Pharaoh's Ruling Staff (Magic Staff)

In the hands of one who knows how to use it, this staff is capable of three magical acts:
* Striking the tip to the ground three times causes the staff to polymorph itself into a large venomous snake (AC 4: MV 15: HD 4: hp 28: #AT 1: Dmg 1d4 - save vs. poison or die: AL the same as whoever wields the staff). The snake will not attack the wielder of the staff. Grasping the snake by the tail firmly, at -2 on attack rolls, polymorphs the snake back into the golden staff.
* Striking the ground twice and then spinning the tip in the air creates a globular ball of lightning that, for every round it is spun before released at its target, develops 1d10 points of damage potential. Note, however, that the person spinning the lightning must concentrate both on its spinning and on its direction for detonation. If the spinner is disturbed during spinning (moves, is hit, or is distracted) then the ball detonates on the spot with as much damage as had been spun to that point
* Striking the ground once and then pointing it skyward produces a clap of thunder of such volume that all exposed creatures within 1,000' must save vs. petrification or be struck with fear for 1d10 rounds.
The staff holds only five charges of each type. Only a sage (for a fee) can extract the above information -or a little lucky experimentation.
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