Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Harmor 10-26-04, 09:09 AM	From the description of a wand, would it lend itself to be used as a light club?
Greyman 10-26-04, 09:47 AM	Yes, but it would be an improvised weapon and incure penalties as such.
n-butyl lithium 10-26-04, 12:05 PM	I would say no, because a wand is a slender piece of wood and is too light to be a club. It would be like hitting someone with a ruler. It would sting, but not do any real damage (or subdual damage). nBuLi
Greyman 10-28-04, 05:54 AM	A typical wand is 6 inches to 12 inches long and about 1/4 inch thick, and often weighs no more than 1 ounce.Tch. He's right. A club is a one-handed medium weapon that weight 3lb. A wand would be a light weapon that weighs...however much an ounce is in lb. (and lb. means pounds, right?). Probably not that much. Rods on the other hand weigh 5 pounds and would probably work much better.
Harmor 10-28-04, 07:27 AM	Ok a Rod yes, but not a wand. But can you use it to stab with for like 1d2 points of damage. I happend to have used up all the charges in a wand and didn't have a weapon, so my DM allowed me to use the wand as a light club that did 1d2 points of piercing damage. I was just curious what you guys thought...I guess I have a generous DM.
Mit Ratten Lebt 10-28-04, 01:07 PM	Improvised weapon. 1D2 Piercing damage is correct. CritRange 20/x2 Also, has AC 7, 5 hit points, hardness 5, and a break DC of 16. MagicItemsIV And since it hasn't been mentioned yet, improvised weapons have no weapon class and you attack with a -4 to hit.
pyk 10-28-04, 01:44 PM	"A wand with no charges is a stick." I think that's how it goes in the books, ain't it?