Kalim's Staff Swinger
(Alteration)

Range:  3 yards per level
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  Special
Casting Time:  3
Area of Effect:  The caster's staff
Saving Throw:  None

With this spell, the caster enchants his own quarterstaff into a special "throwing staff". He can then swing it over his head and hurl it at his opponents at great speed. The staff is considered magical (+1) to determine what can be hit. The quarterstaff strikes with a THAC0 equal to that of a fighter of equal level (plus any Strength bonuses and magical bonuses). So, a +1 staff enchanted by a 5th-level wizard with normal Strength would strike at THAC0 15, damage done is 2d6 + 1d6 per 2 levels over 3rd (3d6 at 5th; 4d6 at 7th; and a maximum of 5d6 at 9th).
When the staff hits something, or when it would leave the spell's range, it returns in the direction of the caster. The wizard then has to make a Dexterity check with a bonus of 2, to avoid dropping the staff and losing a full round recovering it. This staff-hurling is strenuous business, and the wizard can only do it for (Constitution DIV 3) rounds. After that, he cannot engage in any too strenuous activity (no spellcasting, nor combat; movement is halved) for 1d4 rounds. Also, at the end of the duration, the staff disappears, since it is the material component of the spell.
This spell was developed by the Perendor Kalim, a well-known Transmuter, who lives in the Waterdeep area (Forgotten Realms). He is still adventuring and has been known to work on a new, defensive, spell, something that involved air shields.

