Rod of the Python

This two-foot rod is made of light silver metal and topped with a large, yellow crystal. Intricate engravings of arcane symbols line the metal and emit heat when held. When used in spellcasting, it emits an aura of control over serpents.

This material is Open Game Content, and is licensed for public use under the terms of the Open Game License v1.0a.

The Rod of the Python is longer than normal rods. It is about 4 feet long and weighs 10 pounds. It strikes as a +1/+1 quarterstaff. If the user throws the rod to the ground (a standard action), it grows to become a giant constrictor snake by the end of the round. The python obeys all commands of the owner.

(In animal form, it retains the +1 enhancement bonus on attacks and damage possessed by the rod form.) The serpent returns to rod form (a full-round action) whenever the wielder desires, or whenever it moves farther than 100 feet from the owner. If the snake form is slain, it returns to rod form and cannot be activated again for three days. A Rod of the Python only functions if the possessor is good.

Moderate transmutation; CL 10th; Craft Rod, Craft Magic Arms and Armor, baleful polymorph, creator must be good; Price 13,000 gp.