Capping Wizardly Powers - The Hedge Wizard

[Einan]

Okay, so in the fantasy novels there are invariably characters who study magic for years and years but have only a small amount of talent in the art. Presumably, if you campaign for years, but never get any better, you still progress in levels.

With this in mind, has anyone created a class or mechanic to mimic this? Is there a viable hedge wizard or similiar idea out there?

EInan

 

[kigmatzomat]

Sure thing. I call it "The Int:11 Wizard."

 

[FireLance]

Other alternatives are the Adept or Magewright (from Eberron) NPC class, or a multiclassed Expert/Wizard.

 

[Thanee]

Just multiclass with something else, yep.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Crosshair]

The Power Classes VII - Hedge Wizard from Mongoose publishing, seventh book in the series, copyright 2003. They get an extreme amount of cantrips, but at 20th level they can only cast 1 8th level spell.

Spells/Day breaks down as follows:
U/19/12/11/7/5/4/2/1 at 20th level. U=unlimited.

There is also an increased list of cantrips, and a few feats, about 15 half pages, retails for $2.95, no idea where I got it.(Electronic copy.)

Hope this helps.

 

[John Cooper]

I really liked Mongoose's Power Classes VII - Hedge Wizard.