This potent staff contains many spell powers and other functions.
    Some of its powers drain charges; others don't.            

  The following powers do not drain charges:
  * Detect magic
  * Enlarge
  * Hold Portal
  * Light
  * Protection from Evil/Good            

  The following powers drain one charge per use:
  * Invisibility
  * Fireball
  * Knock
  * Lightning bolt
  * Pyrotechnics
  * Ice Storm
  * Web
  * Wall of fire
  * Dispel magic
  * Passwall            

  The following powers drain two charges per use:
  * Whirlwind
  * Conjure elemental
  * Planar travel
  * Telekinesis             

    The Staff of the Magi adds a +2 bonus to all saving throws 
vs. spell. It can be used to absorb wizard spell energy 
directed at its wielder, but if the staff absorbs energy
beyond its charge limit, it will explode as if a
"retributive strike" had been made. The spell levels of 
energy absorbed count only as recharging of the staff, 
but they cannot be redirected immediately, so if absorption
is desired that is the only action possible by the staff
wielder that round.         

   NOTE: The wielder has no idea how many spell levels are cast
at him or her, for the staff does not communicate this 
knowledge as a rod of absorption does. Absorbing spells 
is risky, but absorption is the only way the staff can be recharged.              

   NOTE: Retributive strike is a breaking of the staff, it must
be done purposefully and declared by the Wizard wielding it.
When this is done, all levels of spell energy in the staff 
are released in a globe of 30' radius. All creatures 
within 10'of the broken staff suffer points of damage
equal to eight times the number of spell levels of energy
in the staff(1 to 25), those between 10' and 20' take 6 times, 
and those 20' to 30' take 4 times the number of levels.
A successful save throw vs. spell indicates that ½ damage 
is sustained.
 The Wizard breaking the staff has a 50% chance of traveling 
to another plane of existence, but if not, the explosive
release of the spell energy totally destroys the Wizard.
  This staff and the Staff of Power are the only magical items
capable of a retributive strike.

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