Scholarly (Ex): You gain a +2 Class Bonus to Craft(Academia). You must spend at least 2 Skill Ranks per Wizard Level on Knowledge Skills. (You may place 1 rank in 2 Knowledge Skills, or 2 Ranks in 1 Knowledge Skill)

 

Literate: Wizards must place at least 1 Rank in Craft(Academia) at Level 1. They may read and write all languages they can speak.

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Wizard - Spellcasting Basics: Key Ability Score = INT

• Wizard Spell Info: Arcane Magic, Arcane Spell List, Prepared & Memorized Daily

• To be able to cast a Wizard Spell: Requires minimum Intelligence of 10+Spell Level

• Wizard Spell Save DC: 10+Spell Level+INT Mod

• Regain Daily Spells & Abilities: Complete a Long Rest & study your Spellbook for 1 hour

• Special Info: You must hold an Arcane Focus (F), such as your Spellbook, to cast some spells.
   

Spells: A wizard is a prepared arcane caster. Your magic comes from knowledge and control of arcane power through persistent research and practice. You have access to every arcane spell you can read in a spellbook. This allows you the ability to customize your spell list for specific situations. 

You cast arcane spells from the “Arcane” spell list. You read and memorize spells for each day of adventuring. When a wizard casts a spell, the arcane power strips the knowledge of the spell from your mind. This is why wizards must have their spellbooks; to focus their power and to remember the spells they can cast!

Each day, you study your spellbook and memorize each individual spell to use in the coming day. To be able to cast a wizard spell, you must have an Intelligence score equal to at least (10+Spell Level). The Difficulty Class (DC) for a Saving Throw against one of your wizard spells is (10+Spell Level+INT Mod).

*If the number of spells per day is left blank in the table, you cannot cast any spells of this spell level; you are not yet strong enough to harness their power!

 

Like other spellcasters, you can cast only a certain number of spells of each Spell Level per day, as listed in the table above. You begin play with four Spell Level 0 slots and two Spell Level 1 slot available per day. At each new wizard level, you gain access to one or more new spells per day, as indicated in the table above.

When you cast a spell, it is lost from your mind. Cross that spell off of your character sheet (or make a mark next to it) indicating that it has been used and is no longer available. When all of the spells have been marked off, you have used up all of your daily spells, and cannot cast any more until you rest and study.

 

Arcane Exhaustion: Casting powerful spells of SL3+ is an exhausting process.

Whenever you cast a spell of SL3+, you must make a Perseverance Check DC10+[2xSL]. If you fail, the spell is cast, but you also suffer +1 Weakened Stage.

-Once you gain access to SL6, you no longer need to make this check for SL3 spells. 

-Once you gain access to SL8, you no longer need to make this check for SL4 spells. 

 

How do I get my spells back?

Daily Studies: During a Long Rest, you must spend 1 hour studying your spellbook to memorize your daily allotment of spells. While studying, you are Distracted, and may not converse with anyone.

-You may never regain your full daily allotment of spells more than once per day. 

-If you wish to cast the same spell multiple times, you must prepare it multiple times, using a slot for each time you wish to be able to cast that spell. You may always choose a lower level spell in a higher level spell slot.

-After your rest, when your studies are completed, you are granted your new daily allotment of spells and all of your abilities refresh for the day. You develop your new daily spell list at this time. 

-If you do not complete your rest and studies, you do not regain any daily spell slots.

 

When you complete a Short Rest: You may regain one expended Daily Spell Slot (but not be from your highest available SL). You may also swap out any 1 prepared spell for a different spell of appropriate SL.

 

How do I gain access to new spells?

Whenever you gain a level, you may freely add any three spells of a Spell Level you can cast to your spellbook. This represents your consolidated studies over the course of your adventuring. To gain even more new spells, you must find them in a scroll or another spellbook, then copy the spells into your own spellbook. See the spellbook section below for more details.

-Your starting spellbook contains all the Spell Level 0 spells of the Wizard spell list, as well as any 3 Spell Level 1 Wizard spells you desire. You also may add 1 additional Spell Level 1 to your spellbook per +1 INT Mod.

 

Casting Wizard Spells – Spell Components & Arcane Focus:

-Wizard spells generally require verbal (V) and somatic (S) components, meaning you need to be able to speak and move your hands, but you may still be holding items in your hands. Certain spells may be cast without one or the other. Spells requiring unique components (U) require you to have these special items as well.

-In order to cast many of your spells as a Wizard, you must have a special item that helps you to focus your mind on the arcane magic. Any one of these items is referred to as an Arcane Focus (F).

-An Arcane Focus must be held or grasped by at least 1 hand to be effective. 

-Your personal, hand-written Spellbook always counts as your own Arcane Focus. So long as this is held in your hands, it counts as an Arcane Focus for all spells you have written within this book.

-You may also get another item to serve as an Arcane Focus. Many wizards prefer to use a different item so their spellbook may be kept safely in a backpack or magical pouch, which also provides a free hand if needed.

-You may select 1 other item from the following list to serve as a Secondary Arcane Focus: 

MW Wizard’s Staff, MW Crystal Ball, Pouch of Arcane Talismans, Wizard’s Wand

-You must hold or wear the item throughout your 1-hour of daily preparation for it to become functional as your Secondary Arcane Focus. It will serve as such until you meditate with and activate a different item.

-You may only have 1 Secondary Arcane Focus at a time.

-Additional details about Arcane Foci are detailed at the end of the Wizard section.

 

You must select to gain either a Familiar or to gain a School Specialization; Choose one!

Familiar: A familiar is an animal that has a supernatural bond with an arcane caster. Both the familiar and the caster share a portion of their life force with one another, granting each other special abilities. The familiar is a close friend and life-long companion to its master, and they take great care to protect each other. A familiar is normal animal that gains new powers and becomes a magical beast when it bonds with a wizard or sorcerer. 

Your familiar also grants you, its master, special abilities as a result of the magical bond between you. These benefits are permanent, as long as the familiar is alive and bonded with you. 

-For specific benefits, familiar choices, and details, see the Familiar section (Ch 3.11).

 

School Specialization: A school is one of seven groupings of spells, each defined by a common theme. Select a single school of magic to be your Specialist School. The seven schools of magic are: 

Conjuration (C), Divination (D), Guile & Glamour (G), Necromancy (N), Primal (P), Transmutation (T), Ward (W)

A specialist in a particular school is often called by a certain name, as indicated in the parentheses below.

 

Conjuration: Spells that create or transport creatures or objects. (Conjurer) 

Divination: Spells that reveal information. (Diviner)

Guile & Glamer: Spells that alter perceptions, deceive, or control other creatures. (Illusionist, Enchanter, Deceiver) 

Necromancy: Spells that manipulate negative energy and the powers of death. (Necromancer) 

Primal: Spells that manipulate primal powers of the elements or generate pure magical force. (Elementalist) 

Transmutation: Spells that transform or alter matter, time, or space. (Transmuter)

Ward: Spells that protect and defend. (Warder)

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You gain the following benefits to your selected Specialist School:

-You gain the Spell Practice Feat for your chosen school. In addition, whenever you take a Short Rest, you may trade out any of your unused prepared spells and replace them with spells from your specialist School.

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Cantrips: Your most basic magic spells are easily refreshed. You need only 1 minute of concentration to regain one of your expended SL0 spells. You must remain still & undisturbed to do so. 

-Depending on the situation, you may be required to make a Concentration check. (DC at GM Discretion)

-You no longer need to refer to your spellbook to prepare your SL0 spells (except if you have just acquired a new SL0 spell). You must still select which SL0 spells you wish to have available during the day.

-If you take a Short Rest, you automatically refresh all SL0 spells you have expended that day.

 

Bonus Feat: You may select a single Feat for which you meet all prerequisites. 

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Expert Casting - lvl9: You may cast an SL0 or SL1 spell as a Swift Action. You may cast a single SL0 or SL1 spell on the same turn as another spell of any SL.

 

Favorite Spell X: Select a single spell to become a Favorite Spell. Favorite Spells function the same way as normal spells, except with the following benefits:

-You may spontaneously cast a Favorite Spell by expending any available Daily Spell Slot and casting the Favorite Spell of the same or lower SL in its place. 

Ex: As a Level 10 Wizard, Mayat has two Favorite Spells; Magic Missile & Scorching Ray. Today, Mayat memorized Darkness in a SL2 slot, but an enemy goblin has just snatched her coinpurse! Mayat expends her SL2 Darkness spell to launch a SL2 Magic Missile in its place. The missiles erupt on the goblin in a burst of energy, dropping it dead in its tracks. 

-You do not need to read a book or memorize a page to be able to cast a Favorite Spell.

-You are Fortunate on any Concentration check made to cast a Favorite Spell.

-You ignore the Arcane Focus (F) requirement of a Favorite Spell.

 

To select a Favorite Spell, you must meet the following requirements:

• Your selected Favorite Spell must be SLX or lower. You must select the Favorite Spell as soon as you gain a level that offers one. You may not “save up” your Favorite Spell slots, nor may you change them in the future when you access higher level spells. Your Favorite Spell choice is permanent and may never be changed.

• You must have cast the selected spell at least a few times in the past, whether only in practice or combat.

• You cannot select a spell with a Unique (U) Component to be a Favorite Spell.