Staff of Cherished Necromancy

Staff of Cherished Necromancy is a very rare +2 Quarterstaff which greatly enhances Necromancy spells and can use a dead creature's essence to cast a Necromancy spell without costing a spell slot.

Unlike their father, Thibault, Cherish Hollow was not afraid of zombies. Cherish was afraid of sharks, liquorice, wallpaper, Netherese artifacts, hats (large), the outdoors, the indoors, hats (small), and milk pails. Zombies were a bloody picnic.

Properties

One-handed damage

1d6 + 2 (3~8) + Strength modifier ⁠Bludgeoning

Two-handed damage

1d8 + 2 (3~10) + Strength modifier ⁠Bludgeoning

Extra damage

1d4 (1~4) ⁠Necrotic

Details

 Quarterstaves

 Rarity: Very rare

Enchantment: + 2

 Versatile

 Dippable

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Weight: 1.8 kg / 3.6 lb

 Price: 480 gp

UID

MAG_GreaterNecromancy_Staff

UUID

ecb02247-a407-445e-8046-856133d198bf

Stats

MAG_GreaterNecromancy_Staff

Special

The holder of this item gains:

Heightened Necromancy

Creatures have  Disadvantage on  Saving throws against your necromancy spells.

Life Essence Harvest

When the wielder kills a hostile creature with a spell, they greedily absorb its energy and gain  Life Essence until their next Long Rest.

Weapon actions

If you have proficiency, equip in main hand to gain:

 Topple ()

Swipe at a creature to knock it Prone. ( Recharge: Short rest.)

Where to find

• Philgrave's Mansion X: 14 Y: -160: Carried by  Mystic Carrion

Notes

Regarding Heightened Necromancy:

• Relevant Necromancy spells for Heightened Necromancy include  Toll the Dead,  Ray of Sickness,  Blindness,  Bestow Curse,  Blight,  Circle of Death,  Eyebite, and  Harm.

Regarding Life Essence Harvest:

• Life Essence Harvest has no cooldown and can be triggered without limit.
• Killing a creature with a spell granted from  Life Essence does not provide a new charge of  Life Essence.
• Indirect spell damage from sources like  Spirit Guardians does not provide a charge of  Life Essence when killing a hostile creature.
• Per the GreaterNecromancySpellFilter() .khn script, this effect is intended to allow the casting of an extra Necromancy spell only if the spell level is equal to or lower than the number of Life Essence turns the wielder has. However, this restriction is currently non-functional, and any level of Necromancy spell can be cast using the effect. Though none of the tooltips explicitly mention this functionality, Life Essence displays the number of turns the wielder has on its tooltip.

Bugs

Regarding Life Essence Harvest:

• The effect of this passive is consumed if active when the character casts a cantrip from the Necromancy school, despite the cantrip not being highlighted in the character's cast bar.