Wizard Staff Tacticool Accessories

[martinl]

OK, this deserves its own thread.

Let's list some cool accessories to add to your wizard's staff.

Orb of Power - (This is a powerstone or power item.)

Eagle Feathers of the Fair Wind - +1 Acc with air college spells

Dangly Crystal Focus - These small protuberances allow you to really focus on the target of a missile spell. Treat as a scope.

Broom Bristles - Increases aerobatics skill by 2. Also allows you to sweep up messes.

Ominous Glowing Runes - Provide a dim source of light at will. Can say anything you want in any language you want, but for reasons of tradition they usually are a relatively boring shopping list (1 lb barley flour, sausage, cheese, duck's eggs) in Old Enochian.

Leather Thong Wrappings - this is 10' of leather cord if you need some.

[johndallman]

A sling, so that you can hang the staff over a shoulder and have both hands free. The actual sling appears and disappears as you need it, or don't.

[evileeyore]

Originally Posted by martinl

OK, this deserves its own thread.

Let's list some cool accessories to add to your wizard's staff.

The advantage of 'Tacticool' Accessories are that they count towards a staff's Power Item total...

Originally Posted by johndallman

A sling, so that you can hang the staff over a shoulder and have both hands free. The actual sling appears and disappears as you need it, or don't.

Or going by modern adventure style crpgs and tactical fighters, an invisible sling so when 'stowed' it hovers just off your back.


A few more:

Invisible Intangible Lanyard, $10,000. Clamp one band of the IIL onto the staff and the other onto your wrist, then simply hold out your hand and your dropped or disarmed staff will leap back into it (requires a Ready Maneuver)! Can also be used on other small items of gear, up to 50 pounds. The ILL has a maximum length of 10 yards, that is the item will not go more than 10 yards from you, ever (yes, this makes 'monster' fishing with your ILLed items dangerous). The Invisible Intangible Lanyard is 'indestructible', the bands however are only as durable as the thick hardened leather they are made from.

Lantern Hook, $20. A latchable hoop that bolts onto the top of your staff, let's you hang a lantern from it. With a sturdy enough lantern the Staff can double as a Two-Handed Flail.

Single Shot Scroll Activator Case, $5000. Load a Charged scroll into this 'under-staff' scroll case, then prime the scroll by sliding the case shut and repeat the Words of Priming ("This is my Staff, there are many like it but this one is mine") until the SSSAC glows to indicate the scroll is primed (priming takes as long as the scroll takes to cast). When you wish to activate a primed scroll simply point the staff at the target and shout the Word of Activation ("Boom!").

Invisible Intangible Back Sheathe, $1,000. Allows for nearly instant Readying (with a Fast Draw) and stowing. The sheathe is guaranteed to never hang-up on protuberances in the dungeon (no guarantees about Things Outside Our Space and Time). You can even wear the IIBS harness under your robes so all the peasantry will see is your Staff of Power hovering off your back! Both harness and staff band must be used in conjunction.

Survival Hideaway Infinite Scroll Compartment, $10,000. This hidden compartment is actually a slim scroll tube that can hold all of your scrolls. Or up to one half pound of equipment that you can fit through a 3/4 inch diameter opening. Opening the staff's end cap while muttering the proper Words of Activation and you open the Infinite Scroll Tube, this space holds an infinite number of scrolls, weightlessly. Open it without muttering the Words of Activation and you open a 3/4 inch diameter, 6 inch deep empty tube the perfect size for the Outdoorsman Emergency Survival kit (10 steel fishing hooks, 100 yards of silk fishing cord, a slim 2 inch dagger, Dwarven Saw Wire Garrote, 10 waxed alchemical matches, and 4 sewing needles, $20, included for free. Treat as basic quality Survival tools). Retrieving scrolls from the Infinite Scroll Tube is sometimes a process. It takes a Ready Maneuver to pull one scroll out, and the scroll is randomly chosen from all the scrolls you've put in it.

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Another post reminded me that I had this in a game once.
Undead Wyvern Frame
The body of the staff is constructed from an undead wyvern.

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Crackling with energy
The staff seems to be barely containing the power within, Adds to +2 to intimidation rolls.

Illusionary Quill
The staff can be used to write or draw temporary illusionary letters and images. Useful for writing fiery messages as well as adding diagrams to aid in explaining complex plans to slow witted companions.

Vertical orientation
Left to it's own devices the staff will orient itself to stand vertically. This makes picking it up when dropped or put aside easier.

Tangential action
Rather than expelling effects directly from the tip of the staff the effects are produced at a right angle. Useful for tight spaces and for firing spells from behind cover.

Quick change Claw
Allows the user to change the crystal mounted in the claw at the end of the staff.

[PTTG]

Picatinny Rail Mount
Attaches with screws, allowing sights, grips, and other devices to be added to your staff.

[tshiggins]

Originally Posted by PTTG

Picatinny Rail Mount
Attaches with screws, allowing sights, grips, and other devices to be added to your staff.

The player of Henrietta, a character in my Facets campaign, would so go for this, if she thought of it.

It would have to be made of bronze or aluminum, though. Iron glitches magic, in the setting.

[David Johnston2]

The Chunk-Chunk. The staff is hollow but contains a simple mechanical feeder that moves one point power stones to the base of the staff where they can be used, with the old stone ejected making a "chunk" noise as you operate the mechanism.

[Fred Brackin]

A mage named Aldehar the Incendiary in my World of D'y'r't game actually did put a laser sight on his Staff.

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by PTTG

Picatinny Rail Mount
Attaches with screws, allowing sights, grips, and other devices to be added to your staff.

Using screws might damage the staff, so unless you can get a qualified staff artificer to install the rails, I suggest using clamps instead. That's assuming this is an after-market addition - if installed during creation of the staff it should be okay as long as your current environment allows for staves with some metallic components. If not, you'll be to look at some organic substitute. Magic can be so annoyingly fickle.