Quote from: AntoninD'Erlon;174536http://nwn.wikia.com/wiki/Magic_staff
Might solve some problems. You can build these without the sparkling things or vortex of doom on top and no real properties to provide wizards (or others) the means to use a staff without dual wielding it. Unlike the prior quarterstaff they are a one-hander though, but that's not too terrible of a loss for the odd person that used a staff anyway.
I think the top piece option number 7 is mundane looking and you can color it to not even be there as well :O
good solution! Afaik the magic staff can be suited to looks like normal qstaff.