Staff of Vision (Magic Staff)

This rare type of staff drains one charge per round when activated and held by a living creature. It is usable by all intelligent creatures, and is controlled by force of will. A staff of vision may be activated and used within the same round. Shutting down any power of the staff requires only an instant, but switching from one power to another requires an entire round between uses of the different powers.
Such a staff can empower the bearer or any creature couching the staff (but only one being at a time) to detect invisibility (as the 2nd-level wizard spell, with an effective range of 90'), or use infravision (as the 3rd-level wizard spell), or have true seeing (as the 6th-level wizard spell, without any use of ointments).
Such staves never allow X-ray vision, and cannot be used continuously for very long, as their effects are menially tiring. A staff of vision can be used by one being only for as many rounds as the user has Intelligence points. After using such a staff for six rounds or more, any user must refrain from using it for at least four rounds, or wild hallucinations will result (precluding proper use of the staff powers, and possibly guiding the affected being into behavior dangerous to self or companions).
Each staff of vision has a secret command word. Anyone who knows and utters it while touching the staff to any being (including themselves) may call forth the special power of this type of staff at a cost of three charges. Such a staff can cure blindness (unlike the 3rd-level priest spell, the staff repairs or restores damaged eyes). Insufficient charges cause this special power to fail.
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