Numerous seams, hinges, and bolts cover this otherwise simple-looking blunt metal rod. At one end, five black buttons jut forth.

Similar to a rod of lordly might, a rod of surprises has both combat and utilitarian features. Its buttons can be depressed, singly or in various combinations, to cause the rod to lengthen and even sprout a blade. It can be used as a javelin, kama, longspear, quarterstaff, scythe, shortspear, short sword, or spear. A rod is treated as a +1 weapon in any of these forms. The rod can store a message of up to twenty-five words as the magic mouth spell, replaying the message when the triggering conditions are met (such as when a specific word is spoken). You can reset the message as a standard action, and you choose the trigger. The rod can also lengthen up to 60 feet and support up to 800 pounds without bending.

Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Rod, levitate, magic mouth, wood shape.
Cost to Create: 3,000 gp, 240 XP, 6 days.