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Revision as of 05:39, 20 May 2020
A catstaff was a magical weapon and item that granted thief-like abilities.[1][2][3]
Description
The typical catstaff was a 7-foot-long (2.1 meters) quarterstaff made of stout, black wood. It contained secret compartments for carrying small items (e.g., thieves' tools and material spell components) and was topped with a sculpted cat-head knob. Using it as a weapon did not disrupt or prevent any of its magical effects.[1][2][3]
Powers
The bearer of a catstaff was imbued with a thief's skill at stealth and climbing walls (provided both hands were free), along with 60-foot (18-meter) infravision. They could also cast shadow six times per day, creating a 10-foot-radius (3 meters) globe of semidarkness for 10 to 50 minutes that blocked the bearer from vision and, thus, gazes and other visual attacks.[note 1] A catstaff lost all of its magical powers if it was broken in two.[1][2][3]
Appendix
Notes
- ↑ While there was no shadow spell in 1st or 2nd edition, the catstaff created the effect as described above. Also, the effect was misprinted in Dragon #99 and The Magister as a 1″ radius; however, this was subsequently corrected to a 10-foot radius in Encyclopedia Magica Volume IV.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stephen Martin (July 1985). “Seventeen new treasures”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #99 (TSR, Inc.), p. 50.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin (May 1988). The Magister. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 48. ISBN 0-88038-564-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 slade et al (November 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume IV. (TSR, Inc.), p. 1274. ISBN 0-7869-0289-2.