Price (Item Level): See table
Body Slot: — (held)
Caster Level: 17th
Aura: Strong; (DC 23) no school
Activation: Free (command)
Weight: 2 lb.
This appears to be a short wooden or bone shaft, with numerous animalistic shapes and symbols engraved up and down its length.
A rod of spell channeling allows you can cast any spell with a range greater than touch or 0 feet with your familiar as its source, rather than you. Activating it is a free action that you take as you cast the spell to which you wish to apply its effects. Your familiar must be within 60 feet, and you must have line of sight to it. The rod can be used three times per day.
If the spell affects one or more targets, both you and your familiar must have line of sight to any target selected. For all other purposes (including attack rolls, save DCs, and so on), treat the spell as if you were the caster.
Upon activation, the rod hums very lightly, duplicating the call of the species to which your familiar belongs.
This rod comes in three grades: lesser, normal, and greater. The table below shows the maximum spell level that it can affect, as well as the market price, item level, and construction costs of each one.
| Rod Grade | Max. Level | Price (gp) | Item Level | Cost to Create | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gp | XP | Days | ||||
| Lesser | 3rd | 9,000 | 12th | 4,500 | 360 | 9 |
| Normal | 6th | 32,500 | 16th | 16,250 | 1,300 | 33 |
| Greater | 9th | 73,000 | 19th | 36,500 | 2,920 | 73 |
Prerequisites: Craft Rod, must have a familiar.
Cost to Create: See table.
Source: Complete Mage, page 129.