Rod of levitation

A rod of levitation was an enchanted rod that could make objects or beings float in the air. A rod of anti-levitation would stop such effects.

Description
Rods of levitation consisted of three parts: the central shaft, and two short, follow cylinders which covered its ends. The cylinders were often custom-painted to distinguish one end from the other. Both ends could be twisted and then slid town the shaft toward the centre. One end augmented the levitate spell, which the other augmented the opposite effect, i.e., levitate. The further each rod end was revealed, the greater the effect.

Some rods appeared to only have a single end, and thus only had one effect or the other. For example, rods with only the anti-levitation end were known as rods of anti-levitation.

Reputation
Rods of levitation were used among skyship captains, to keep their ships afloat. A dexterous captain with a fully charged rod could make their skyships dive or climb. Even more skilled individuals could jump off large heights without taking damage by aiming such a rod in the right direction, as they fell to the ground. By balancing out the revealed ends, individuals could appear to walk on air. Rods of anti-levitation, however, were used by those who ventured into the depths of the Underdark, mainly to combat levitating drow.

Appearances

 * Video games
 * Menzoberranzan