Wayfarers

Arcanist

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Previously the Wizard, the Arcanist is the quintessential arcane caster. Arcanists are scribes and scholars who seek to understand the fabric and mechanics of the arcane. They have much more freedom when casting spells of their specialty, and can store spells for later use.

Primary abilities, class dice and proficiencies are still blank.

Tier 1

  • Lore Mastery. Bonus to knowledge checks, and you can use Intelligence for initiative checks.
  • Spell Secrets. When you cast a spell that deals toxic, cold, force, electric, necrotic, radiant or sonic damage, you can swap the damage type for another from that list.
  • Alter Saving Throw
  • Seven open slots

Tier 2

  • Altered Casting (rename; probably just metamagics). When you cast a spell, you can upcast it to augment the spell:
    1. Force. If you roll damage, increase damage against every target by 2d10 and add force.
    2. Range. Not written yet.
    3. Potency. Increase the spell DC by 2.
  • [New Social Skill] · [New Exploration Skill] · [Upgraded Exploration Skill] · [Upgraded Combat Skill] ×2

Tier 3

  • Prodigious Memory. “You have attained…” (unfinished)

Tier 4

Empty.

Subclasses

Curriculum or Academy?

Chapter 4 uses Curriculum of the ___, each pairing two classic schools:

  • Mesmer (illusion, enchantment)
  • Spellwarper (transmutation, conjuration)
  • Seer / Fateweaver (divination, necromancy)
  • Warmage (abjuration, evocation)

The later roles list uses Academy of the ___:

  • War Wizard
  • [Ritualist]
  • Spellwarper (Dread Necromancer / Halruaan Elder / Pale Master / War Weaver)
  • Seer (Divine Oracle / Chronurgy / Unseen Seer / Malconvoker)
  • Mesmer (Mindbender / Shadowcraft Mage / Nightmare Spinner)

Mesmer notes. Creating and shattering illusions. Shattering causes enemies to be dazed and/or slowed. Clones and phantasms: clones have 1 HP and can deal damage; phantasms are illusions that disappear if swung at or figured out.

Spell Secrets damage types

Cold and electric aren’t on the Damage Types list, which uses Ice and Electric.

Expansion subclasses (listed as "Wizard")

Metamagic. Learned caster. Easier to cast metamagics; can store extra spells in their spell focus.

School of Abjuration · Conjuration · Necromancy (Dread Necromancer) · Divination / Chronurgy · the Mesmer (Enchantment and Illusion) · Enchantment · Transmutation · Theurge · Onomancer / Lore / Scribe · Gravimancer · Glyphwarden · Archmage / Apotheosis · Elemental Savant

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