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Rod of Wonder

Rod of Wonder
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A rod of wonder is a strange and unpredictable device that randomly generates any number of weird effects each time it is used.

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

(Activating the rod is a standard action.) Typical powers of the rod include the following.

d% Wondrous Effect of Rod of Wonder
01-05Slow creature pointed at for 10 rounds (Will DC 15 negates).
06–10faerie fire surrounds the target.
11–15Deludes wielder for 1 round into believing the rod functions as indicated by a second die roll (no save).
16–20Gust of wind, but at windstorm force (Fortitude DC 14 negates).
21–25Wielder of Rod of Wonder learns target’s surface thoughts (as with detect thoughts) for 1d4 rounds (no save).
26–30stinking cloud at 30-ft. range (Fortitude DC 15 negates).
31–33Heavy rain falls for 1 round in 60-ft. radius centered on rod wielder.
34–36Summon an animal a rhino (01-25 on d%), elephant (26-50), or mouse (51-100).
37–46lightning bolt (70 ft. long, 5 ft. wide), 6d6 damage (Reflex DC 15 half).
47–49Stream of 600 large butterflies pours forth and flutters around for 2 rounds, blinding everyone (including wielder) within 25 ft. (Reflex DC 14 negates).
50–53enlarge person if within 60 ft. of rod (Fortitude DC 13 negates).
54–58Darkness, 30-ft.-diameter hemisphere, centered 30 ft. away from rod.
59–62Grass grows in 160-sq.-ft. area before the rod, or grass existing there grows to ten times normal size.
63–65Turn ethereal any nonliving object of up to 1,000 lb. mass and up to 30 cu. ft. in size.
66–69Reduce wielder to 1/12 height (no save).
70–79fireball at target or 100 ft. straight ahead, 6d6 damage (Reflex DC 15 half).
80–84invisibility covers rod wielder.
85–87Leaves grow from target if within 60 ft. of the Rod of Wonder. These last 24 hours.
88–9010–40 gems, value 1 gp each, shoot forth in a 30-ft.-long stream. Each gem deals 1 point of damage to any creature in its path: Roll 5d4 for the number of hits and divide them among the available targets.
91–95Shimmering colors dance and play over a 40-ft.-by-30-ft. area in front of rod. Creatures therein are blinded for 1d6 rounds (Fortitude DC 15 negates).
96–97Wielder (50% chance) or target (50% chance) turns permanently blue, green, or purple (no save).
98–100flesh to stone (or stone to flesh if target is stone already) if target is within 60 ft. (Fortitude DC 18 negates).
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