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<blockquote data-quote="Viktyr Gehrig" data-source="post: 5561045" data-attributes="member: 9249"><p>Pretty big chunk of it is up over at <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/extras/collaborators/work-area/paizo-products/pathfinder-rpg-line/ultimate-magic" target="_blank">PFSRD</a> and I've been looking through it to wile away the time until I can obtain my own.</p><p></p><p>Magus class, some kind of Gish-in-a-can that I don't care about.</p><p></p><p>Bunch of new options for the other casters. New archetypes for everybody.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> New discoveries for Alchemist. Archetypes include Chirurgeon. Psychonaut, and Vivisectionist.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Specialty bardic performances for Bards. Archetypes include Demagogue and Geisha.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Whole list of ACFs for Channel Energy for Clerics. Cloistered Cleric, Separatist, Undead Lord.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Animal and Terrain Domains for Druids. Dragon Shaman, Saurian Shaman, Reincarnated Druid.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Replacement Domains for Inquisitors.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Monk Vows. Meh. Only one archetype, but it's a <strong>big</strong> one; the Qigong Monk, which replaces almost all of the standard features for a buffet of options.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> New Oracle Mysteries. Dual Cursed Oracle, Enlightened Philosopher.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Oathbound Paladins. Basically a huge list of Archetypes. The Ultimate Mercy feat lets them spend 10 uses of Lay on Hands to <em>raise dead</em> with no material component.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Ranger Traps and an Archetype to use them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> New Sorcerer bloodlines and archetypes that modify them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Eidolon templates for the Summoner, new Evolutions. Broodmasters have multiple weaker Eidolons. Synthesists fuse with their Eidolons to become melee monsters.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Arcane discoveries for Wizards. Replace bonus feats, give you everything from crafting bonuses to animal speech to immortality. Metal and Wood elemental schools.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Saved my favorite for last. Witch. Oh god yes. New hexes. Alternate patron lists. Archetypes. The Hedge Witch Archetype sacrifices her 4th and 8th level hexes for spontaneous healing like a Good Cleric. With no alignment restriction. A full spellcasting, Int-based, arcane healer with no alignment restriction. I have wanted this for <strong>ten years</strong> and everyone keeps telling me to just play a Cleric. Awwwyeah.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Bunch of new feats, goodies for everyone, but the stuff that really stands out to me are the Paladin feats. Paladins got a <strong>lot</strong> of love in this book.</p><p></p><p>Whole bunch of new spells, expanding everyone's spell list and several spells exclusively for use as Qigong Monk SLAs.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <em>Create demiplane</em>, complete with <em>lesser</em> and <em>greater</em> versions. Available to Cleric, Wizard, and Witch but requires <em>permanency</em> to last longer than 1 day/level. I am now choosing to view the absence of <em>permanency</em> from the others' spell lists as an oversight. Hope my DM sees it my way.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <em>Anthropomorphic animal</em>. It's like a temporary, weird version of <em>awaken</em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <em>Interplanetary teleport</em>. Conspicuously absent from the Witch list.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> A 5th level version of <em>astral projection</em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <em>Cape of wasps</em>, in case you want to be COVERED IN BEEEEEES. Also, a pretty nice spell, like a cross between <em>fire shield</em> and <em>fly</em>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> <em>Control summoned creature.</em> "Nice looking succubus you just summoned. Mine now."</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> All kinds of really specialized mind control.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Next time the town guards decide to hassle you, cast <em>epidemic</em> or <em>plague storm</em>. Hope they like leprosy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> You can make it rain poisonous frogs. Poisonous. Frogs. From the sky. <strong>Yes.</strong></li> </ul><p></p><p>I haven't even read half of it yet, and I am already very, very happy with this book.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Viktyr Gehrig, post: 5561045, member: 9249"] Pretty big chunk of it is up over at [url=http://www.d20pfsrd.com/extras/collaborators/work-area/paizo-products/pathfinder-rpg-line/ultimate-magic]PFSRD[/url] and I've been looking through it to wile away the time until I can obtain my own. Magus class, some kind of Gish-in-a-can that I don't care about. Bunch of new options for the other casters. New archetypes for everybody. [list][*] New discoveries for Alchemist. Archetypes include Chirurgeon. Psychonaut, and Vivisectionist. [*] Specialty bardic performances for Bards. Archetypes include Demagogue and Geisha. [*] Whole list of ACFs for Channel Energy for Clerics. Cloistered Cleric, Separatist, Undead Lord. [*] Animal and Terrain Domains for Druids. Dragon Shaman, Saurian Shaman, Reincarnated Druid. [*] Replacement Domains for Inquisitors. [*] Monk Vows. Meh. Only one archetype, but it's a [b]big[/b] one; the Qigong Monk, which replaces almost all of the standard features for a buffet of options. [*] New Oracle Mysteries. Dual Cursed Oracle, Enlightened Philosopher. [*] Oathbound Paladins. Basically a huge list of Archetypes. The Ultimate Mercy feat lets them spend 10 uses of Lay on Hands to [i]raise dead[/i] with no material component. [*] Ranger Traps and an Archetype to use them. [*] New Sorcerer bloodlines and archetypes that modify them. [*] Eidolon templates for the Summoner, new Evolutions. Broodmasters have multiple weaker Eidolons. Synthesists fuse with their Eidolons to become melee monsters. [*] Arcane discoveries for Wizards. Replace bonus feats, give you everything from crafting bonuses to animal speech to immortality. Metal and Wood elemental schools. [*] Saved my favorite for last. Witch. Oh god yes. New hexes. Alternate patron lists. Archetypes. The Hedge Witch Archetype sacrifices her 4th and 8th level hexes for spontaneous healing like a Good Cleric. With no alignment restriction. A full spellcasting, Int-based, arcane healer with no alignment restriction. I have wanted this for [b]ten years[/b] and everyone keeps telling me to just play a Cleric. Awwwyeah.[/list] Bunch of new feats, goodies for everyone, but the stuff that really stands out to me are the Paladin feats. Paladins got a [b]lot[/b] of love in this book. Whole bunch of new spells, expanding everyone's spell list and several spells exclusively for use as Qigong Monk SLAs. [list][*] [i]Create demiplane[/i], complete with [i]lesser[/i] and [i]greater[/i] versions. Available to Cleric, Wizard, and Witch but requires [i]permanency[/i] to last longer than 1 day/level. I am now choosing to view the absence of [i]permanency[/i] from the others' spell lists as an oversight. Hope my DM sees it my way. [*] [i]Anthropomorphic animal[/i]. It's like a temporary, weird version of [i]awaken[/i]. [*] [i]Interplanetary teleport[/i]. Conspicuously absent from the Witch list. [*] A 5th level version of [i]astral projection[/i]. [*] [i]Cape of wasps[/i], in case you want to be COVERED IN BEEEEEES. Also, a pretty nice spell, like a cross between [i]fire shield[/i] and [i]fly[/i]. [*] [i]Control summoned creature.[/i] "Nice looking succubus you just summoned. Mine now." [*] All kinds of really specialized mind control. [*] Next time the town guards decide to hassle you, cast [i]epidemic[/i] or [i]plague storm[/i]. Hope they like leprosy. [*] You can make it rain poisonous frogs. Poisonous. Frogs. From the sky. [b]Yes.[/b][/list] I haven't even read half of it yet, and I am already very, very happy with this book. [/QUOTE]
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