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[[Image:StaffOfChange.png| | {{Item | ||
|title = ''Mod rod'' | |||
|image = [[Image:StaffOfChange.png|center|230px]] | |||
|japanese = へんげのつえ | |||
|romaji=Henge no tsue | |||
|names = Staff of Change, Staff of Transform | |||
|games = {{Dragon Quest III}}<br>{{Dragon Quest IV}} | |||
|buy = n/a | |||
|sell = n/a | |||
|effect = Transforms the holder into a different shape. | |||
}} | |||
The '''Mod Rod''' is a item that first appeared in {{DQ3}}. | |||
It is used as an item to transform a character(s) into a different shape, ranging from dancing girls to ferocious {{MFamilies}}s. | |||
This elicits different responses from {{NPC}}s depending on which shape as been assumed, allowing naughty players to terrorize townsfolk as [[slime]]s. | |||
==Appearances== | |||
==={{DQ3}}=== | |||
The Rod is originally held by a [[boss troll]] in [[Manoza]], who assumed the form of the local king with it and turned the nation into a dystopia before the {{Hero 3}} and {{Party 3}} killed him. The staff can be traded for the [[Boatman's Bone]] in [[Grimland]]. Upon revisiting the old man, he will have already used the Rod assuming a different form per visit. Oddly enough, he can turn into [[Pimiko]] with it, while the players can't. | |||
It can also be used to buy items from the shop in the [[Super Secret Faerie Village]], providing you take the form of a dwarf (or [[Slime]] in the remakes). The remakes also allow the player a chance to acquire another Mod Rod within the [[Treasures n' Trapdoors]] track in Jipang (after wishing for [[Xenlon]] to create it), and further rods can also be found as monster drops in the [[Ice Cave]]. As neither the [[Ice Cave]] nor {{T'n'T}} have been included in the [[Cell phone|mobile]] remakes of the game, players on the most recent releases and on the original {{NES}} release have just one window of opportunity to shop at the [[Super Secret Faerie Village]]. | |||
In the NES | Turning into a {{MFamilies}} with it allows for the player to talk to the [[imp]] in [[Asham]] or the [[minidemon]] on the [[Ghost Ship]] without triggering a battle. Though both will state awareness of the player not really being a {{MP}}. | ||
==={{DQ3HD}}=== | |||
The Mod Rod serves the same role as in previous versions of the game, but a spare unit is now given to the player for beating rank 8 of the [[Monster Arena]]. This is crucial as one of the challenges in the [[Temple of Trials]] requires the player to present no less than twenty-five bottles of [[elfin elixir]], which can only be purchased in the [[Super Secret Faerie Village]]. | |||
{{DQIIIHDItem | |||
|header=[[File:ICON-Mod Rod III HD.png]] | |||
|name=<big>Mod rod</big> | |||
|kanji=へんげのつえ | |||
|description=This mysterious staff allows the wielder to transform themselves into almost anything they like | |||
|effect=Turns the player into all manner of characters | |||
|price=N/A | |||
|location=[[Manoza]] castle<br>Conquer rank 8 of the [[Monster Arena]] | |||
}} | |||
==={{DQ4}}=== | |||
{{Descriptions | |||
|DQ4=This staff can change the {{Party 4}}'s appearance for a short while.<ref>[[Nintendo DS]] and [[Cell phone]] version</ref> | |||
}} | |||
The staff is found in a {{Chest}} at the [[Royal Crypt]]. It is needed for The {{Hero 4}} to take the form of {{MFamilies}}s in order to blend in at [[Diabolic Hall]]. Talking to the {{MFamilies}}s otherwise will result in a battle. In addition, the player needs to be in monster form to talk to the {{MFamilies}}s at the meeting so that [[Psaro (Character)|Psaro]] will arrive to announce the revival of [[Estark]]. | |||
In the {{NES}} version, using the staff also allowed for transformations into The Hero (both male or female), [[Ragnar McRyan]], [[Alena]], [[Kiryl]], [[Borya]], [[Torneko Taloon]], {{Maya}} or [[Meena Mahabala]]. | |||
==={{DQ10}}=== | |||
{{Stub}} | |||
==={{DQM2}}=== | |||
The Mod Rod is found in the sky key gate, specifically in Fhunt village. Speaking to a sage in the graveyard will allow the player to access the tower in the northern part of town. The staff is needed for the gate's plotline, and the player can keep it afterwards to have fun interactions with {{NPC}}s. | |||
==={{DQB2}}=== | |||
The Mod Rod is a key item in the [[Moonbrooke]] island section of the game, allowing players to sneak into the enemy camps and gather intel on the weaknesses of [[Hargon]]'s Heroes. | |||
==In other languages== | |||
{{OtherLanguages | |||
|es=Vara meta|es-meaning=''Meta rod'', with ''meta-'' referring to change or transformation | |||
|les=Cetro de transformación|les-meaning=''Sceptre of transformation'' | |||
|fr=Morphobâton|fr-meaning=A blend of ''{{tt|morpho-|form; shape}}'' and ''{{tt|bâton|staff}}'' | |||
|de=Mutationsstab|de-meaning=''Mutation staff'' | |||
|it=Bacchetta mutatrice|it-meaning=''Transforming wand'' | |||
|ko=변화의 지팡이, ''Byeonhwa-ui Jipangi''|ko-meaning=''Staff of transformation'' | |||
|zh-cn=变身杖, ''Biànshēn Zhàng''|zh-cn-meaning=''Transformation staff'' | |||
|zh-tw=變身法杖, ''Biànshēn Fǎzhàng''|zh-tw-meaning=''Transformation magic staff'' | |||
}} | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<center><gallery> | |||
Mod rod artwork DQIII GBC.png|{{III}}, 2001. | |||
Mod rod artwork DQIV PSX.png|{{IV}}, 2001. | |||
</gallery></center> | |||
==Reference== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{DQIII}} | {{DQIII}} | ||
{{DQIIIHD}} | |||
{{DQIV}} | {{DQIV}} | ||
[[Category:Dragon Quest III items]][[Category:Dragon Quest IV items]] | {{DQMII}} | ||
{{DQBII}} | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest III items]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake items]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest IV items]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest X items]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest Monsters 2 items]] | |||
[[Category:Dragon Quest Builders 2 items]] | |||