Rod of Gripping Smoke

Rod of Gripping Smoke (Minor Artifact)

Slot none; CL 20th; Weight 4 lbs.; Aura strong conjuration

A Rod of Gripping Smoke is continuously in motion and roils in your grip. It acts as a +1 ghost touch light mace. It also functions as a greater metamagic rod of Dense spell.


 * Smokey Grip: While wielding the Rod of Gripping Smoke, as a move action, the owner can attempt a combat maneuver against a creature within an area of magical concealment created by the owner. The maximum range of this effect is 60ft. This can include a bull rush, disarm, grapple, pull, reposition, or trip. The CMB used is equal to the user’s highest caster level, the user’s intelligence modifier, and the level of the spell that created the concealment effect. This effect ignores concealment and cover. When used to grapple, the wielder is treated as having the constrict ability dealing damage equal to striking with the rod, using the wielder’s intelligence modifier in place of strength. The CMD to escape is equal to the CMB + 10. This cannot be used to tie up a creature.
 * Darkness Infused: The possessor of the Rod of Gripping Smoke in suffused with dark energy. They add their intelligence modifier to their hit points per hit die instead of their constitution modifier. This does not affect the amount of damage beyond their maximum hit point required to kill or destroy its possessor.
 * Protective Cloud: Smoke constantly encircles the possessor of the Rod of Gripping Smoke. They adds their intelligence score to their AC as an armor bonus. This also applies to laser and light-based attack rolls.

DESTRUCTION

A Rod of Gripping Smoke can only be destroyed if petrified, liquefied, and then heated to evaporation in that order.