Sorcerer, Tome (3.5e Class)

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This is an alteration to the sorcerer that gives them more thematically appropriate spells known, so they aren't obviously inferior to wizards. It's based on stuff FrankTrollman posted on the Pathfinder forums back during alpha.

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Quantumboost (talk)
Date Created:	4/26/2010
Status:	Todo: come up with class features that are shiny (but don't completely discourage PrCing). Fix the things that are Pathfinder-specific.
Editing:	Please feel free to edit constructively!
Balance:	Wizard

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Sorcerer

Sorcerers are people who form arcane power from some source into magical spells, and do so via their own personal awesomeness. There really isn't a unifying theme to Sorcerers outside their specific sources of power, though there is a lot of similarity between sorcerers with the same Power Path.

Making a Sorcerer

Sorcerers are spellcasters. Their place in a party really has a lot to do with what their particular spells are; however, they can generally fill the "arcanist" spot pretty well.

Abilities: A Sorcerer's spellcasting is dependent entirely on their Charisma. That's what really matters.

Races: Anybody could plausibly be a sorcerer, they get powers from all kinds of places.

Alignment: Some sorcerers get powers from demons, some get them from angels, and some get them from fire. There is really no unifying stance that they have about alignment.

Starting Gold: As PHB Sorcerer.

Starting Age: Simple.

Table: The Sorcerer

Hit Die: d6

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Special	Spells per Day
		Fort	Ref	Will		0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	Spells, Power Path, Summon Familiar	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+3		6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+1	+1	+1	+3	Eschew Materials	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	+1	+1	+4		6	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	+3	+2	+2	+5		6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	+3	+2	+2	+5	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
8th	+4	+2	+2	+6		6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—
9th	+4	+3	+3	+6	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—
10th	+5	+3	+3	+7		6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—
11th	+5	+3	+3	+7	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—
12th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8		6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—
13th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—
14th	+7/+2	+4	+4	+9		6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—
15th	+7/+2	+5	+5	+9	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—
16th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—
17th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—
18th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3
19th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11	Sorcerous Technique	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4
20th	+10/+5	+6	+6	+12		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Class Skills (Skill Points::4 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level) Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Knowledge (Arcana) (Int), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft (Int). Sorcerers also receive bonus class skills depending on their Power Path.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Sorcerer.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Sorcerers are proficient with all simple weapons. They are not proficient with any type of armor or shield. Armor of any type interferes with a sorcerer’s gestures, which can cause his spells with somatic components to fail.

Spells: A sorcerer casts arcane spells which are drawn primarily from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. He can cast any spell he knows without preparing it ahead of time, the way a wizard or a cleric must.

To learn or cast a spell, a sorcerer must have a Charisma score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a sorcerer’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the sorcerer’s Charisma modifier.

Like other spellcasters, a sorcerer can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Sorcerer. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Charisma score.

A sorcerer has three spells per spell level known which are defined by his Power Path. In addition, at every class level above first, a Sorcerer learns a new spell of his choice drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list, which may be of any level up to the highest spell level he is able to cast.

Power Path: Every sorcerer derives his or her power from a source, whether it's a mystic principle, a pact with greater powers, or innate magic. These are called Power Paths. Each Power Path defines three spells per level which sorcerers with that Path learn automatically, and an ability that they gain with the first level of the sorcerer class. Each Power Path also defines a few skills which are sorcerer class skills for sorcerers of that Path.

Some sample Power Paths are provided below; new Paths for backgrounds that don't fit with the provided ones should definitely be made.

Familiar: A sorcerer can obtain a familiar. Doing so takes 24 hours and uses up magical materials that cost 100 gp. A familiar is a magical beast that resembles a small animal and is unusually tough and intelligent. The creature serves as a companion and servant.

The sorcerer chooses the kind of familiar he gets. As the sorcerer advances in level, his familiar also increases in power.

If the familiar dies or is dismissed by the sorcerer, the sorcerer must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude saving throw. Failure means he loses 200 experience points per sorcerer level; success reduces the loss to one-half that amount. However, a sorcerer’s experience point total can never go below 0 as the result of a familiar’s demise or dismissal. A slain or dismissed familiar cannot be replaced for a year and day. A slain familiar can be raised from the dead just as a character can be, and it does not lose a level or a Consitution point when this happy event occurs.

A character with more than one class that grants a familiar may have only one familiar at a time; however, these level stack for determining the familiar's abilities.

Sorcerous Technique: At 5th level, and every odd class level afterwards, a sorcerer learns a technique to enhance their magical powers. Choose one of the following abilities:

• Armored Mage (Ex): The sorcerer has practiced casting in armor enough that they have an intuition for how to avoid spell failure due to wearing heavy things. He may now cast in light armor without suffering arcane spell failure, as a Bard. This ability may be taken two additional times, which improves the ability to apply also to Medium and Heavy armor, respectively. The ability does not confer proficiency with the armor, it only negates the spell failure chance.

• Counterspell Reflexes: The sorcerer has tuned their magic senses to be able to reflexively counter another spellcaster's magic. He may make a counterspell attempt as an immediate action, as though he had readied an action to do so. Additionally, he gains Improved Counterspell as a bonus feat.

• Extra Spell: The sorcerer gains Extra Spell as a bonus feat. Whenever he gains a new spell level, he may change which spell the feat grants.

• Metamagic: The sorcerer gains a [Metamagic] feat for which he meets the prerequisites as a bonus feat.

Example Power Paths

Aberrant Power

You get power from beyond the spheres, from another world, another time. Your magic is bizarre and strange, outside of what others of your race have experienced.

Scion of Madness (Ex): You may act normally while dazed or confused. This ability does not function if a dazed status was inflicted upon you by a spell that you cast yourself. Special Skills: Knowledge (Dungeoneering & Planes), Linguistics, Swim Cantrips dancing lights daze resistance 1st Level Spells disguise self obscuring mist sleep 2nd Level Spells blur rope trick touch of idiocy 3rd Level Spells confusion deep slumber displacement 4th Level Spells dimension door black tentacles fear 5th Level Spells plane shift nightmare teleport 6th Level Spells eyebite mass suggestion shadow walk 7th Level Spells insanity prismatic spray teleport object 8th Level Spells dimensional lock maze prismatic wall 9th Level Spells freedom gate prismatic sphere

Abyssal Might

You are tainted and inspired by demons, or perhaps a specific demon. Your power brings ruin and devastation to the world.

Electricity Immunity (Ex): You have immunity to electricity effects and damage. Special Skills: Disguise, Knowledge (Planes & Religion), Survival Cantrips [[SRD:|SRD:]] [[SRD:|SRD:]] [[SRD:|SRD:]] 1st Level Spells align weapon lightning bolt [[SRD:|SRD:]] 2nd Level Spells alter self darkness web 3rd Level Spells chain lightning deeper darkness stinking cloud 4th Level Spells charm monster polymorph Summon 2d6 Dretches 5th Level Spells feeblemind plane shift true seeing 6th Level Spells blade barrier insanity reverse gravity 7th Level Spells fire storm greater teleport power word stun 8th Level Spells dimensional lock greater planar binding power word kill 9th Level Spells energy drain implosion wish

Arcane Blood

You have natural magic.

Arcane Bond (Su): As a Wizard of your level. Special Skills: Disable Device, Perception, Perform Cantrips arcane mark mage hand message 1st Level Spells color spray greater dispel magic greater magic weapon 2nd Level Spells arcane lock hypnotic pattern rope trick 3rd Level Spells bestow curse illusory script shrink item 4th Level Spells break enchantment mage's sword rainbow pattern 5th Level Spells secret chest sending waves of exhaustion 6th Level Spells contingency disintegrate repulsion 7th Level Spells forcecage phase door prismatic spray 8th Level Spells discern location maze symbol of insanity 9th Level Spells gate shades storm of vengeance

Celestial Power

You have the power of the sacred lands. Your magic may have been blessed by Archons or Eladrin, or it may have come to you by much sketchier means such as drinking Celestial Ambrosia or stealing heavenly fire.

Know Evil (Su): You can see the alignment auras of creatures within 60' of you as if you had been concentrating on an appropriate detect alignment spell or benefited from a divine version of true seeing. This gives you no special ability to see through illusions of any kind however. Special Skills: Diplomacy, Knowledge (Religion & Planes), Sense Motive Cantrips guidance light resistance 1st Level Spells daylight magic circle against evil sleep 2nd Level Spells glitterdust lesser restoration searing light 3rd Level Spells dismissal prayer remove curse 4th Level Spells restoration spell resistance sunbeam 5th Level Spells hallow plane shift sunburst 6th Level Spells banishment heal mass suggestion 7th Level Spells greater restoration power word stun resurrection 8th Level Spells earthquake mass heal power word blind 9th Level Spells gate implosion mass hold monster

Destined Magic

Fate has conspired to give you magic. It probably has some kind of plan for what you are supposed to do with it as well. You can decide for yourself whether you have any choice in the matter.

A Higher Purpose (Su): Once per day, you may reroll one of your Saving Throws. You must keep the second roll, even if it is lower. Special Skills: Escape Artist, Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand Cantrips bane guidance resistance 1st Level Spells aid augury true strike 2nd Level Spells bestow curse heroism slow 3rd Level Spells freedom of movement lesser geas prayer 4th Level Spells banishment divination greater heroism 5th Level Spells geas heroes' feast legend lore 6th Level Spells find the path foresight heal 7th Level Spells discern location limited wish resurrection 8th Level Spells greater scrying moment of prescience protection from spells 9th Level Spells soul bind time stop true resurrection

Draconic Power

You have gained the natural powers of the dragon, whether naturally or through theft. The blood of Tiamat now flows through your veins.

Depending upon the type of dragon from whom you draw the most power, select one type of Energy (Fire, Acid, Electricity, or Cold). You are immune to that kind of energy damage. Special Skills: Climb, Jump, Handle Animal Cantrips endure elements speak with animals ventriloquism 1st Level Spells create water obscuring mist water breathing 2nd Level Spells darkness locate object wind wall 3rd Level Spells plant growth suggestion stinking cloud 4th Level Spells control winds hallucinatory terrain wall of ice 5th Level Spells freezing fog insect plague mirage arcana 6th Level Spells command plants find the path move earth 7th Level Spells control weather summon djinn sunburst 8th Level Spells discern location foresight whirlwind 9th Level Spells elemental swarm refuge shapechange

Earth Power

You have the elemental powers of Earth, whether from ancient hanky panky with the Dao or directly from the earth beneath your feet.

Tremorsense (Su): You have tremorsense out to 10'. At 7th level, this extends to 20', and every odd numbered level after that the radius increases by 5 feet. Special Skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Diplomacy Cantrips detect snares and pits magic stone mending 1st Level Spells grease longstrider pass without trace 2nd Level Spells heat metal meld into stone soften earth and stone 3rd Level Spells blink shrink item stone shape 4th Level Spells stone tell transmute rock to mud transmute mud to rock 5th Level Spells move earth plane shift wall of stone 6th Level Spells flesh to stone stone to flesh wall of iron 7th Level Spells greater teleport limited wish reverse gravity 8th Level Spells earthquake iron body trap the soul 9th Level Spells elemental swarm (Earth only) gate wish

Fire Power

You have the powers of Fire, possibly as a blessing from the Efreet.

Fire Immunity (Ex): You have immunity to fire. Special Skills: Knowledge (Nobility & Planes), Linguistics, Sense Motive Cantrips burning hands detect magic light 1st Level Spells enlarge person fireball reduce person 2nd Level Spells daylight invisibility scorching ray 3rd Level Spells delayed blast fireball major image wall of fire 4th Level Spells fire shield greater invisibility minor creation 5th Level Spells ethereal jaunt incendiary cloud plane shift 6th Level Spells greater scrying permanent image sunburst 7th Level Spells fire seeds greater teleport limited wish 8th Level Spells binding meteor swarm trap the soul 9th Level Spells gate storm of vengeance wish

Fey Power

You naturally use the magic of the Fey. The real and the unreal blend together at your whim.

Fairy Trod (Su): You may move unimpeded by vegetation and other natural difficult terrain, and leave no tracks in a natural surrounding. You cannot be perceived or tracked by scent. Special Skills: Disguise, Handle Animal, Ride Cantrips flare ghost sound light 1st Level Spells color spray magic aura silent image 2nd Level Spells invisibility glitterdust whispering wind 3rd Level Spells displacement major image shrink item 4th Level Spells dimension door greater invisibility rainbow pattern 5th Level Spells feeblemind seeming teleport 6th Level Spells flesh to stone permanent image sympathy 7th Level Spells greater teleport irresistable dance project image 8th Level Spells demand scintillating pattern screen 9th Level Spells freedom teleportation circle weird

Infernal Power

The power of the Hells flows through your arteries and veins. A dark fire of treachery and deceit powers your every waking moment.

See in Darkness (Su): Like a Baatezu, you can see in the absence of light and even in magical darkness as if it was well illuminated with no particular range limitations. Special Skills: Diplomacy, Knowledge (Nobility & Planes), Sense Motive Cantrips flare guidance open/close 1st Level Spells charm person daze monster tongues 2nd Level Spells blindness/deafness detect thoughts resist energy 3rd Level Spells crushing despair magic circle against good or chaos suggestion 4th Level Spells charm monster dream fire shield 5th Level Spells mind fog plane shift seeming 6th Level Spells geas greater arcane sight sympathy 7th Level Spells antipathy greater scrying greater teleport 8th Level Spells demand mass charm monster screen 9th Level Spells dominate monster gate imprisonment

Shadow Power

You channel the power of the plane of shadow, creating strange effects that blur the line between reality and illusion.

See in Darkness (Su): You see in shadowy illumination and even full darkness as easily as fully lit areas, even in magically created areas of darkness. Special Skills: Escape Artist, Sleight of Hand, Stealth Cantrips dancing lights ghost sound prestidigitation 1st Level Spells color spray mage armor silent image 2nd Level Spells darkness minor image summon swarm 3rd Level Spells deeper darkness major image stinking cloud 4th Level Spells black tentacles hallucinatory terrain shadow conjuration 5th Level Spells cloudkill persistent image shadow evocation 6th Level Spells acid fog programmed image shadow walk 7th Level Spells greater shadow conjuration phase door simulacrum 8th Level Spells mind blank scintillating pattern greater shadow evocation 9th Level Spells mage's disjunction shades weird

Undead Power

You have the ever living power of the living dead. Like Mum-Ra.

Rebuke Undead (Su): You can channel negative energy like a Cleric of an Evil god of your level. Special Skills: Heal, Knowledge (History & Religion), Stealth Cantrips disrupt undead inflict minor wounds mending 1st Level Spells cause fear inflict moderate wounds obscuring mist 2nd Level Spells desecrate false life ghoul touch 3rd Level Spells animate dead gentle repose vampiric touch 4th Level Spells death ward enervation phantasmal killer 5th Level Spells create undead finger of death harm 6th Level Spells circle of death legend lore undeath to death 7th Level Spells control undead create greater undead resurrection 8th Level Spells mass harm mind blank symbol of death 9th Level Spells energy drain true resurrection wail of the banshee

Time Power

For every thing there is a purpose, a time, and a season. Your magic has found its time and its season. It is to you to find for it a purpose.

Always in Time (Su): Once per day you may reroll an Initiative check. The second roll must be taken even if it is lower. Special Skills: Handle Animal, Heal, Survival Cantrips daze mending touch of fatigue 1st Level Spells erase ray of enfeeblement true strike 2nd Level Spells shatter slow touch of idiocy 3rd Level Spells gentle repose haste sepia snake sigil 4th Level Spells dimension door hold monster waves of fatigue 5th Level Spells break enchantment fabricate permanency 6th Level Spells circle of death disintegrate move earth 7th Level Spells delayed blast fireball sequester vision 8th Level Spells binding moment of prescience temporal stasis 9th Level Spells foresight refuge time stop

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