Caster/Combat Staves.

[daedroth]

I know there has been a suggestion about having rods/wands etc for casters... but here is an idea that can be easily implemented from now (since the mechanic already exists).

Combat Staves - They will basically be the staves already in existence (no need for adjustments)

Caster Staves (maybe renamed to Rods) - These will be a variation of the staves already in existence. They will have a lower AD, but a higher spell penetration.

If this is done... What will happen with the Bone Staff. Aye Bone Staves if changed to either one, will mean one type of class (monk/caster) will have one less droppable item for them.
This could be offset by having the caster monsters (Adept Cultist for example) potentially drop a Rod.

Also... is it possible for Spell Penetration to have an effect on healing? That would be nice.

Also also! If this is done, would it be possible to have the Spell penetration show up in the item description (and maybe in character info)?

[NiteHawk]

Eventually something like this will probably be in place similar to how weapons work on players but needs careful tweaking and adjusting. Mainly they will be a part of sorcs damage so it'll be needed, maybe their multiplier much like weapons are.

[Tucker]

Ayyy EveningBurd - What is the existing bonus to spell pen from staffsies? Also what the fuck is spell pen? The forums are hard to search sometimes so I couldn't find much info other than I think the only weapon that has any bonus is staff's and I've heard that the bonus number is extremely low, like so low it's almost mathematically negligible (.000x or something).

Is spell penetration just a buff to your int roll vs the enemies wis?

[NiteHawk]

Ayyy EveningBurd - What is the existing bonus to spell pen from staffsies? Also what the fuck is spell pen? The forums are hard to search sometimes so I couldn't find much info other than I think the only weapon that has any bonus is staff's and I've heard that the bonus number is extremely low, like so low it's almost mathematically negligible (.000x or something).

Is spell penetration just a buff to your int roll vs the enemies wis?

Spell pen would be breaking MR. So basically Resisting the spell.

It's about 5% with a OAD item, maybe 6% more penetration. It won't really exist on a weapon next update in favor of balancing out MR and making weapons useful in other ways. Though that won't exist next update either, but soon.