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Ver. 1.3.1

Scholar

Class

Scholars are the world's top magical minds. In their careers, they learn a wide variety of spells, enchantments, and complex rituals.

Unlike Researchers, who dive deeply into the secrets of a single school of magic, Scholars take a more generalist approach to the mysterious art. They believe that true mastery of magic requires a diverse understanding of all of its forms, and that they must be used in conjunction with one another in order for mankind to achieve the most value from them.

Scholars prepare themselves to cast specific spells each day by meditating and focusing on the spells they predict they will need the most during that day's challenges. By preparing spells in advance, the scholar can cast them more easily and without using energy.

Class Information

Playing as a Scholar

While Adventuring

Your contribute your intellect and problem-solving skills to help the party find clues to the most challenging puzzles. You take advantage of your vast knowledge of magic to solve a variety of problems.

During Social Interaction

You are the voice of logic and reason. You solve arguments rationally and don't let your emotions cloud your mind. You provide a wealth of information on magic and ancient cultures.

In Combat

You tend to stay out of the line of fire and use your prepared spells to support your allies in whatever way makes sense according to the situation at hand. If you need to get your hands dirty, you use magic in creative ways to defend yourself.

While Resting

You ensure that you get plenty of sleep to keep your mind sharp. You might spend time reading to unwind, or study a few new spells. At the start of the new day, you meditate and prepare your spells for the day.

Scholar Class Features

Scholar Specialties

At Level 1, choose two Natural skills from the Scholar's Natural Skills list. Gain up to three new Knowledges of your choice.

Spellcasting

At Level 1, you may begin to learn and cast spells. Increase your caster level to 1.

Assign initial values to your magical skills. As a Scholar, you have 5 points to spend on these skills, and you can choose from among all six forms of magic.

Spell Studies

At each level where you receive this bonus, you may learn new spells from the Spell Study Guide. This usually, but not always, occurs at each level where your caster level increases.

You may choose to learn a spell of lesser rarity with this ability. For example, whenever you have the option to learn a Rare spell, you may choose to learn an Uncommon or Common spell instead. If you do, you lose the opportunity to learn a Rare spell at that level.

• Level 1: 5 Common spells
• Level 3: 1 Uncommon spell and 3 Common spells
• Level 5: 3 Uncommon spells and 3 Common spells
• Level 9: 1 Rare spell, 2 Uncommon spells and 3 Common spells
• Level 11: 1 Rare spell and 2 Uncommon spells
• Level 15: 2 Rare spells, 3 Uncommon spells and 3 Common spells
• Level 18: 3 Rare spells, 3 Uncommon spells and 3 Common spells
• Level 21: 1 Epic spell, 2 Rare spells and 5 Uncommon spells
• Level 24: 2 Epic spells, 3 Rare spells and 5 Uncommon spells
• Level 27: 3 Epic spells, 5 Rare spells and 5 Uncommon spells

Scholar Bonus

At each level where you receive this bonus, choose two of your magical skills and gain a +1 class bonus to each.

Natural Skill Improvement

At each level you receive this bonus, increase each of your natural skills by one level.

This feature can't increase any skill higher than 7 unless you're level 20 or higher. This feature cannot be used to become Legendary.

TIP: To increase a skill beyond 7 at an earlier level, use the Skill Improvement General Feat.

Learning Experience

At each level you receive this bonus, choose one of your knowledges and increase its level by 1, or gain 1 point in a new knowledge subject of your choice. If your Intelligence score is 15 or greater, you may do this twice each time you receive this bonus. If it's 20 or greater, you may do this three times.

Knowledges can't be increased beyond 10 at any level.

Prepared Spells

More Info: Prepared Spells

Starting at Level 3, your training and knowledge of magic begin to expand rapidly. To help you remember specific spells more easily, you begin the practice of preparing your spells daily.

Ability Score Improvement

At each level where you receive this bonus, increase one of your ability scores by 2, or two different scores by 1 each.

Ability scores can't be increased beyond 20 using this feature until your overall level reaches 15, and no ability score can be increased beyond 30 at any level.

After updating your score, be sure to update the relevant modifiers, including skills and other calculated stats that factor in the increased scores.

Spellcraft

More Info: Spellcraft

Starting at Level 5, you can begin to attempt creating entirely new spells of your own creation. As a Scholar, you can inscribe spells and simple enchantments, and prepare your crafted spells.

Specialty Improvement

At each level you receive this bonus, choose one of your specialties and increase its level by 1. Specialties can't be increased above 3.

If you don't have any specialties that can be improved when you receive this bonus, you may gain 1 point in a new specialty of your choice..

Flexible Casting

At Level 8, you gain the ability to amplify your prepared spells in lower level spell slots.

When casting a prepared spell, you can choose to amplify it to an even higher level than the slot it was prepared in. Doing so consumes energy equal to the difference between the amplified spell's cost and the cost to cast the spell at the level of its slot.

Restricted Schools

Scholars are trusted with the most advanced and powerful spells known to the New Era. Starting at Level 11, your Spell Studies includes spells of Restricted status from certain schools of magic.

Derivative Spells

More Info: Derivative Spells

With more experience in spellcraft, you've learned the structure of the Tolgethic language and make changes to scripts to affect the spells you cast. Starting at level 12, you gain the ability to craft spells that are derived from existing spells. These spells automatically start at the Revised refinement level.

A derived spell can be based off of a spell from the spell list or one that you've crafted. It has the same stats and general effects as the original spell, but with slight changes such as a different range, damage type, or form of magic. The changes you can make that count as alterations are given general guidelines on the derivative spells page, but are ultimately up to the judgment of the GM.

Creative Inspiration

At Level 12, you can craft or refine up to three spells. These actions take place during your level-up and don't need to be checked in-game.

New spells crafted this way start one refinement level higher. Derivative spells crafted this way start three refinement levels higher.

Spell Scribe

At Level 15, you gain the ability to create spell scripts of your own, allowing you to teach spells to others - including those you've created. While semi-conscious, you can spend one hour to create a spell script on a surface within reach. If you have a knowledge of the Tolgethic language, you may add it to the result. If successful, other magic-capable beings can use this script to learn the spell it represents.

Crafted spells must have reached the Revised refinement level in order to be inscribed and taught. You gain a +10 bonus to refining that spell further if you have witnessed another person learn and cast it successfully.

Readied Casting

Starting at Level 16, your spell preparations let you keep the beginnings of more complex spells at the forefront of your mind. Once per round, you can cast a prepared standard or charged spell as though it were a quick spell. (It takes only one action frame to cast, and can be done as a reaction.)

Trivial Spellcasting

At Level 20, basic spells have become so trivial for you that you almost don't even have to think about them. Your Level 1 spell slots aren't expended when you use them. (You can cast your prepared Level 1 spells an unlimited number of times.)

You can't amplify spells using this technique. If you amplify a spell slot with Flexible Casting, the slot is expended.

At Level 25, this feature applies to your Level 2 spell slots.

At Level 28, this feature applies to your Level 3 spell slots.

Practiced Scribe

At Level 24, you've learned to focus better on your spellcraft. Your crafted spells no longer have a change of side effects except on a critical failure.

Archmage's Favor

At Level 30, you've become one of the greatest spellcasters of the age. You gain the favor of some of the world's most esteemed mages and organizations. You may learn three Classified spells from the Scholar Study Guide.

Scholar Class Feats