Rod of Thunder and Lightning

Price (Item Level): 33,000 gp (16th)

Body Slot: — (held)

Aura: Moderate; (DC 19) evocation

Activation: — or standard (command)

Weight: 4 lb.

Constructed of iron set with silver rivets, this rod has the properties of a +2 light mace. Its other magical powers are as follows.

Thunder: Once per day, the rod can strike as a +3 light mace, and the opponent struck is stunned from the noise of the rod’s impact (Fortitude DC 16 negates). Activating this power counts as a free action, and it works if the wielder strikes an opponent within 1 round.
Lightning: Once per day, when the wielder desires, a short spark of electricity can leap forth when the rod strikes an opponent to deal the normal damage for a +2 light mace (1d6+2) and an extra 2d6 points of electricity damage. Even when the rod might not score a normal hit in combat, if the roll was good enough to count as a successful melee touch attack hit, then the 2d6 points of electricity damage still applies. The wielder activates this power as a free action, and it works if he strikes an opponent within 1 round.
Thunderclap: Once per day as a standard action, the wielder can cause the rod to give out a deafening noise, just as a shout spell (Fortitude DC 16 partial, 2d6 points of sonic damage, target deafened for 2d6 rounds).
Lightning Stroke: Once per day as a standard action, the wielder can cause the rod to shoot out a 5-foot-wide lightning bolt (9d6 points of electricity damage, Reflex DC 16 half ) to a range of 200 feet.
Thunder and Lightning: Once per week as a standard action, the wielder of the rod can combine the thunderclap described above with a lightning bolt, as in the lightning stroke. The thunderclap affects all within 10 feet of the bolt. The lightning stroke deals 9d6 points of electricity damage (count rolls of 1 or 2 as rolls of 3, for a range of 27 to 54 points), and the thunderclap deals 2d6 points of sonic damage. A single DC 16 Reflex save applies for both effects.

Prerequisites: Craft Rod, lightning bolt, shout.

Cost to Create: 16,500, 1,320 XP, 33 days.

Roll20 Note: The thunderclap power of this rod can be handled in Roll20 with the following macro added to Abilities under the Attributes and Abilities tab on the D&D 3.5 character sheet:

&{template:DnD35StdRoll} {{spellflag=true}} {{name=@{character_name}}} {{subtags=uses the weekly **thunder and lightning** ability of @{possessive} [**rod of thunder and lightning**](https://kaabbott.synology.me/a35/Items/Rod/Rod_of_Thunder_and_Lightning)!}} {{Range:=200 ft.}} {{Area:=200 ft. line}} {{Duration:=Instantaneous}} {{Saving Throw:=Reflex half, DC 16}} {{Spell Resistance:=Yes}} {{notes=The **lightning stroke** strikes all creatures in a 200-foot line for[[ 9d6r<2 ]]points of electricity damage. Creatures within ten feet of the stroke’s path suffer[[ 2d6 ]]points of sonic damage from the **thunderclap**. A single DC 16 Reflex save applies to both effects. Creatures failing the save are [deafened](https://kaabbott.synology.me/a35/Rules/Cond#Deafened) for 2d6 rounds by the **thunderclap**.
    The stroke sets fire to combustibles and damages objects in its path. It can melt metals with a low melting point, such as lead, gold, copper, silver, or bronze. If the damage caused to an interposing barrier shatters or breaks through it, the bolt may continue beyond the barrier if the **lightning stroke**’s range permits; otherwise, it stops at the barrier just as any other spell effect does.}}

Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide (version 3.5), page 237.