That's what I thought, yes. Just hit the TAB-key to highlight all of the loot on the floor and check if you can find the staff.

Searched and searched until my young brave heart and died away and then.... O me o my there it was! Hidden behind a most crappy door. When thoust hit Tab key my most wonderful eyes only saw thou purple door and not though wooden crapstick.

Can i use the word crapstick? Or is that against the rules?

Not the rules against language, no...