about the rod and the staff "comforting" you. That David knew how to turn a phrase. Keep in mind he hung around with a lot of sheep and King Saul whom he comforted with his lyre playing and singing.

that if there is both a rod and a staff it would have to be two guys?

A staff and a cup would be straight?

And I am not getting into cutlery and household appliances , regardless of what you say.

but the garlic press just sounds kinky.

is sorta sado-masochistic?

the rod is a thick hardwood thing used to clobber predators. The staff is a lighter softwood thing used to chivvy the flock along the trail and keep them from wandering off. The crook at the end is used to grab errant sheep and bring them back.

on a few occasions I found myself comforted by both at the same time. Felt like hell the next morning, and sitting wasn't the most comfortable thing, but we all bear our own crosses.

your mileage may vary, however.

rod:



staff:

The exact images in my mind!

Sooooo ... yeeeah ...

that makes sence .

while the staff was cooking breakfast.. or something like that. Pretty sure I was asleep and dreaming during that sermon. I was definitely hungry.

that staff thing is just weird.

...

RODS
Rods are scepter-like devices that have unique magical powers
and do not usually have charges. Anyone can use a rod.

STAVES
A staff is a long shaft that stores several spells. Unlike wands,
which can contain a wide variety of spells, each staff is of a
certain kind and holds specific spells. A staff has 10 charges
when created.





You have to be a Wizard or Sorcerer to use a Staff. Any Joe Schmuck can wield a rod.



You need to get out and study the books some more, there dude...

I never played.

... a similar but slightly derivative game of sorts...

and you poor soul...

...not to have spent some of your teenage years in a friend's basement casting spells upon dragons



and demons,





to say nothing of orcs and goblins.

But you should see my comic book collection.

...what's that?

Kind of like a graphic novel?

a pamphlet.

That burning sensation is no fun, I hear.

...cancelation in one hand if they are apt to pull out their rod of wonder often or at inopportune times.