[RPG] Can the Rod of Pact Keeper +1 be selected as a pact weapon by a Pact of the Blade warlock

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Can the Rod of the Pact Keeper +1 (DMG p. 197) be chosen as a pact weapon by a Pact of the Blade warlock?

Best Answer

RAW, no

The Rod is an arcane focus, not a weapon. It could be used as an improvised weapon, but it is still not a weapon.

Rules as fun

It sure seems similar to a club or quarterstaff to me. A DM certainly could choose to accept it as a +1 version of either of those weapons.