The carved oak staff is a two-handed weapon that can also be held in the off-hand and used for defence. It is created from a perfect oak branch by the carpenter. When blessed and enchanted, it can be combined with a blue crystal to focus it.
A polished oaken staff lies here.>examine staffAbout six feet long, this staff was crafted from a perfect branch of oakby a master woodworker. Runes are carved on its sides, and its surfaceis smoothly polished. Truly this is a masterwork of carpentry. >consider staffIt is a carved oak staff.This striking weapon can be wielded two-handed.It is poor while attacking and excellent while defending; its speed is very slow, and it inflictslittle damage upon hitting.It weighs eleven pounds.
Focus
Atop the staff, a bronze claw holds a large blue crystal, which glows faintly.
A focused staff functions as a light source and decreases the chance for enemies to resist your spells. Some items can be embedded in the staff to empower it further. The list of items is as follows:
Item Effect Description when embeddedIron bar +ob and pb its foot is shod with ironHuge silver bracer +ob and pb silvery bands encircle it from top to bottomChunk of metal +ob and pb an orb of black metal surrounds its tipLustrous opal +attack spell power lustrous fire opal has been inlaid in itCorberyl +attack spell power a shining gemstone embedded near its top shimmers with many coloursStar sapphire -spell save a six-rayed star shines from the middle of a blue stone set in the staffBrilliant adamant -spell save
Up to three items can be embedded, and they all have to be different. An embedded item can't be removed. Depending on what items are embedded, the name of the staff changes to reinforced oak staff (if more metal than gems) or bejewelled oak staff (if more gems than metal).
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