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Tuesday Magic Item – Ivory Staff of the Spirit Mammoth
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Gollaon and Voddick stood back as the nature priest swung his staff and the booming sound of footfalls could be heard to approach.
“Goodness,” said Gollaon, “it actually works.”
“I had my doubts as well,” said Voddick.
“I suspect the raider will be more surprised than either of us.”
“Let us hope so.”
Ivory Staff of the Spirit Mammoth
It is unlikely that there are more than a very few of these items as they are carved from the single tusk of a mammoth. Shaped over the course of years and bathed in ceremonial magic, it calls to the spirit of the mammoth to which the tusk once belonged.
The Ivory Staff of the Spirit Mammoth is a +2 staff that on a critical hit, strikes with the force of the mammoth for an additional 2d6 points of bludgeoning damage and the target, if large or smaller, must make a DC 18 Fortitude save or be knocked back 10′ and prone if they fail the save by five or more.
It also serves as a beacon to pachyderms of all sorts, the bearer gains a +5 competence bonus on Animal Handling and Ride checks with such creatures. Additionally, all pachyderms within 180′ of the bearer gain the benefits of a bless spell.
Lastly, once a season, the bearer may summon the mammoth spirit. Which manifests as a mammoth with DR 5/- and resistance to cold 20 and to electricity and sonic 10. It can be directed but not controlled and it will seek to defend the bearer and other pachyderms first. The spirit mammoth can only manifest for 2d6+3 minutes before it must return to whence it came.
Aura strong conjuration (summoning); CL 17th
Slot none; Price 21,500; Weight 3 lbs
Construction Requirements
Craft Staff, bless, bull’s strength, summon nature’s ally IX; Cost 10,750
For D&D 5E:
Staff, very rare (requires attunement by a spellcaster)
First paragraph as above.
The Ivory Staff of the Spirit Mammoth is a magic weapons that gives its weilder a +2 bonus to hit and damage and on a critical hit, strikes with the force of the mammoth for an additional 2d6 points of bludgeoning damage and the target, if large or smaller, must make a DC 14 Strength saving throw or be knocked back 10′ and prone if they fail the save by five or more.
It also serves as a beacon to pachyderms of all sorts, the bearer gains a +5 advantage on Animal Handling and Riding checks with such creatures. Additionally, all pachyderms within 60′ of the bearer gain the benefits of a bless spell.
Lastly, once a season, the bearer may summon the mammoth spirit. This manifests as a mammoth with resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non-magical weapons, cold, lightning, and thunder. It can be directed but not controlled and it will seek to defend the bearer and other pachyderms first. The spirit mammoth can only manifest for 2d6+3 minutes before it must return to whence it came.
Notes: It is International Elephant Day! And it seemed like a fun idea for an item. After all, who does not want to summon a mammoth?
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