Mod Rod: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
|japanese = へんげのつえ | |japanese = へんげのつえ | ||
|names = Staff of Change, Staff of Transform | |names = Staff of Change, Staff of Transform | ||
|games = {{ | |games = {{Dragon Quest III}}<br>{{Dragon Quest IV}} | ||
|buy = n/a | |buy = n/a | ||
|sell = n/a | |sell = n/a | ||
|effect = Transforms the holder into a different shape. | |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 monsters. This elicits different responses from | 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 monsters. This elicits different responses from {{NPC}}s depending on which shape as been assumed, allowing naughty players to terrorize townsfolk as slimes. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
The staff 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 distopia before the Hero killed him. The staff can be traded for the [[Boatman's Bone]] in [[Greenlad]]. Upon revisiting the old man, he will have already used the staff assuming a different form per visit. Oddly enough, he can turn into [[Pimiko]] with it, while the players can't. | The staff 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 distopia before the Hero killed him. The staff can be traded for the [[Boatman's Bone]] in [[Greenlad]]. Upon revisiting the old man, he will have already used the staff 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 mobile remakes of the game, players on the most recent releases and on the original | 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 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]]. | ||
Turning into a monster with it allows for the player to talk to the [[Imp]] in [[Asham]] or the [[Minidemon]] on the [[Phantom Ship]] without triggering a battle. Though both will state awareness of the player not really being a monster. | Turning into a monster with it allows for the player to talk to the [[Imp]] in [[Asham]] or the [[Minidemon]] on the [[Phantom Ship]] without triggering a battle. Though both will state awareness of the player not really being a monster. | ||
==={{DQ4}}=== | ==={{DQ4}}=== | ||
The staff is found in a chest at the [[Royal Crypt]]. It is needed for The | The staff is found in a chest at the [[Royal Crypt]]. It is needed for The {{Hero 4}} to take the form of monsters in order to blend in at [[Diabolic Hall]]. Talking to the monsters otherwise will result in a battle. In addition, the player needs to be in monster form to talk to the monsters 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]], | 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]]. | ||
| Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
==={{DQB2}}=== | ==={{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. | 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. | ||