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A wizard may also use this spell to produce controlled
fire in his own or an adjacent hex. He could light his own
cigar, a friend’s torch, or an enemy’s beard. ST cost to use
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Note, Peter, that this use doesn't apply to the full Creation-spell range, but only one hex away. And I wasn't suggesting that a sword could be the object of a controlled fire either, though I did mention that the usual casting does burn on a target providing no fuel.
But I'd rule that a (wooden) staff is flammable enough that a controlled fire could be started.
All of the controlled versions of fire are smaller than the generic output and I sure wouldn't think they would cause the same amount of damage. They'd also be easier to extinguish than the garden variety.
Your restriction that if the object moves, the fire is extinguished, makes the spell less useful (and less charming) as a cigar or torch lighter.