Table: Staves
| Medium | Major | Staff | Market Price |
|---|
| 01–02 | 01 | Toxins | 12,600 gp |
| 03–05 | 02 | Journeys | 13,600 gp |
| 06–10 | 03–04 | Rigor | 13,600 gp |
| 11–18 | 05–08 | Shrieking | 14,400 gp |
| 19–25 | 09–11 | Souls | 16,400 gp |
| 26–35 | 12–16 | Stealth | 18,400 gp |
| 36–42 | 17–20 | Revelations | 20,400 gp |
| 43–54 | 21–26 | Bolstering | 20,800 gp |
| 55–59 | 27–28 | Traps | 21,200 gp |
| 60–69 | 29–35 | Cackling wrath | 23,600 gp |
| 70–76 | 36–44 | Obstacles | 25,800 gp |
| 77–82 | 45–54 | Performance | 26,800 gp |
| 83–86 | 55–60 | Hoarding | 30,016 gp |
| 87–92 | 61–72 | Slumber | 34,050 gp |
| 93–95 | 73–83 | Vision | 41,250 gp |
| 96–98 | 84–91 | Weather | 44,200 gp |
| 99–100 | 92–100 | Many rays | 52,800 gp |
The staves in this chapter follow the normal rules for magical staves as described in the Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook.
Staff of Bolstering
Aura moderate transmutation; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 20,800 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The top of this rosewood shaft narrows and then expands again, bound by a number of metal rings. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, bear's endurance, bull's strength, cat's grace, greater magic weapon; Cost 10,400 gp
Staff of Cackling Wrath
Aura moderate varied; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 23,600 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The thorns embedded in this gnarled length of wood make it rather tricky for the unwary to grasp. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, baleful polymorph, bestow curse, blindness/deafness, charm person, hold person, inflict moderate wounds, vampiric touch; Cost 11,800 gp
Staff of Hoarding
Aura moderate varied; CL 11th
Slot none; Price 30,016 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
This gorgeous teak shaft has many gold and silver coins hammered into it. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, identify, legend lore, locate object, magic aura, secret chest; Cost 15,008 gp
Staff of Journeys
Aura moderate varied; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 13,600 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
This walking stick, which still has dark gray bark along its entire length, branches into a decorative fork at its top. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, detect snares and pits, endure elements, freedom of movement, longstrider, pass without trace; Cost 6,800 gp
Staff of Many Rays
Aura moderate evocation and necromancy; CL 11th
Slot none; Price 52,800 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The elaborate swirls and delicate flecks of shining metal adorning the head of this white wooden shaft makes it seem almost as much a long mace as a staff. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, disintegrate, enervation, ray of enfeeblement, ray of exhaustion, scorching ray; Cost 26,400 gp
Staff of Obstacles
Aura moderate varied; CL 9th
Slot none; Price 25,800 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
Dark and solid, this worn staff looks to be carved of rough stone, yet feels and weighs like light wood. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, arcane lock, grease, wall of fire, wall of ice, wall of stone, wind wall; Cost 12,900 gp
Staff of Performance
Aura moderate varied; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 26,800 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
Soon after falling into the hands of a new owner, this piece of finely varnished cedar develops ornamental brass keys, strings, or other decorations that make it look like a stylized version of its owner's favorite type of musical instrument. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, calm emotions, enthrall, glibness, hypnotic pattern, major image, pyrotechnics, sculpt sound; Cost 13,400 gp
Staff of Revelations
Aura moderate divination; CL 9th
Slot none; Price 20,400 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The forked top of this walnut shaft resembles a combination of a dowsing rod and the curled horns of a beast, a delicate gemstone hovering between its enfolding arms. The staff allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, augury, commune, divination, speak with dead; Cost 10,200 gp
Staff of Rigor
Aura moderate varied; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 13,600 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
This iron-shod black wood staff allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, align weapon, bane, cause fear, command, magic weapon; Cost 6,800 gp
Staff of Slumber
Aura moderate varied; CL 9th
Slot none; Price 34,050 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
Smoky spirals adorn the length of this staff, having an almost hypnotic effect. The staff allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, deep slumber, dream, nightmare, symbol of sleep, ray of exhaustion, waves of fatigue; Cost 17,025 gp
Staff of Shrieking
Aura moderate evocation; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 14,400 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
Holes in this metal shaft cause it to emit an eerie moan when swung through the air. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, shatter, shout, sound burst; Cost 7,200 gp
Staff of Souls
Aura moderate varied; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 16,400 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
This ominous staff allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, death ward, deathwatch, detect undead, gentle repose, speak with dead; Cost 8,200 gp
Staff of Stealth
Aura moderate illusion; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 18,400 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
This twisted, dark gray staff allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, disguise self, greater invisibility, invisibility, nondetection; Cost 9,200 gp
Staff of Toxins
Aura moderate varied; CL 9th
Slot none; Price 12,600 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
This length of hemlock-shrouded oak gives off the faintest whiff of rot and corruption. It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, cloudkill, stinking cloud; Cost 6,300 gp
Staff of Traps
Aura moderate abjuration; CL 8th
Slot none; Price 21,200 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The tip of this dark wooden shaft holds a piece of hard, chalk-like stone. The staff allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, alarm, explosive runes, fire trap, magic mouth, phantom trap, sepia snake sigil; Cost 10,600 gp.
Staff of Vision
Aura moderate divination; CL 11th
Slot none; Price 41,250 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
A clear crystal lens is affixed to the top of this length of brass and scaled skin. The staff allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, arcane eye, arcane sight, prying eyes, see invisibility, scrying, true seeing; Cost 20,625 gp
Staff of Weather
Aura strong varied; CL 13th
Slot none; Price 44,200 gp; Weight 5 lbs.
Description
The carved surface of this solid oaken beam always depicts a scene with the opposite qualities of the current weather (wet on dry days, dry on wet days, and so on). It allows use of the following spells:
Construction
Requirements Craft Staff, control weather, fog cloud, gust of wind, ice storm, sleet storm, wind wall; Cost 22,100 gp
