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The ''Wand of Orcus'' is a fictional magical weapon described in various ''Dungeons & Dragons'' media. Because of the popularity of Orcus as a villain within the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' universe, many different authors have written materials describing artifacts created by or associated with the character. The Wand of Orcus is consistently the most important and most described of these artifacts. == Appearance and abilities == The ''Wand of Orcus'' is first presented in the ''Eldritch Wizardry'' supplement in 1976, by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume, for the original (white box) ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game. There, it is also called "the wand of death" or "Orcus's Wand", and is described as "a rod of obsidian topped by a skull. It was mentioned in the first ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' ''Monster Manual'' by Gary Gygax, with an illustration by David C. Sutherland III on page 18.〔Gygax, Gary. ''Monster Manual'' (TSR, 1977)〕 The wand was further detailed on page 162 of the 1979 ''Dungeon Masters Guide'', also by Gygax, in the section on treasure (artifacts and relics).〔Gygax, Gary. ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' (TSR, 1979)〕 Another illustration of the wand appears on page 101 of the second edition boxed set ''Planes of Chaos'' (1994) by Lester Smith and Wolfgang Baur for the Planescape setting, in the section on Pandemonium.〔Smith, Lester, and Wolfgang Baur. ''Planes of Chaos''. (TSR, 1994)〕 Third edition game statistics for the wand appear in the ''Book of Vile Darkness'' (2002) by Monte Cook, on page 122.〔Cook, Monte. ''Book of Vile Darkness'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)〕 The ''Wand of Orcus'' appears in the 5th edition ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (2008).〔James Wyatt. ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2008).〕 The adventure ''Dead Gods'' describes the ''wand'' as "a 3-foot long iron scepter with a human skull set into one end",〔Cook, Monte. ''Dead Gods'' (TSR, 1997).〕 while the ''Book of Vile Darkness'' describes the ''wand'', with third edition statistics, as a "black obsidian and iron rod" which is "topped with the skull of a human hero slain by Orcus".〔 The fourth edition ''Monster Manual'' describes the ''Wand'' as "a heavy mace tipped with an enormous skull" and states that its smooth obsidian halt is studded with blood rubies.〔Mearls, Mike, Stephen Schubert, and James Wyatt. ''Monster Manual'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2008)〕 This instrument causes "death (or annihilation) to any creature" by touching it to their flesh, except for creatures of like status to Orcus himself.〔 The ''Encyclopedia Magica Volume Four'' adds to the description from ''Eldritch Wizardry'' that an attempt by a character other than Orcus to use the ''wand'' to annihilate another creature only has a 50% chance of being successful, and the user will be subjected to a curse each time this is tried.〔Henson, Dale, and Doug Stewart, eds. ''Encyclopedia Magica Volume Four'' (TSR, 1995)〕 The fourth edition ''Monster Manual'' states that the wand "transforms those it slays into undead horrors".〔 In addition to the damage it dispenses, the ''Encyclopedia Magica'' states that the ''wand'' also bestowed the magical abilities to move at double speed, cure light wounds once per day, speak with animals, or cause a serious wound.〔 The ''Book of Vile Darkness'' also notes that Orcus himself is "best known in some circles for his wand, an artifact of malefic might", and notes that the wand is more accurately described as a rod, and it also serves as his symbol. He relies heavily on his wand in combat, and prefers to kill foes in melee with it.〔 In addition, the wand "communicates silently with its wielder, in Abyssal, using brutal and gory imagery to highlight its blood-soaked ends".〔(Wizards.com Magic Items file ).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wand of Orcus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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