Re-enchantings wands

[DSRMT]

Just wondering if it's possible, after you have used a wand, to re-enchant it, with either the same or a new spell?

[LazarX]

As the RAW says, After you use the last charge of a wand, it's nothing more than a stick.

Best possible use at that point.... kindling.

In short once a wand is used up, your only choice is to get a new one.

[Dragonlord Prime]

DSRMT wrote:

Just wondering if it's possible, after you have used a wand, to re-enchant it, with either the same or a new spell?

I don't believe it is possible to re-enchant wands, that is what they are for - casting spells that you don't have access to or utility spells that you wouldn't memorize cause there are better spells to cast...

[Chubbs McGee]

Once the wand has expended its charges I believe it is used. It cannot be recharged. If you have the Craft Wand feat, you would basically make another wand. Your GM might allow a PC who has Craft Wand to recharge an expended one. It might reduce the cost of the crafting or the creation time.

[Fallen_Mage]

LazarX wrote:

As the RAW says, After you use the last charge of a wand, it's nothing more than a stick.

IMO, if it is "nothing more than a stick" at that point, then I would allow my players to re-enchant it. Provided of course that they have Craft Wand of course.

[Fallen_Mage]

Ninja McGee for the intercept.

[Selgard]

Before you enchant it, your wand is.. just a stick.

After you expend the charges.. it goes back to being a stick.

I don't see any reason why you can't take the stick and enchant it again, witht he same spell or a different one. it'd just be for flavor though.

Re-using a stick shouldn't give you a price break or anything.

-S

[DSRMT]

That's basically what I was looking for. Not trying to get a discount or 'recharge' it, but use the base materials again to make another wand. Thanks everyone!

[Anewor7]

Note that Spent wands DO have a use, and are slightly better than a normal stick - spent wands serve as the material component for the spell Arcane Concordance in the APG, which presumably wouldn't take a normal stick. (Also assuming anyone cares about material components that don't have a price listed)

[Ravingdork]

Selgard wrote:

Before you enchant it, your wand is.. just a stick.

After you expend the charges.. it goes back to being a stick.

I don't see any reason why you can't take the stick and enchant it again, witht he same spell or a different one. it'd just be for flavor though.

Re-using a stick shouldn't give you a price break or anything.

-S

This.

The arcane bond rules under the wizard class even support the notion that dead wands can be recharged in this fashion.

Relevant Rules Quote:

If the bonded object is a wand, it loses its wand abilities when its last charge is consumed, but it is not destroyed and it retains all of its bonded object properties and can be used to craft a new wand.

[Fallen_Mage]

Ravingdork wrote:

This.

The arcane bond rules under the wizard class even support the notion that dead wands can be recharged in this fashion.
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Documented proof. I say case closed. But that's just me.