Morgan's Iron Kingdoms Gearbooks: FMF Grimoire

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A repost of a magical weapon used by blackclads, inspired in parts by how eSeverius’s staff could be used to make ranged attacks:

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The rules for enchanting can be found in IKWA, pp. 48-59

Staff of Growth [Dedicated Magical Item]

Cost : Usually not for sale.
Skill: Great Weapon
Attack Modifier: -2
POW: 4

Description: Made from roots twisted around rune-engraved stones and topped with a polished orb of beryl, the staff of growth is a magical weapon wielded by some members of the Circle of Orboros that grants its wielder some of the abilities of the constructs known as woldwatchers, allowing them to fire blasts of elemental energies and cause short-lived vegetation to sprout from the bodies of those they slay.

Rune Points: 4

Special Rules : When wielded by a blackclad, a staff of growth is a magical weapon – both when being used to strike at a target in melee and when firing an elemental strike – and has an attack modifier of 0. Only blackclads can use a staff of growth to make elemental strike attacks (see below).
When used in melee, a staff of growth has Reach.
In addition to being used as a melee weapon, a staff of growth can also be used to make an elemental strike ranged attack. This attack has RNG 10 and POW 12. The attack roll for an elemental strike is made using the wielder’s POI. Blackclad warlocks can spend fury to make additional elemental strike attacks each activation.
When a living or undead character is destroyed by a melee or ranged attack made with a staff of growth, a 3” AOE is centered on the destroyed character. This AOE is a forest that remains in play for one round.
A staff of growth requires two hands to wield, both when making melee attacks and when making elemental strikes.
The character wielding a staff of growth in melee can spend a feat point to make a trip attack instead of a normal attack with this weapon. If the attack hits, the target character is knocked down instead of suffering damage.
On a critical hit in melee, a living target has a chance to be knocked out by a strike with a staff of growth. If the target suffers damage from the attack, they must make a PHY roll against a target number equal to double the attacker’s STR. If the roll succeeds, the target remains conscious. If the roll fails, the target is knocked out.

Prerequisite: Artificer, Craft (wold) 1, Lore (Orboros 3).

Fabrication: The material cost of the parts required to create a staff of growth is 270 gc (with the most expensive part that must be acquired being the flawless beryl orb at 225 gc). The pertinent skill roll for crafting the staff’s vessel is INT+Craft (wold); alternatively, INT+Craft (carpentry) and INT+Craft (stoneworking), whichever is lower, can be used.
Attunement takes 12 hours and requires a successful ARC stat roll against a target number of 16. Inscribing the runes takes four weeks and requires an ARC+Lore (Orboros) skill roll against a target number of 16.

Comments welcome, as usual.