I would say no, because it doesn't do fire damage unless it's spitting out fireballs. Your GM might allow you to craft some extra gimmick like this as an added function of the wand, but given that it's just a short and flimsy stick, it's hardly going to do any damage anyway. Like 1d2 or something. And unless you make it out of metal, it's going to be very fragile so it's very risky.
You're a wizard. Stick to spells.
Regarding that wand, you might consider whether it's value for money. Assuming 13 encounters per level, it will last 4 whole levels [i]if you use it once in every single encounter.[/] In practice you'll barely manage half that unless you like blowing your party up (hope they're fire-resistant too) meaning that it's likely to last until you're 15th level, and long since obsolete.
You can totally use a staff or rod as an improvised weapon. Rods generally behave like improvised light maces (1d6 damage light weapon) and staves like improvised quarterstaves (1d6/1d6 double weapon). Wands are very light ("no more than 1 ounce") and fragile ("1/4 inch thick"), meaning you probably can't use them as improvised weapons.
But even if you can, you don't get the magical stuff of an item when you use it as an improvised weapon (cf. this FAQ).
The wand deals fire damage of 5d6 as stated above.
No, it doesn't. A spell cast from the weand may deal 5d6 fire damage, but not the wand itself used as an improvised weapon. If you hit someone with a Wand of Fireball, you deal 0 fire damage, and thus don't trigger Blistering Feint.
Is this some harry potter theme, fighting with wands
As the previous posters have said, a wand is not a weapon or even suitable as an improvised weapon. Perhaps you could use one as an improvised weapon if you dipped the end of a metal wand in a sticky flammable substance and lit it on fire (see torch). However, it would be not very effective and watch out for sunder or disarm.
Alternately, is there a way to make a weapon/wand combo? Isn't there something that lets you meld/put a wand into a weapon and use the wand from inside the weapon. Perhaps a spell or weapon property? I seem to recall there being something like this...but memory is the 2nd thing to go with age, I just wish I could remember what was 1st.
As the previous posters have said, a wand is not a weapon or even suitable as an improvised weapon. Perhaps you could use one as an improvised weapon if you dipped the end of a metal wand in a sticky flammable substance and lit it on fire (see torch). However, it would be not very effective and watch out for sunder or disarm.
Alternately, is there a way to make a weapon/wand combo? Isn't there something that lets you meld/put a wand into a weapon and use the wand from inside the weapon. Perhaps a spell or weapon property? I seem to recall there being something like this...but memory is the 2nd thing to go with age, I just wish I could remember what was 1st.
There's technically nothing stopping you from enchanting any object in any shape as another thing. You *can* make a sword a wand as well, by using the "item slot swapping" clause, but it's generally a bad idea to have to whip out your sword to fix that stubbed toe for example in an intrigue setting. Also its probably bad because the GM should be applying a surcharge on that enchanting for bypassing slot/handedness rules, especially as slotless items *do have a 100% tax* built into their design.
There's technically nothing stopping you from enchanting any object in any shape as another thing. You *can* make a sword a wand as well, by using the "item slot swapping" clause, but it's generally a bad idea to have to whip out your sword to fix that stubbed toe for example in an intrigue setting. Also its probably bad because the GM should be applying a surcharge on that enchanting for bypassing slot/handedness rules, especially as slotless items *do have a 100% tax* built into their design.
IMO this is more than "item slot swapping". If you want to make a sword/wand it would be either "Altering Existing Items" or Multiple Different Abilities. I would probably go with Multiple Different Abilities and you would need pay for both a magic sword and the wand.
There's technically nothing stopping you from enchanting any object in any shape as another thing. You *can* make a sword a wand as well, by using the "item slot swapping" clause, but it's generally a bad idea to have to whip out your sword to fix that stubbed toe for example in an intrigue setting. Also its probably bad because the GM should be applying a surcharge on that enchanting for bypassing slot/handedness rules, especially as slotless items *do have a 100% tax* built into their design.IMO this is more than "item slot swapping". If you want to make a sword/wand it would be either "Altering Existing Items" or Multiple Different Abilities. I would probably go with Multiple Different Abilities and you would need pay for both a magic sword and the wand.
Oh yes, sorry, multiple abilities I thought was a given, but also I was pointing out the perhaps less obvious surcharge above multiple abilities of changing/removing a slot.
As the previous posters have said, a wand is not a weapon or even suitable as an improvised weapon. Perhaps you could use one as an improvised weapon if you dipped the end of a metal wand in a sticky flammable substance and lit it on fire (see torch). However, it would be not very effective and watch out for sunder or disarm.
Alternately, is there a way to make a weapon/wand combo? Isn't there something that lets you meld/put a wand into a weapon and use the wand from inside the weapon. Perhaps a spell or weapon property? I seem to recall there being something like this...but memory is the 2nd thing to go with age, I just wish I could remember what was 1st.
Weaponwand spell
Weaponwand spell...
Alternately, is there a way to make a weapon/wand combo? Isn't there something that lets you meld/put a wand into a weapon and use the wand from inside the weapon. Perhaps a spell or weapon property? I seem to recall there being something like this...but memory is the 2nd thing to go with age, I just wish I could remember what was 1st.
Thanks, I thought there was something along these lines.