Skull Staff for OD&D

Free hand sketch by me.

The Skull Staff
by Mark Norton

A staff with a skull set atop it. In the hands of a Cleric, it can be used to control the Undead. The Undead must save vs magic or else come under the control of the Cleric. The staff will control 1-8 undead per level of the user.

This staff comes from Dungeoneer The Adventuresome Compendium Of Issues 1-6 1979, however my research indicates it first appeared in The Dungeoneer Volume 1, Issue 2 1976. As you can see the description is very basic leaving the referee plenty of options in flesh out the staff specific for your setting.