The Focusing Crystal
Wandmaker's Tools
A wizard's wand is as unique as the wizard who wields it,
while many wizards are comfortable using wands built by
others, those who are willing to gather rare and expensive
ingredients can create something truly magnificent.
Wandmaker's Tools
Wandmaker's Tools include a carving knife, a gouge, a set of
small chisels, and a rasp.
Your tools weigh 5 lbs and costs 12 gp.
Wands created are considered a spellcasting focus.
What are Spellcasting Foci
Certain spells require particular objects in order to cast them.
Instead of using the specific object, you can use a spellcasting
focus in place of the components for the spell, unless a cost is
indicated.
To cast the spell, the spellcaster must have a hand free to
hold the magical foci, though it can be the same hand that
they used to perform any somatic components.
Crafting a Wand
To craft a wand, you must first have the necessary ingredients
to begin. Each wand requires three ingredients: the shaft, the
core of the wand, and the focusing crystal.
Each of these components provides a different ability for
the wand and a wand must have every one of the components
in order for it to function.
The Shaft
The shaft can be composed of metal, wood, stone, bone, or
other materials. This provides the durability for the wand and
helps define its characteristics. Depending on the material
chosen, only wielders with the proper alignment can use the
wand.
The Core
The core is made up magical components, often found from
magical creatures. The core provides empowering effects
depending on the material used. These materials can not
normally be found in market stalls, but must be taken from
magical creatures, or they are given as gifts from those
creatures.
Empowered Element
When you cast a spell that has the same damage type of the
wand's element, you can reroll a number of the damage die
equal to your proficiency bonus. You must use the second
rolled result and you can only use this feature once per day.
Ingredients from legendary creatures may allow you to use
this feature more than once per day per the DM's discretion.
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Focusing crystals are used to empower spells and pull forth
greater power. Each gem has the ability to overchannel and
focus the power of the wizard, but the gem must match the
wielder's alignment in order to use the wand. Each gem has a
number of uses it can be used per day for its empowered
ability, it regains spent uses after a long rest.
Overchanneling
As a bonus action, the wielder of the wand can expend a spell
slot into their wand. For the next minute, they gain a bonus to
their attack rolls equal to half the spell level expended
(rounded down, minimum of 1). Once they use this a number
of times equal to the gem's uses, they can not use this ability
again until they take a long rest.
Combining the Materials
When the wielder has gathered the necessary ingredients,
they must spend 8 hours working on their wand for each
component, to a total of 24 hours. After each 8 hours, they can
finish with a material and then move onto the next material.
After each material is finished, the crafter must succeed on
a check based off of the material being worked on. If the
crafter is proficient in Wandmaker's Tools, they can add their
proficiency bonus to the check.
Component DC
Component DC Ability
Shaft 15 Dexterity
Core 15 Intelligence
Crystal 15 Wisdom
On a failed check, the crafter must repeat the 8 hours and
try the check again. If they fail the check by 5 or more, the
material is partially broken and they must re-purchase up to
half the cost of the material if there is a price. If there isn't a
price for the component, they must have additional materials
available to continue to make progress.
Shaft, Dexterity
This part of the process is about shaping the materials into
the proper wand-shape for your use.
Core, Intelligence
Intelligence is required for adding the core to the wand,
coating the inside of the wand and placing the components in
the right place for the perfect flow of power.
Crystal, Wisdom
Listening to the crystals and feeling their waves of power, you
must be able to listen to its call and properly align it to the
power of the wand.
Requires Attunement
Once a wand is finished, it is ready to be used as a spellcasting
focus. In order to use its additional properties from its core
and it's focusing crystal, you must attune to the wand.
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Example Materials
Shaft Materials
Material Alignment Typical Cost AC HP
Wood Any 3 gp 10 5
Stone Any 10 gp 15 5
Platinum Good 350 gp 18 15
Gold Good 35 gp 10 10
Silver Good 5 gp 10 5
Adamantine Neutral 200 gp 20 10
Mithral Neutral 200 gp 15 15
Animal Bone Neutral 5 gp 10 5
Obsidian Evil 100 gp 15 10
Human Bone Evil 20 gp 10 5
Dragon Bone Dragon's Alignment 400 gp 20 15
Glass Any 5 gp 15 5

Core Materials
Material Creature Element
Heartstring Dragon Dragon's Type
Feather Pheonix Fire
Fur Yeti Cold
Goo Ooze Acid
Tail Cranium Rat Psychic
Hair Unicorn Radiant
Horn Basilisk Poison
Ectoplasm Ghost Force
Tongue Behir Lightning
Tendon Zombie Necrotic
Vocal Cords Hydra Thunder

Crystal Materials
Material Alignment Cost Uses
Diamond Lawful 500 gp 2
Quartz Lawful 200 gp 1
Opal Chaotic 500 gp 2
Ruby Chaotic 200 gp 1
Pearl Neutral 500 gp 2
Amber Neutral 200 gp 1

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