (2 charges)
CL: 7th; Craft Staff, damning darkness, darkbolt(v),
darkness, deeper darkness; Market Price: 24,000 gp; weight: 5 lb.
Source: Book of Vile Darkness
Pestilence
This wooden staff is covered in diseased sores that ooze
yellow pus. It gives off a horrible odor of rotten flesh, but allows the use of
the following spells.
- Contagion (1 charge, DC 16)
- Insect plague (1 charge, DC 17)
- Pox (2 charges, DC 19)
CL: 11th; Craft Staff, contagion, insect plague, pox Market
Price: 70,000 gp; Weight: 5 lb.
Source: Book of Vile Darkness
Staffs of Exalted Good
Staff of Rapture
This ash staff bears a few holy etchings but otherwise looks
unremarkable. However, in the hands of a cleric, the staff sheds golden light
as brightly as a torch. The staff of rapture can be used as a +1 quarterstaff,
but it deals only nonlethal damage. Against evil creatures, it has a critical
threat range of 17-20.
The staff allows use of the following spells:
- Atonement (2 charges)
- Divination (1 charge)
- Elation (1 charge)
- Sword of conscience (2 charges)
- Vision of heaven (1 charge)
Strong various schools; CL 12th; Craft Staff, atonement,
divination, elation, sword of conscience, vision of heaven, creator must be
good; Price 73,800 gp; Cost to Create: 37,050 go + 2,940 XP
Source: Book of Exalted Deeds
Sunstaff
This staff is fashioned from bleached darkwood and capped
with an ornate golden sunburst set with cut diamond.
As a free action, the sunstaff can be turned into a +3
brilliant energy quarterstaff. Turning the quarterstaff back into staff form is
also a free action and allows the use of the following spells:
- Bless (1 charge)
- Crown of flame (2 charges)
- Searing light (1 charge)
- Shield other (1 charge)
Strong various schools; CL 16th; Craft Staff, continual
flame, crown of flame, gaseous form, bless, magic circle against evil, prayer,
searing light, shield other, creator must be good; Price 173,3000 gp; Cost to
Create 86,800 gp + 6,920 XP
Source: Book of Exalted Deeds
Staffs of the Sea
Staff of the Waves
This coral staff is shaped like an eel. It allows use of the
following spells:
- Create Water (1 charge)
- Wind Wall (1 charge)
- Control Water (2 charges)
- Control Winds (2 charges)
- Control Currents (2 charges)
Strong conjuration, evocation, and transmutation; CL 11th;
Craft Staff, Control Currents Control Water Control Winds, Create Water, Wind
Wall; Price 65,000 gp.
Source: Stormwrack
