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Rod, staff, or wand, rare (requires attunement)

Component: elemental volatile mote of fire

The interplanar itinerary of the Dark Carnival affords plenty of opportunities to observe and collect strange, otherworldly phenomena. Combining pure flame from the Elemental Plane of Fire with the ghostly essence of the Ethereal Plane and the illusionary tricks of the Plane of Fey results in a thoroughly unpredictable weapon, capable of awing a crowd and incinerating a foe in equal measure.

Blaze of Colour. This staff bears three wisps of coloured flame at the tips of its hat. As an action, you can cause one of these tips of your choice to dangle in front of its mouth, which opens to produce a jet of fire in a 15-foot cone that has one of the following effects:

• Trick Fire. These purple flames are illusory, but convincing enough to produce a visceral reaction. Each creature in the area must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or drop prone and be frightened for 1 minute as it becomes convinced it was set on fire. Creatures immune to fire damage automatically succeed on this saving throw. A creature can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a success. On a failure, it drops prone and rolls around in an attempt to put out the flames.
• Inner Fire. These azure flames burn the mind and soul rather than the body. Each creature in the area must make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw, taking 8d6 psychic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
• Just Fire. These orange flames are normal… but still scorching hot! Each creature in the area must succeed on a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d6 fire damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.

Once one of these tips has been used, it is snuffed out and that option can’t be used again until the next dawn, when the tip reignites.

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Uncommon variant: Reduce the DCs to 13 and the damage to 6d6. A creature frightened by the Trick Fire option doesn’t drop prone if it fails the saving throw at the end of each of its turns.

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