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Weapons Mastery - These are rules for improving how a character interacts with weapons and attacks over the course of their careers.

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Mystara of the Five Spheres - Weapons Mastery - Rod

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Mystara of the Five Spheres - Rod


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A skilled practitioner with a rod may use it as an implement for helping cast a spell and to manipulate magic around them.

  • 5E Stats Implement, Cost per magic item
  • Weapon Options (Available to learn) - tba

Weapons Mastery Rank Details

    (Non-Proficient) Magic Implement - Rod
  • Rod Cantrip Attack +Attribute to hit target
  • Requirement – Holding an unattuned Magic Rod
  • Cantrip Hit - can change energy damage to affinity (Halved)
  • Weapon Abilities – None
    (Proficient) Magic Implement - Rod
  • Rod Cantrip Attack +Attribute +Prof to hit target
  • Requirement – attuned to at least a Common Magical Rod
  • Cantrip Hit - can change energy damage to affinity
  • Eldrich Feature - treated as cantrip
  • Weapon Abilities – Base DC, Absorb Spell, Cantrip, Magical Battery
    (Skilled) Magic Implement - Rod
  • Rod Cantrip and Magic Attack +Attribute +Prof to hit target
  • Requirement – attuned to at least an Uncommon Magical Rod
  • Cantrip Hit - can change energy damage to affinity, +1 to Damage Dice
  • Eldrich Feature - treated as cantrip, can use effects of other held impements
  • Weapon Abilities – Base DC, Absorb Spell, Cantrip, Magical Battery
    (Expert) Magic Implement - Rod
  • Rod Cantrip and Magic Attack +Attribute +Prof +Prof to hit target
  • Requirement – attuned to at least a Rare Magical Rod
  • Cantrip Hit - can change energy damage to affinity, +2 to Damage Dice
  • Eldrich Feature - treated as cantrip, can use effects of other held impements
  • Weapon Abilities – Base DC, Absorb Spell, Cantrip, Magical Battery
    (Master) Magic Implement - Rod
  • Rod Cantrip and Magic Attack +Attribute +Prof +Prof to hit target
  • Requirement – attuned to at least a Very Rare Magical Rod
  • Cantrip Hit - can change energy damage to affinity, +3 to Damage Dice
  • Eldrich Feature - treated as cantrip, can use effects of other trained impements
  • Weapon Abilities – Base DC, Absorb Spell, Cantrip, Magical Battery
    (Grand Master) Magic Implement - Rod
  • Rod Cantrip and Magic Attack +Attribute +Prof +Prof to hit target, Crit (1 or 20)
  • Requirement – attuned to at least a Legendary Magical Rod
  • Cantrip Hit - can change energy damage to affinity, +4 to Damage Dice
  • Eldrich Feature - treated as cantrip, can use effects of other trained impements
  • Weapon Abilities – Base DC, Absorb Spell, Cantrip, Magical Battery
    (Beyond Grand Master) Magic Implement - Rod
  • Cantrip Hit - adds a dice of damage

Weapons Mastery Design Details

I have still to add in weapon options for magical implements.

Weapons Mastery Version 1.0

No version 1.0 of this weapon was created.

Content Updates

  • 2023-08-31 - Updated to the improved layout with dynamic linking.
  • 2023-04-06 - Fixed spelling mistake of lean to learn.
  • 2023-03-24 - Page created on Site.
  • 2022-07-31 - Published on WordPress.
  • 2022-05-24 - Created at version 2.0 of my weapon mastery rules.