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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5576091" data-attributes="member: 58197">MAGIC-USERSCore Stats<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic-users start with 3 life points and 4 hit points. Their hit points increase by 1 per level. Their life points increase by 1 at levels 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, and 36.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic-users start with an attack bonus of +4. Their attack bonus improves at levels 5, 9, 13, 21, and 29.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic-users start with a spellcasting bonus of +8. Their spellcasting bonus improves at levels 2, 5, 8, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic-users start with AC 9, MR 17. Their defenses improve at levels 4, 7, 10, 13, 19, 25, 31.</li> </ul>Class FeaturesWeapon Proficiency. Magic-users are proficient with staffs, daggers, clubs, and crossbows. They suffer a -5 penalty on attack rolls with all other weapons.  Spellcasting. A magic-user can cast any spell in her spellbook (see "Spellbook" below), but except for cantrips, she can only cast a limited number of them before resting. The magic-user has a number of spell "slots," as laid out in the Spells Table. Each time she casts a non-cantrip spell, she expends a slot of the appropriate spell level. To recover spell slots, she must spend 1d6+1 nights resting in safe and comfortable surroundings--not camped in a dungeon or wilderness! (A magic-user who needs to recover spells in the field can use the arcana spell.)To cast a spell, the magic-user must have both hands free; she can hold a staff, rod, wand, or dagger in one hand, but nothing else. She must also be able to speak clearly, if not loudly. Magic-users can cast spells while wearing armor if they wish, though few do so (most prefer mage armor to a lot of burdensome metal).Spellbook. A magic-user starts out with 6 cantrips and 2 1st-level spells in her spellbook. One of these spells is always arcana, and the player chooses the rest. (Mage armor and magic missile are common choices.) Magic-users learn new spells in three ways:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each time a magic-user gains access to a new level of spells, she can choose 1 new spell of that level and add it to her spellbook.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When a magic-user comes across a new spell in her adventuring, she can make an Intelligence check to add it to her spellbook, at a DC of 20 plus the spell level. If she fails the check, the magic-user can try again after she gains a level.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A magic-user can try to research a spell—either choosing one from the standard list or creating her own. Spell research requires an initial investment of 100 gp per spell level to obtain books, scrolls, and experimental reagents. The magic-user then studies these materials and performs experiments in her free time. The next time she gains a level, she can make an Intelligence check at a DC of 25 plus the spell level. If the check succeeds, the spell is researched and she adds it to her spellbook. If it fails, she must start again or give up. A magic-user can only research one spell at a time.</li> </ul>A magic-user is limited in the number of spells she can have in her spellbook; see the table below. A magic-user who loses her spellbook cannot learn new spells (including the ones granted by gaining levels!) until she recovers it or scribes a new one. For each level of spells the magic-user can cast, scribing a new spellbook takes 1d6 days and costs 100 gp. Thus, a 9th-level magic-user would need 4d6 days and 400 gp to replace her spellbook.Spellcasting is very difficult and requires constant practice. Each time she gains a level, a magic-user can declare that she is "neglecting" one spell in her spellbook. She crosses that spell off her list and stops using it. If she has not used the spell by the next time she gains a level, she has forgotten how to cast the old spell and can learn a new one in its place. The old spell is effectively gone from her spellbook, although it is not actually erased; if she wishes, the magic-user can re-learn the neglected spell later as if she were learning a new one.Spell Components. Some spells, mainly utility and powerful attack spells, require components. There are two types of components, these being minor (available for purchase in most cities and towns) and major (found only through adventuring). Each spell indicates what type and number of component it requires.Spells Table: The number before the slash is the number of spells the magic-user can cast of that level before resting. The number after the slash is the maximum number she can have in her spellbook. A magic-user can cast an unlimited number of cantrips........................................ SPELL LEVEL ........................M-U LEVEL . Cantrip . 1 .... 2 .... 3 .... 4 .... 5 .... 6 .... 7 .... 8 .... 91.............*/6....3/3.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -2.............*/6....4/4.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -3.............*/6....4/4....3/2.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -4.............*/6....5/4....3/3.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -5.............*/6....5/5....4/3.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -6.............*/6....6/5....4/3....3/2.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -7.............*/6....6/5....5/3....3/3.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -8.............*/6....6/5....5/4....4/3.... - .... - .... - .... - .... - .... -9.............*/6....6/5....6/4....4/3....3/2.... - .... - .... - .... - .... -10............*/6....6/5....6/4....5/3....3/3.... - .... - .... - .... - .... -11............*/6....6/5....6/4....5/4....4/3.... - .... - .... - .... - .... -12............*/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....4/3....3/1.... - .... - .... - .... -13............*/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....5/3....3/2.... - .... - .... - .... -14............*/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....5/4....4/2.... - .... - .... - .... -15............*/6....6/6....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/2.... - .... - .... - .... -16............*/6....6/6....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3.... - .... - .... - .... -17............*/6....6/6....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3....3/1.... - .... - .... -18............*/6....6/6....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/3....3/2.... - .... - .... -19............*/6....6/6....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/2.... - .... - .... -20............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/2.... - .... - .... -21............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3.... - .... - .... -22............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3....3/1.... - .... -23............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/3....3/2.... - .... -24............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/2.... - .... -25............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/2.... - .... -26............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3.... - .... -27............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3....3/1.... -28............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/3....3/2.... -29............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/2.... -30............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/2.... -31............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3.... -32............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3....3/133............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/3....3/234............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/235............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....4/236............*/6....6/6....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/5....6/4....6/4....6/4....5/3SpellsNot going to put the entire spell list here (I haven’t yet written most of it, anyway), but a sampling of basic combat-type magic:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arcana: Cantrip; 1-hour ritual allows the wizard to recover spell slots at a cost of spell components. (Component cost depends on what level of slots you want to get back; much cheaper to get just your 1st-level spells than to get everything from 1st to 9th).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mage Armor: Cantrip, grants +4 AC (not cumulative with armor).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Spark: Cantrip, can ignite flammable objects or deal 1d3 fire damage within 5 feet. (Cantrips are utility tricks, but many have some combat application. Attacking with a cantrip is comparable to using a weapon for a magic-user—more accurate, less damaging.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mage Hand: Cantrip, can move small objects within 30 feet. Can be used to throw an object (spellcasting roll vs. AC) for 1d2 damage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Magic Missiles: 1st-level spell. Creates 3 magical darts, plus 1 for each odd-numbered level beyond first (maximum 7 darts at 9th level). Throw one dart per round as a standard action; cannot be resisted (auto-hit, in other words), 1d4+1 force damage. (The "cast spell, then attack with it for several rounds" model will be typical for 1st- and some 2nd-level attack spells.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fireball: 3rd-level spell. Deals 2d8 fire damage in a 20-foot radius (half damage if resisted).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Meteor Swarm: 9th-level spell. Shoots four fireballs, each one dealing 4d6 fire damage in a 10-foot radius (half damage if resisted). All must land within 30 feet of a single central point, and no more than two fireballs can overlap at any one point.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Energy Drain: 9th-level spell. Touch one enemy in melee, making a spellcasting roll versus the target's AC. If you hit, the target loses 1d8+8 life points instantly. (One of those rare exceptions to the impenetrability of hit points...)</li> </ul></blockquote>

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