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Rod of Iron in Dungeons & Dragons 5e
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Rod of Iron
Weapon
Very Rare Required by a cleric or sworn follower of Balan; weapon (one-handed) Requires Attunement
This rod is treated as mace and is a magical weapon dealing +2 to all attack and damage rolls. It can also be attuned to and used as spell casting focus for a cleric of Balan. If the user rolls a natural 20 when making a melee weapon attack on a creature, the creature is paralyzed for 1 minute or until the rod's wielder expends a charge of the rod and releases the creature from the paralysis. The mace has 10 charges. When you hit with a melee attack using it, you can expend up to 3 of its charges. For each charge you expend, the target takes an extra 1d4 force damage. The staff regains 1d6+4 expended charges daily at dawn. If you expend the last charge, roll a d20. On a 1, the staff becomes a nonmagical rod.A straight rod of unadorned iron the length of a man's forearm. When swung it sounds like the flipping of a page.
| Type | Damage | Damage | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Melee | 1d6 / 1d4 | Bludgeoning | 5 ft. |
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