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<blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 81934" data-attributes="member: 141">I wanted theis class to be primarily an uneducated class.&nbsp; No poring over arcane tomes, etc..&nbsp; Like an adept, but with arcane, not divine magic.&nbsp; And not as low-powered as an adept; enough extra abilities to make it a PC class.Weaker in magic (I try to limit high powered magic in my campaign, but I don't mind the low level stuff), so more like a bard than a sorcerer, druid or psion.&nbsp; Some of the charlatanry of the gypsy fortune teller or telephone psychic, but some real stuff backing it up.A little less urban than a bard.&nbsp; Closer to, and more respectful of nature- so, some druidic flavor.&nbsp; Maybe with hints of the blair witch.I wanted to be able to use the medieval archetypes of midwife and wise woman.&nbsp; I also wanted to make them prone to being misunderstood.&nbsp; So healing and herbalism, but also a sinister aura.&nbsp; Note they don't have detect evil spells- they have learned that people's alignments should be determined by their actions, not what some spell says.If someone wants a &quot;wicked witch&quot; then there are enough spells of a decidedly dark flavor.&nbsp; If someone wants a good witch, they can do that too.I think the sneak attack stuff is actually from Dune- the Bene Geserit and the Gom Jabar (sp?).&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, it amused me to give attack abilities to a class which is so badly suited for combat- the Barbarian's speed and the rogue's sneak attack seem to clash in just the right way with the witch's BAB and hit dice.And I like their limited spell-list.&nbsp; A few wizard spells, a few cleric spells, a few druid spells.&nbsp; If they could learn extra spells like a wizard, all witches would know the same thing- unless one greatly expanded the spell list.&nbsp; And they'd need to get Spellcraft and Knowledge: Arcana, too. But if I did all that, I would have to limit their other powers in compensation.How would other people handle their spell preparation and selection?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cheiromancer, post: 81934, member: 141"] I wanted theis class to be primarily an uneducated class. No poring over arcane tomes, etc.. Like an adept, but with arcane, not divine magic. And not as low-powered as an adept; enough extra abilities to make it a PC class. Weaker in magic (I try to limit high powered magic in my campaign, but I don't mind the low level stuff), so more like a bard than a sorcerer, druid or psion. Some of the charlatanry of the gypsy fortune teller or telephone psychic, but some real stuff backing it up. A little less urban than a bard. Closer to, and more respectful of nature- so, some druidic flavor. Maybe with hints of the blair witch. I wanted to be able to use the medieval archetypes of midwife and wise woman. I also wanted to make them prone to being misunderstood. So healing and herbalism, but also a sinister aura. Note they don't have detect evil spells- they have learned that people's alignments should be determined by their actions, not what some spell says. If someone wants a "wicked witch" then there are enough spells of a decidedly dark flavor. If someone wants a good witch, they can do that too. I think the sneak attack stuff is actually from Dune- the Bene Geserit and the Gom Jabar (sp?). Also, it amused me to give attack abilities to a class which is so badly suited for combat- the Barbarian's speed and the rogue's sneak attack seem to clash in just the right way with the witch's BAB and hit dice. And I like their limited spell-list. A few wizard spells, a few cleric spells, a few druid spells. If they could learn extra spells like a wizard, all witches would know the same thing- unless one greatly expanded the spell list. And they'd need to get Spellcraft and Knowledge: Arcana, too. But if I did all that, I would have to limit their other powers in compensation. How would other people handle their spell preparation and selection? [/QUOTE]

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