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{{artifact weapon
|name=The Staff of the Archmagi
|color=white
|tile= 
|base=ashwood staff
|skill=quarterstaff
|smalldmg=1d8 '''+1d8'''
|largedmg=1d10 '''+1d8'''
|tohit ='''+1d5'''
|bonusversus=fail [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check<br/>or player without [[magic resistance]]
|affiliation=<ul><li>[[neutral]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]</li><li>[[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged artifact]]</li></ul>
|whencarried=<ul><li>[[half spell damage]]</li></ul>
|whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>[[Curse resistance|blocks {{frac|19|20}} of curses]]</li><li>darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]<br>[[light source]] for other races</li><li>spellcasting bonuses</li></ul>
|wheninvoked=<ul><li>[[phasing]]</li></ul>
|cost=35000
|weight=40
|material=wood
}}

'''The Staff of the Archmagi''' is an [[artifact weapon]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is [[neutral]], and its [[base item]] is an [[ashwood staff]].

==Generation==
The Staff of the Archmagi can only be created by combining [[Magicbane]] and [[Secespita]] at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] - it cannot be [[wish]]ed for, and will revert to its base item if left in a [[bones]] file.

==Description==
The Staff of the Archmagi has +1d8 [[to-hit]] and deals +1d8 damage against monsters that fail a check versus [[magic saving throw]] and [[player]] characters that lack [[magic resistance]] - it has the same additional effects as Magicbane, with the ability to [[stun]], [[probe]] or [[confuse]] hit monsters (but ''not'' [[cancellation]]). Due to lacking cancellation magic, The Staff of the Archmagi can be safely stored in a [[bag of holding]].

While carried, The Staff of the Archmagi confers [[half spell damage]], and while wielded, it confers [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] characters), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. [[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]].

==Encyclopedia entry==
{{encyclopedia|
"The staff in the hand of a wizard may be more than a prop
for age," said Hama. He looked hard at the ash-staff on
which Gandalf leaned.
[ The Two Towers, by J.R.R Tolkien ]
}}{{stub}}
[[Category:EvilHack artifacts]]

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   |affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned]]</li><li>[[Wizard/EvilHack|Wizards]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]</li><li>[[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged artifact]]</li></ul>
   |whencarried=<ul><li>[[half spell damage]]</li></ul>
-  |whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>[[Curse resistance|blocks {{frac|19|20}} of curses]]</li><li>darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]],<br>[[light source]] for other races</li><li>spellcasting bonuses</li></ul>
+  |whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] effects</li><li>darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]],<br>[[light source]] for other races</li><li>spellcasting bonuses</li></ul>
   |wheninvoked=<ul><li>[[phasing]]</li></ul>
   |cost=35000
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 ==Description==
-The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]] while carried, and while [[wielded]] it also grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] [[Monster spell|spells]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or a [[darkness source]] for heroes that start as [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. A non-Wizard touching or using the artifact will be [[Artifact blast|blasted]] by it.
+The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]] while carried, and while [[wielded]] it also grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] [[Monster spell|spells]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or a [[darkness source]] for heroes that start as [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. [[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]] for 51-150 (more) turns, with the duration of phasing added to the invoke timeout. A non-Wizard with the artifact will be [[Artifact blast|blasted]] each time they 'touch' or invoke it.
 As a weapon, The Staff of the Archmagi has +1d8 [[to-hit]] and deals +1d8 damage against monsters that fail a check versus their [[magic saving throw]] and [[hero]]es that lack [[magic resistance]]&mdash;it has many of the same additional effects as Magicbane, with the ability to [[stun]], [[probe]] or [[confuse]] hit monsters, but will ''not'' [[cancel]] them.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ==Description==
-The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]] while carried, and while [[wielded]] it also grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] [[Monster spell|spells]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or a [[darkness source]] for heroes that start as [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools.
+The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]] while carried, and while [[wielded]] it also grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] [[Monster spell|spells]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or a [[darkness source]] for heroes that start as [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. A non-Wizard touching or using the artifact will be [[Artifact blast|blasted]] by it.
 As a weapon, The Staff of the Archmagi has +1d8 [[to-hit]] and deals +1d8 damage against monsters that fail a check versus their [[magic saving throw]] and [[hero]]es that lack [[magic resistance]]&mdash;it has many of the same additional effects as Magicbane, with the ability to [[stun]], [[probe]] or [[confuse]] hit monsters, but will ''not'' [[cancel]] them.

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   |tohit ='''+1d5'''
   |bonusversus=fail [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check<br/>or player without [[magic resistance]]
-  |affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned</li><li>[[Wizard/EvilHack|Wizards]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]</li><li>[[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged artifact]]</li></ul>
+  |affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned]]</li><li>[[Wizard/EvilHack|Wizards]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]</li><li>[[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged artifact]]</li></ul>
   |whencarried=<ul><li>[[half spell damage]]</li></ul>
   |whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>[[Curse resistance|blocks {{frac|19|20}} of curses]]</li><li>darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]],<br>[[light source]] for other races</li><li>spellcasting bonuses</li></ul>

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   |tohit ='''+1d5'''
   |bonusversus=fail [[Magic resistance (monster)|monster MR]] check<br/>or player without [[magic resistance]]
-  |affiliation=<ul><li>[[neutral]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]</li><li>[[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged artifact]]</li></ul>
+  |affiliation=<ul><li>[[unaligned</li><li>[[Wizard/EvilHack|Wizards]]</li><li>[[intelligent artifact]]</li><li>[[Forge (dungeon feature)|forged artifact]]</li></ul>
   |whencarried=<ul><li>[[half spell damage]]</li></ul>
   |whenwielded=<ul><li>[[magic resistance]]</li><li>[[Curse resistance|blocks {{frac|19|20}} of curses]]</li><li>darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]],<br>[[light source]] for other races</li><li>spellcasting bonuses</li></ul>
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   |material=wood
 }}
+'''The Staff of the Archmagi''' is an [[artifact]] that appears in [[EvilHack]]. It is [[unaligned]] and affiliated with [[Wizard/EvilHack|Wizards]], and its [[base item]] is an [[ashwood staff]].
 ==Generation==
-The Staff of the Archmagi can only be created by combining [[Magicbane]] and [[Secespita]] at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]] - it cannot be [[wish]]ed for, and will revert to its base item if left in a [[bones]] file.
+The Staff of the Archmagi can only be created by combining [[Magicbane]] and [[Secespita]] at a [[Forge (dungeon feature)|forge]]&mdash;it cannot be [[wish]]ed for, and will revert to its base item if left in a [[bones]] file.
 ==Description==
-The Staff of the Archmagi has +1d8 [[to-hit]] and deals +1d8 damage against monsters that fail a check versus [[magic saving throw]] and [[hero]]es that lack [[magic resistance]] - it has the same additional effects as Magicbane, with the ability to [[stun]], [[probe]] or [[confuse]] hit monsters (but ''not'' [[cancellation]]). Due to lacking cancellation magic, The Staff of the Archmagi can be safely stored in a [[bag of holding]].
+The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]] while carried, and while [[wielded]] it also grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] [[Monster spell|spells]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or a [[darkness source]] for heroes that start as [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools.
-While carried, The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]]. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or a [[darkness source]] for heroes that start as [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. [[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]] for 51-150 (more) turns, with the duration of phasing added to the invoke timeout.
+[[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]] for 51-150 (more) turns, with the duration of phasing added to the invoke timeout.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 The Staff of the Archmagi has +1d8 [[to-hit]] and deals +1d8 damage against monsters that fail a check versus [[magic saving throw]] and [[hero]]es that lack [[magic resistance]] - it has the same additional effects as Magicbane, with the ability to [[stun]], [[probe]] or [[confuse]] hit monsters (but ''not'' [[cancellation]]). Due to lacking cancellation magic, The Staff of the Archmagi can be safely stored in a [[bag of holding]].
-While carried, The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]]. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] heroes), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. [[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]] for 51-150 (more) turns, with the duration of phasing added to the invoke timeout.
+While carried, The Staff of the Archmagi grants [[half spell damage]]. While wielded, it grants [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or a [[darkness source]] for heroes that start as [[Drow (starting race)|drow]]), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. [[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]] for 51-150 (more) turns, with the duration of phasing added to the invoke timeout.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 The Staff of the Archmagi has +1d8 [[to-hit]] and deals +1d8 damage against monsters that fail a check versus [[magic saving throw]] and [[player]] characters that lack [[magic resistance]] - it has the same additional effects as Magicbane, with the ability to [[stun]], [[probe]] or [[confuse]] hit monsters (but ''not'' [[cancellation]]). Due to lacking cancellation magic, The Staff of the Archmagi can be safely stored in a [[bag of holding]].
-While carried, The Staff of the Archmagi confers [[half spell damage]]. While wielded, it confers [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] characters), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. [[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]].
+While carried, The Staff of the Archmagi confers [[half spell damage]]. While wielded, it confers [[magic resistance]], blocks {{frac|19|20}} of [[curse items]] and other cursing effects as with Magicbane, acts as a [[light source]] (or darkness source for [[Drow (starting race)|drow]] characters), and reduces [[spellcasting]] failure rates by {{frac|2}} for all spell schools. [[Invoking]] The Staff of the Archmagi grants temporary [[phasing]] for 51-150 more turns, with the duration of phasing added to the invoke timeout.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==