Originally posted on the Realms of Evil forums (Womb of Creation), February 1, 2002. The author did not name an edition; it is filed under D&D 3e by its rules. It was part of the author's "Batch of ideas for the Dead Will Worship" post. Shown as written, with light spelling and formatting fixes only.

This staff has a dark history, and is a prized item amongst necromancers. Its attack deals 4 different types of damage: crushing, piercing, fire and negative energy. It drains 2 experience levels on a critical hit, which may be used to cast necromantic spells.