The Staffheads (5e Index)
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Brief Description[edit]
The Staffheads are a number of magical objects designed to work in tandem with The Staff of Ways, each with its own unique abilities and effects. They are the product of many years of research and labor, the collective magnum opus of a highly skilled sage. Though The Staff of Ways is able to be used without a staffhead, its power and utility can increase greatly with one.
Crafting Staffheads[edit]
To create a Staffhead, you must first be proficient with either gemwright's tools or the Intelligence (Arcana) skill. Whenever you finish a long rest, you can make a DC 16 Intelligence (Arcana) check to attempt to magically transform a nonmagical gemstone you touch into a staffhead. On a failure, the gemstone is consumed but you fail to create a staffhead. On a success, the gemstone is consumed and you are able to create the staffhead. The staffhead will have a pair of traits associated with the type of gem used, with more powerful gems having better traits.
Creating a staffhead requires you to have both gemwright's tools and a nonmagical gemstone on your person, and any staffhead you create will retain its magical properties indefinitely.
Using a Staffhead[edit]
To use a staffhead, it must first be connected to either The Staff of Ways or any nonmagical staff that does not have a knob on the end. To connect to a staffhead to The Staff of Ways, you need only say its name whilst holding the staff in one hand and the staffhead in the other. To connect a staffhead to any other type of staff, you spend a short or long rest focusing only on the staff and the staffhead. A staffhead can only be connected to one staff at a time, and a staff can only be connected to one staffhead at a time. To disconnect the staffhead, you only need to will it. Once you connect a staffhead to a staff, you will become attuned to it. When you disconnect the staffhead from its staff, you will no longer be attuned to it.
Each staffhead has a Minor and Major trait that is only active once it has been connected to a staff. When connected to The Staff of Ways, both of these traits are active and able to be used. When connected to any other type of staff, however, only the Minor trait will be active and able to be used.
Staffhead Tables[edit]
| Gemstone | Staffhead |
|---|---|
| Azurite | Example |
| Banded Agate | Example |
| Blue Quartz | Example |
| Eye Agate | Example |
| Hematite | Example |
| Lapis Lazuli | Example |
| Malachite | Example |
| Moss Agate | Example |
| Obsidian | Example |
| Rhodochrosite | Example |
| Tiger Eye | Example |
| Turquoise | Example |
| Gemstone | Staffhead |
|---|---|
| Bloodstone | Example |
| Carnelian | Example |
| Chalcedony | Example |
| Chrysoprase | Example |
| Citrine | Example |
| Jasper | Example |
| Moonstone | Example |
| Onyx | Example |
| Quartz | Example |
| Sardonyx | Example |
| Star Rose Quartz | Example |
| Zircon | The Aegis |
| Gemstone | Staffhead |
|---|---|
| Alexandrite | Example |
| Aquamarine | Example |
| Black Pearl | Example |
| Blue Spinel | Example |
| Peridot | Example |
| Topaz | Example |
| Gemstone | Staffhead |
|---|---|
| Black Opal | Example |
| Blue Sapphire | Example |
| Emerald | Example |
| Fire Opal | Example |
| Opal | Example |
| Star Ruby | Example |
| Star Sapphire | The Spear of Dawn |
| Yellow Sapphire | The Spear of Midnight |
| Gemstone | Staffhead |
|---|---|
| Black Sapphire | The Well of Death |
| Diamond | The Well of Life |
| Jacinth | The Well of Greed |
| Ruby | The Well of Passion |
Staffheads List[edit]
10 GP Gemstones[edit]
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50 GP Gemstones[edit]
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500 GP Gemstones[edit]
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1000 GP Gemstones[edit]
- •—[Staffhead Name]—•
Core. Black Opal
Description.
Minor Trait.
Major Trait.
- •—[Staffhead Name]—•
Core. Blue Sapphire
Description.
Minor Trait.
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- •—[Staffhead Name]—•
Core. Emerald
Description.
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- •—[Staffhead Name]—•
Core. Fire Opal
Description.
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Core. Opal
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Core. Star Ruby
Description.
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- •—Spear of Dawn—•
Core. Star Sapphire
Description. This staffhead looks like a small white-hot star, pulsing with energy.
Minor Trait. As an action, you can make this staffhead shed bright light for 15 feet and dim light for an additional 10 feet indefinitely. You can turn this light off as another action.
Major Trait. This staffhead has 5 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to summon a beam on light from the sky down to a targeted location within 100 feet of you. This beam of light has a 10-foot radius, and any creature within it must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. The creature will take 4d6 Radiant damage, or half as much on a successful save. Any creature within 5 feet of the radius of the beam of light must succeed in making a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw or else take 1d6 Force damage. By expending 3 charges, you can increase the size of the beam of light to having a 20-foot radius. You cannot use this trait if the staffhead is not in direct sunlight. This staffhead regains all charges every dawn.
- •—Spear of Midnight—•
Core. Yellow Sapphire
Description. This staffhead looks like a black pearl filled with shimmering stars.
Minor Trait. As an action, you can make this staffhead create an 35-foot radius of magical darkness centered on you indefinitely. You can see through this darkness as if it were dim light. The darkness moves with you, and can spread around corners. A creature with darkvision can't see through this darkness, and nonmagical light can't illuminate it. You can dispell this darkness as another action.
Major Trait. his staffhead has 5 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to summon a violent burst of darkness at a targeted location within 100 feet of you. This burst of darkness has a 10-foot radius, and any creature within it must make a DC 20 Constitution saving throw. The creature will take 5d6 Necrotic damage, or half as much on a successful save. By expending 3 charges, you can add half your spellcasting modifier to the amount of damage this attack does. You cannot use this trait if the staffhead is in direct sunlight or if it is within 50 feet of a source of bright light. This staffhead regains all charges every midnight.
5000 GP Gemstones[edit]
- •—Well of Death—•
Core. Black Sapphire
Description. This staffhead looks like a small marble jar with a lid shaped like the head of a jackal, covered in pulsating black lines. A black smoke constantly flows out of the mouth of the jackal, and its black sapphire eyes seem to glow with malice.
Minor Trait. When you roll a Charisma (Intimidation) check, you may choose to replace the result of the roll with your Charisma score + double your proficiency bonus. This trait can only be used if the Well of Death is visible.
Major Trait. This staffhead has 3 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to remove a number of hit points from a target within 30 feet of you equal to double the number of hit points you have. You cannot reduce their hit points below 0. When you spend 2 charges, you gain a number of hit points equal to however many hit points your target lost. The staffhead regains 1 charge every dawn.
- •—Well of Life—•
Core. Diamond
Description. This staffhead looks like a small marble jar with a lid shaped like the head of an eagle, covered in pulsating white lines. A soft mist constantly flows out of the mouth of the eagle, and its diamond eyes seem to glow with compassion.
Minor Trait. This staffhead has 5 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to instantaneously stabilize a creature whose hit points have reached 0 and are within 30 feet of you. Once stabilized, the creature gains a number of hit points equal to your Constitution modifier plus double your proficiency bonus. The staffhead regains 1 charge every dawn.
Major Trait. This staffhead has 3 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to release a wave of magical energy that affects any creature of your choice within 30 feet of you. If their hit points have reached 0, they will be stabilized and regain a number of hit points equal to your Constitution score. Any other creature will gain a number of temporary hit points equal to your Constitution score plus double your proficiency bonus. The staffhead regains 1 charge every dawn.
- •—Well of Greed—•
Core. Jacinth
Description. This staffhead looks like a small bronze jar without a lid, covered in pulsating platinum lines. There appears to be a jacinth man constantly on the verge of drowning in golden coins within the jar.
Minor Trait. You can store any amount of nonmagical currency in an infinite nondimensional space within the staffhead. As an action, you can either place any currency you are carrying within the staffhead or remove up to 100 lbs worth of currency and place it in any unoccupied 10-foot square within 20 feet of you. You will also deal 3d4 bludgeoning damage when using the staff as an improvised weapon.
Major Trait. This staffhead has 5 charges. When you successfully reduce a target's hit points to 0 with the staff, you may expend one charge to turn the creature and everything it is wearing and carrying, except magic items, into a pile of gold pieces, killing it instantly. For every pound the creature and its equipment weighs, you will receive 50 GP. The staffhead regains 1d4 - 1 charge every dawn.
- •—Well of Passion—•
Core. Ruby
Description. This staffhead looks like a small opaque glass jar with a cork lid shaped like a woman sleeping on her side. The jar and the woman are covered in pulsating red lines. A red smoke constantly flows out of the jar, and it has a small heart-shaped ruby floating inside of it.
Minor Trait. When you roll a Charisma (Persuasion) check, you may choose to replace the result of the roll with your Charisma score + double your proficiency bonus. This trait can only be used if the Well of Passion is visible.
Major Trait. This staffhead has 3 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to encompass yourself with a magical aura, allowing you to add one-fourth your Charisma score + triple your proficiency bonus to any roll you make, including ability checks, saving throws, attack rolls, and damage rolls. While this aura is active, however, you will automatically fail any Dexterity (Stealth) checks. This aura and its benefits will fade after ten minutes. Of you expend 2 charges, you can apply this aura to one creature other than yourself. The staffhead regains 1 charge every dawn.