{"id":20354,"date":"2018-03-02T15:50:48","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T21:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smaggi.us-east-1.derr.space\/?p=20354"},"modified":"2018-03-02T15:50:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T21:50:48","slug":"ultimate-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maggipicayune.derr.io\/wp\/2018\/03\/02\/ultimate-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Ultimate Magic<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20355 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/maggipicayune.net\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ultimatemagic-232x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maggipicayune.derr.io\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ultimatemagic-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/maggipicayune.derr.io\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/ultimatemagic.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the surface this is\u00a0<em>Pathfinder<\/em>&#8216;s take on D&amp;D&#8217;s 3.5 series called\u00a0<em>The Complete\u2026<\/em>and it is, to a limited point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Similarities<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Introduction of a new base class, the Magus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More Feats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More Spells.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Not done by WOTC:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More variants and archetypes for all classes from\u00a0<em>Core<\/em> and\u00a0<i>Advanced Player Guide<\/i> (aka\u00a0<em>APG<\/em>). Not solely Arcane or Divine users.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A chapter on mastering magic with subcategories regarding the what, how and why of mastering.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A whole chapter on &#8220;Words of Power.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No new Prestige Classes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter 1 introduces the Magus base class. On the surface it appears to be a compromise those frustrated with multi-classing via the traditional Fighter\/Wizard or Fighter\/Sorcerer route. For starters, I wish the author(s) came up with a better name. The new class has some significant differences to make it more than two classes mashed up together; but they still have spellbooks (Wizard) with a slower progression (Sorcerer).<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Arcane Pool: this power is equal to the Magus&#8217; INT modifier plus half their class level, minimum of one. Then the Magus can expend one point from the pool to give their weapon a +1 magic enhancement for a minute. As the Magus achieves higher levels, additional magical features can be imbued into the weapon such as\u00a0<em>flaming, keen<\/em>, etc and at the cost of those powers; e.g. a +1\u00a0<em>flaming\u00a0<\/em>sword is two points, one for the +1 and the other one for the flaming element.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spell Combat: they fare better than Wizards when casting spells while wearing armor, aka the whole somatic argument.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spellstrike: extending touch spells&#8217; range through a Magus&#8217; weapon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Magus Arcana: more options on using the Arcane Pool with a weapon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spell Recall: something I allow in my campaign for the other casters. Their mechanic is simpler so I will seriously look into this for Wizards, Clerics, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest are improvements of the above resulting in expansion or extension of those powers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Magus&#8217; spells are smaller than a Wizard&#8217;s but the focus is martial applications of magic which is what most players doing the Fighter\/Wizard combo wanted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Now comes variations for eight\u00a0<em>Core, <\/em>five for\u00a0<em>APG\u00a0<\/em>and the Magus. I&#8217;ll just list what I liked and will probably use:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bards can learn Masterpieces, elaborate performances with certain outcomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Their take on the Cloistered Cleric, Clerics who just staff a temple or the village priestess, aka, Clerics who never go on adventures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Druids receive new Domains pertaining to their Nature inclinations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For Elric fans, the Magus has an archetype which uses a semi-intelligent &#8220;black blade.&#8221; A variation with Hexes like a Witch, a ghost blade and a staff instead of a sword as the weapon of choice.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Monks can take Vows. Following them leads to special\u00a0<em>ki<\/em> powers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Paladins can take Oaths. Nice yet it makes them too similar to Cavaliers. What the Oath grants, substitutes for core Paladin powers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rangers get a list of traps they excel at setting. More Archetypes too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More Bloodlines for Sorcerers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More Hexes for Witches.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wizards receive Discoveries in addition to the Metal and Wood Schools (these are considered elements in the Oriental world) and an Archetype called the Scrollmaster.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter 2 is about mastering magic through these topics:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spellblights: more powerful curses affecting only spell casters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spell Duels: arbitrating two spell casters exclusively utilizing magic to duke it out.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Binding Outsiders: not just the evil ones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Building\/Modifying Constructs: they do get damaged and some\u00a0clever wizards will find ways to make them tougher to destroy. Besides, the\u00a0<em>Bestiary\u00a0<\/em>series never did explain how various golems are made.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">New familiar choices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">More details on spellbooks. Mainly example ones created by other Wizards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Designing spells and more importantly, how to prevent the players from re-inventing the wheel or making a more powerful\u00a0<em>fireball<\/em>. We all know that player.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter 3 has the Feats focused on enhancing magic usage and the Archetypes introduced in Chapter 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter 4 covers Words of Power. Sounds interesting yet I fear it would bog down my game. The PCs are still in the lower, middling levels and none cast spells anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chapter 5 are more Spells for the casters to add to their magical arsenals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There is a pocket version due this Spring but either way, I find\u00a0<em>UM<\/em> pretty useful. The bulk of its contents will give the PCs and GMs plenty of new options without bogging down the overall game. Now to find a way to help a player convert his Rogue into a Magus in a credible manner.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the surface this is\u00a0Pathfinder&#8216;s take on D&amp;D&#8217;s 3.5 series called\u00a0The Complete\u2026and it is, to a limited point. Similarities: Introduction of a new base class, the Magus. More Feats. More Spells. 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