Does remove curse fix a staff?

[Peter von Kleinsmid]

I'm modifying the above two posts, because they are spoilers for a specific published adventure, and I don't think revealing the specific adventure adds anything to the discussion.

[phiwum]

Originally Posted by Peter von Kleinsmid

The Remove Curse[d Object] spell does not remove a Staff enchantment. At best, it might let you touch the staff very briefly without taking damage, but you'd need to let go of it very quickly.

The mention of the Remove Cursed Object in the Limiting Spells description is also a mistake. It was meant to refer to Dissolve Enchantment, which can be used to remove Staff enchantments. Of course, it not only requires a wizard with IQ 17 who knows the spell, is willing to help (i.e. doesn't think you're a wizard-murderer), and 50 ST to use on the spell, but it also requires a successful DX roll or else the wrong enchantment will be dissolved.

And yes, hacking up a staff will also remove its Staff enchantment... but it will destroy the staff, which you might not want to do if it has other enchantments.

Thanks very much for the clarification.