Can Rods be upgraded

[Jokem]

If a character has a Lesser Rod of some kind, can it be upgraded to a regular Rod, or to a Greater Rod of the same type?

[Ravingdork]

I don't see why not. You can do similar things with every other magical item out there.

[kestral287]

There's no strict RAW provision for this, but there's precious little reason not to allow it.

[Jokem]

I am thinking PFS, so there may be additional problems.

[Gauss]

The rule you are looking for is on CRB p553 under "Adding New Abilities". You can upgrade a Lesser Rod by paying the difference between the lesser form and the superior form.

Note: PFS has it's own special rules that may prevent this.

[Jokem]

Thx Gauss, I was hoping I would not have to dig through the entire Pathfinder Guide to find this out, but it is not looking good.

[LazarX]

Gauss wrote:

The rule you are looking for is on CRB p553 under "Adding New Abilities". You can upgrade a Lesser Rod by paying the difference between the lesser form and the superior form.

Note: PFS has it's own special rules that may prevent this.

Your Fame has to allow for the full purchase price.

[Nefreet]

Your answer is actually Stickied to the top of the PFS forum, first post.

I also made an updated version of that Q&A list, but since the old thread had so much commentary it remained.

TL;DR no, you cannot upgrade a "lesser" item to a "greater" item in PFS.

[Jokem]

Thanks for this Link - Nefreet