Magician (3.5e Class)

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Magician

Magicians are arcane spellcasters who combine the spell versatility of wizards with the spontaneity of sorcerers.

Making a Magician

A magician shares many of the strengths and the weaknesses of wizards and sorcerers. While he has more flexibility in casting spells than a sorcerer, he must still be careful in what spells he prepares. Magicians generally serve best as support casters and blasters, keeping to the rear of engagements.

Abilities: Intelligence determines the level of spells a magician can cast and how many spells per day he can cast. Charisma determines how hard a magician's spells are to resist. Constitution is important for extra hit points, and Dexterity improved a magician's armor class.

Races: Any species with an academic or spellcasting streak is likely to become a magician.

Alignment: Any

Starting Gold: 2d6×10 gp (70 gp).

Starting Age: Complex.

Table: The Magician

Hit Die: d4

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day
		Fort	Ref	Will		0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	Summon familiar	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+3		4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+1	+1	+1	+3		5	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	+1	+1	+4		6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Arcane versatility 1/day	6	6	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	+3	+2	+2	+5		6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	+3	+2	+2	+5		6	6	6	4	2	—	—	—	—	—
8th	+4	+2	+2	+6	Arcane versatility 2/day	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—
9th	+4	+3	+3	+6		6	6	6	6	4	2	—	—	—	—
10th	+5	+3	+3	+7		6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—
11th	+5	+3	+3	+7	Arcane versatility 3/day	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	—	—	—
12th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8		6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—
13th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8		6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	—	—
14th	+7/+2	+4	+4	+9	Arcane versatility 4/day	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—
15th	+7/+2	+5	+5	+9		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	—
16th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—
17th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10	Arcane versatility 5/day	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2
18th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3
19th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4
20th	+10/+5	+6	+6	+12	Arcane versatility 6/day	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5
Class Skills (4 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Int), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language (None), Spellcraft (Int), Use Magic Device (Cha),

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the magician.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Magicians are proficient with all simple weapons. They are not proficient with any type of armor or shield. Armor of any type interferes with a magician's gestures, which can cause his spells with somatic components to fail..

Spells: A magician casts arcane spells which are drawn primarily from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. A magician casts spells oddly for an arcanist, as he casts spells spontaneously, like a sorcerer, but he must select his spells known each day from a spellbook, like a wizard. To learn, prepare, or cast a spell, a magician must have a Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a magician's spell is 10 + the spell level + the magician's Charisma modifier.

Like other spellcasters, a magician can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Magician. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Intelligence score.

A magician's selection of memorized spells is extremely limited. A magician begins play able to prepare three 0-level spells and one 1st-level spell of your choice. At each new sorcerer level, he may prepare one or more new spells, as indicated on Table: Magician Spells Prepared. (Unlike spells per day, the number of spells a magician may prepare is not affected by his Intelligence or his Charisma score; the numbers on Table: Magician Spells Prepared are fixed.)

Table: Magician Spells Prepared

Level	Spells Known
	0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	3	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	3	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	3	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
8th	3	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
9th	3	3	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	—
10th	3	3	3	2	2	1	—	—	—	—
11th	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	—	—	—
12th	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	—	—	—
13th	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	—	—
14th	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	—	—
15th	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	—
16th	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	—
17th	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1
18th	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1
19th	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
20th	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2

Spellbook: A magician must study his spellbook each day to prepare his spells. He cannot prepare any spell not recorded in her spellbook, except for read magic, which all magicians can prepare from memory. A magician begins play with a spellbook containing all 0-level wizard spells, plus three 1st-level spells of your choice. For each point of Intelligence bonus the magician has, the spellbook holds one additional 1st-level spell of your choice. At each new magician level, he gains two new spells of any spell level or levels that he can cast (based on his new magician level) for his spellbook. At any time, a magician can also add spells found in other magician’s or wizard's spellbooks to her own.

Familiar: A magician can obtain a familiar. Doing so takes 24 hours and uses up magical materials that cost 100 gp. A familiar is a magical beast that resembles a small animal and is unusually tough and intelligent. The creature serves as a companion and servant. The magician chooses the kind of familiar he gets. As the magician advances in level, his familiar also increases in power. If the familiar dies or is dismissed by the magician, the magician must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw. Failure means he loses 200 experience points per sorcerer level; success reduces the loss to one-half that amount. However, a magician's experience point total can never go below 0 as the result of a familiar’s demise or dismissal. A slain or dismissed familiar cannot be replaced for a year and day. A slain familiar can be raised from the dead just as a character can be, and it does not lose a level or a Consitution point when this happy event occurs. A character with more than one class that grants a familiar may have only one familiar at a time.

Arcane Versatility (Sp): A magician's combination of spontaneous and prepared spellcasting techniques allows him to manipulate his spell knowledge beyond other casters. At 5th level, once per day as full round action that provokes attacks of opportunity, a magician can cast a spell he has not prepared from his spellbook, consuming a spell slot of the appropriate level. He cannot apply standard metamagic effects to this spell, and the casting time of the selected spell must not be greater than one standard action. The magician may use arcane versatility with a spell that is up to one spell level below the maximum spell level he can cast. He may use this ability one additional time every three levels after 5th (8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 20th level).

Epic Magician

Table: The Epic Magician

Hit Die: d4

Level	Special
21st
22nd
23rd	Arcane Versatility 7/day, bonus feat
24th
25th
26th	Arcane Versatility 8/day, bonus feat
27th
28th
29th	Arcane Versatility 9/day, bonus feat
30th
4 + Int modifier skill points per level.

Spells: The magician's caster level is equal to her class level. The magician's number of spells per day and spells prepared does not increase after 20th level. Each time the wizard achieves a new level, he or she learns two new spells of any spell levels that he or she can cast (according to his or her new level). Note: Magicians gain a special benefit from the Spell Knowledge feat; instead of learning two new spells, the magician may prepare two new spells per day of any level he can cast (including spell slots higher than 9th level, if he already has access to them).

Arcane Versatility: As normal, a magician may use arcane versatility with a spell that is up to one spell level below the maximum spell level he can cast (which works in conjunction with the Improved Spell Capacity feat) and he may not apply metamagic feats to the selected spell. He may use this ability one additional time every three levels after 20th (23rd, 26th, 29th, and so on).

Familiar: The magician’s familiar continues to increase in power. Every two levels beyond 20th the familiar’s natural armor and Intelligence each increase by +1. The familiar’s spell resistance is equal to the master’s class level + 5. At 21^st level and again every ten levels higher than 21^st, the familiar gains the benefit of the Familiar Spell epic feat for a spell of its master’s choice.

Bonus Feats: The epic magician gains a bonus feat (selected from the list of epic wizard feats) every three levels after 20th.

Epic Magician Bonus Feat List: Augmented Alchemy, Automatic Quicken Spell, Automatic Silent Spell, Automatic Still Spell, Combat Casting, Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Epic Rod, Craft Epic Staff, Craft Epic Wondrous Item, Efficient Item Creation, Enhance Spell, Epic Spell Focus, Epic Spell Penetration, Epic Spellcasting, Familiar Spell, Forge Epic Ring, Ignore Material Components, Improved Combat Casting, Improved Heighten Spell, Improved Metamagic, Improved Spell Capacity, Intensify Spell, Multispell, Permanent Emanation, Scribe Epic Scroll, Spell Focus, Spell Knowledge, Spell Mastery, Spell Penetration Spell Stowaway, Spell Opportunity, Spontaneous Spell, Tenacious Magic. In addition to the feats on this list, the wizard may select any item creation feat or metamagic feat not listed here.

Human Magician Starting Package

Weapons: <-Weapon selection for starting at 1st level with this class.->.

Skill Selection: Pick a number of skills equal to 4 + Int modifier.

Skill	Ranks	Ability	Armor Check Penalty
Bluff	4	Cha	"&mdash"
Concentration	4	Con	"—"
<-Skill name->	<-4 for class skills and 2 for cross-class skills->	<-Abbrieviated key ability->	<-armor check penalty based on starting armor. If innapplicable put "—"->
<-Skill name->	<-4 for class skills and 2 for cross-class skills->	<-Abbrieviated key ability->	<-armor check penalty based on starting armor. If innapplicable put "—"->
<-Skill name->	<-4 for class skills and 2 for cross-class skills->	<-Abbrieviated key ability->	<-armor check penalty based on starting armor. If innapplicable put "—"->
<-Skill name->	<-4 for class skills and 2 for cross-class skills->	<-Abbrieviated key ability->	<-armor check penalty based on starting armor. If innapplicable put "—"-> <-copy and paste the rows as necessary.->

Feat: <-1st-level feat selection->.

Bonus Feats: <-1st-level feat bonus feats due to class or sample race. remove this section if this sample doesn't get any bonus feats at 1st level. ->.

Gear: <-Starting armor and other equipment outside of weapons.->.

Gold: 70 gp.

Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Gather Information (Cha), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (Int), Profession (Wis), Sense Motive (Wis), Speak Language (None), Spellcraft (Int), Use Magic Device (Cha),

Playing a Magician

Religion: Magicians pay moderate respect to deities of magic and knowledge, but usually have little interest in religion.

Other Classes: Magicians, like wizards, value varied parties with a multitude of skills. Magicians are usually amiable to anyone.

Combat: Magicians serve as magical artillery and support casters, depending on their daily spell selection.

Advancement: Magicians usually advance single-class, although they often will take levels in rogue or fighter to expand their skills. They rarely advance as sorcerers, but sometimes will multiclass as wizards to improve their versatility in spellcasting.

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