Wand of Orcus

{
  "dmg1": "1d6",
  "name": "Wand of Orcus",
  "page": 320,
  "type": "WD|XDMG",
  "__prop": "item",
  "rarity": "artifact",
  "source": "XDMG",
  "weight": 4,
  "bonusAc": "+3",
  "charges": 7,
  "dmgType": "B",
  "entries": [
    "Crafted and wielded by {@creature Orcus|MPMM}, this ghastly wand slips from the demon lord's grasp from time to time. When it does, it magically appears wherever the demon lord senses an opportunity to achieve some fell goal.",
    "The wand is topped with a skull that once belonged to a human hero slain by Orcus. The wand can magically change in size to better conform to the grip of its user. All {@item Holy Water|XPHB} within 10 feet of the wand is destroyed.",
    "Any creature besides Orcus that tries to attune to the wand makes a {@dc 17} Constitution saving throw. On a successful save, the creature takes {@damage 10d6} Necrotic damage. On a failed save, the creature dies and, if it is a Humanoid, turns into a {@creature Zombie|XMM}.",
    {
      "name": "Magic Weapon",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "You can wield the wand as a magic {@item Mace|XPHB} that grants a +3 bonus to attack rolls and damage rolls made with it. The wand deals an extra {@damage 2d12} Necrotic damage on a hit."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Random Properties",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "The Wand of Orcus has the following random properties:",
        {
          "type": "list",
          "items": [
            "2 {@table Artifact Properties; Minor Beneficial Properties|XDMG|minor beneficial} properties",
            "1 {@table Artifact Properties; Major Beneficial Properties|XDMG|major beneficial} property",
            "2 {@table Artifact Properties; Minor Detrimental Properties|XDMG|minor detrimental} properties",
            "1 {@table Artifact Properties; Major Detrimental Properties|XDMG|major detrimental} property"
          ]
        },
        "The detrimental properties of the Wand of Orcus are suppressed while the wand is attuned to Orcus."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Protection",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "You gain a +3 bonus to {@variantrule Armor Class|XPHB} while holding the wand."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Spells",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "The wand has 7 charges and regains {@dice 1d4 + 3} expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the wand, you can cast one of the spells on the following table from it (save {@dc 18}). The table indicates how many charges you must expend to cast the spell.",
        {
          "rows": [
            [
              "{@spell Animate Dead|XPHB}",
              "1"
            ],
            [
              "{@spell Blight|XPHB}",
              "2"
            ],
            [
              "{@spell Circle of Death|XPHB}",
              "3"
            ],
            [
              "{@spell Finger of Death|XPHB}",
              "3"
            ],
            [
              "{@spell Power Word Kill|XPHB}",
              "4"
            ],
            [
              "{@spell Speak with Dead|XPHB}",
              "1"
            ]
          ],
          "type": "table",
          "colLabels": [
            "Spell",
            "Charge Cost"
          ],
          "colStyles": [
            "col-10",
            "col-2 text-center"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "While attuned to the wand, Orcus or a follower blessed by him can cast each of the wand's spells using 2 fewer charges (minimum of 0).",
    {
      "name": "Call Undead",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "While holding the wand, you can take a {@action Magic|XPHB} action to conjure 15 {@creature Skeleton|XMM|Skeletons} and 15 {@creature Zombie|XMM|Zombies}. These Undead magically rise up from the ground or otherwise form in unoccupied spaces within 300 feet of you and obey your commands until they are destroyed or until the next dawn, when they collapse into inanimate piles of bones and rotting corpses. Once you use this property, you can't use it again until the next dawn.",
        "While holding the wand, Orcus can summon any kind of Undead, not just skeletons and zombies. These Undead don't perish at dawn the following day, remaining until Orcus dismisses them."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Sentience",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "The Wand of Orcus is a sentient Chaotic Evil item with an Intelligence of 16, a Wisdom of 12, and a Charisma of 16. It has hearing and {@sense Darkvision|XPHB} out to 120 feet.",
        "The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and speaks Abyssal and Common."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Personality",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "The wand's purpose is to help satisfy Orcus's desire to slay everything in the multiverse. The wand is cruel, nihilistic, and bereft of humor.",
        "To further Orcus's goals, the wand feigns devotion to its current user and makes grandiose promises that it has no intention of fulfilling, such as vowing to help its user overthrow Orcus."
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Destroying the Wand",
      "type": "entries",
      "entries": [
        "Destroying the Wand of Orcus requires that it be taken to the Positive Energy Plane by the ancient hero whose skull surmounts it. For this to happen, the long-lost hero must first be restored to life—no easy task, given the fact that Orcus has imprisoned the hero's soul and keeps it hidden and well guarded.",
        "Bathing the wand in positive energy (such as that which permeates the Positive Plane) causes it to crack and explode, but unless the above conditions are met, the wand instantly re-forms on Orcus's layer of the Abyss."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "typeAlt": "M|XPHB",
  "baseItem": "mace|xphb",
  "recharge": "dawn",
  "sentient": true,
  "_category": "Other",
  "reqAttune": true,
  "_entryType": "weapon ({@item Mace|Xphb}), wand",
  "_textTypes": [
    "simple weapon",
    "wand",
    "melee weapon"
  ],
  "_attunement": "(Requires Attunement)",
  "_isEnhanced": true,
  "bonusWeapon": "+3",
  "_entrySubType": "simple weapon, melee weapon",
  "attachedSpells": {
    "charges": {
      "1": [
        "animate dead|xphb",
        "speak with dead|xphb"
      ],
      "2": [
        "blight|xphb"
      ],
      "3": [
        "circle of death|xphb",
        "finger of death|xphb"
      ],
      "4": [
        "power word kill|xphb"
      ]
    }
  },
  "hasFluffImages": true,
  "rechargeAmount": "{@dice 1d4 + 3}",
  "weaponCategory": "simple",
  "referenceSources": [
    "DrDe-TWoO"
  ],
  "_attunementCategory": "Requires Attunement"
}