Wand of Hammerblows (Magic Wand)

The wizard Phultan recently developed this device, and has used it to shatter potion vials, delicate jewelry, brittle parchment maps and scrolls, lanterns, mirrors, ladder rungs, and even the material components of rival spellcasters. It can't directly affect living creatures, and is thus little sought after by rival wizards, but Phultan has sold several to thieves and assassins in Westgate, Amn, the Vilhon Reach, and the Kingdoms of the South, who have seen its potential. Elminster has examined one that was found on a thief slain in Waterdeep, and sets down its powers below. Its command word, he reports, is “Dessout”
This wand, when activated by a whispered command, causes objects to be affected as if by a “crushing blow” (forcing a saving throw to be made at par on the item saving throw matrix). Targets must be nonliving items, of any size, but at least some portion of them must be within 60 feet of the tip of the wand—and they must be visible to the wand-wielder when the wand is activated. No known physical or magical barriers can stop the wand's effect, which is silent and does not affect or alert surroundings—such as a creature holding the item—at all. No actual physical blow is dealt, but rather there is a magical assault on the internal structure of the item.
The wand can be used by any class, and is rechargeable. One charge is expended per hammerblow, regardless of the blow's effectiveness. It is not possible to hit an alternate item by accident—the intended target is chosen mentally by the wand-wielder, and if it is missed nothing at all occurs.
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