Staff of Slinging
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This magical quarterstaff
appears to be nothing
more than a + 1 weapon -
unless it is grasped by a druid, whereupon
its power of slinging becomes
evident.
This power, which can
only be employed by a druid,
is activated when one end of the staff is
touched to a heavy object
of roughly spherical shape (a stone, metal
ball, pottery crock, etc.)
of up to nine inches in diameter and five
pounds in weight. The object
adheres to the end of the staff, and the
wielder need then only swing
the staff in an overhand arc to release
the missile toward a desired
target. The missile leaves the staff on the
down-stroke of the overhand
swing and travels in a low, rising trajectory,
with the missile going 1
foot upwards for every 1 “ traveled. Of
course, the arc may be higher,
or the missile aimed so as to travel
nearly vertically - in the
latter case, reverse the arcing ratio so that 1
foot of distance laterally
is covered for every 1“ of vertical rise. The
maximum range of such a
missile is 1", with limits of 6” and 12” on
short and medium range,
respectively.
This staff also carries charges,
and a druid wielding the item can expend
1 charge and thereby use
the staff to hurl a missile of large size,
just as if the wielder were
a stone giant: range out to 30”, 3-30 points
of damage per hit. Whether
used as a magical quarterstaff or by employing
one of its slinging powers,
the staff bestows + 1 to the wielder’s
chance to hit and + 1 per
die to damage dealt out. The weapon
may be recharged by a druid
of 12th or higher level.
Q: Do nondruids have
to have a proficiency
in the staff sling in order
to
use the missile ability
of a staff of
slinging?
A: This item?s description
(in Unearthed
Arcana, page 95) clearly
states that only
druids may use that staffs
slinging ability.
For all others, the staff
is merely a staff
+ 1. You could decide to
require druids to
have a proficiency in the
staff sling in order
to use the slinging ability
without penalty.
(147.12)