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Members of this group are good choices for characters who want their progress toward higher levels of magic to be uninterrupted.
| Name | Rating1 (out of 20) |
Type2 | Description3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alchemist, Variant | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Alchemist | NR | Skilled | A scientist skilled in the art of potions and transmutation. | |||
| Amaranthine | NR | Strong Spellcaster, Charismatic Leader | A natural leader, strong out of combat, support while in combat. | |||
| Animal Summoner | NR | Arcane Spellcasting | The Summoners of the beasts | |||
| Animist | NR | Arcane Spellcasting, Strong Spellcasting, Summoner, Combat-Focused | The Animist is a mage who specializes in maximizing their ability to summon creatures from other planes, crafting their own creations, and binding spirits and otherworldly beings they encounter. | |||
| Apostle | NR | Warlock like replacement for a cleric | The Apostle is to a cleric what a warlock is to the wizard | |||
| Arcanamach | NR | Dexterous combat, arcane support casting | A nimble, dexterous fighter who compliments his/her combat with an ample spell and skill selection. | |||
| Arcane Cabalist | 0 | Powerful-Spellcaster | The Arcane Cabalist is a powerful spellcaster that can annihilate his enemies using a unique power gain/loss system. | |||
| Arcane Fury Wizard | 12 | Strong Spell casting, efficient spell casting | A wizard with the power to focus Arcane energies to make his spells more powerful or sometimes use a little extra "juice" to cast them more quickly. | |||
| Arcane Pyrotechnician | NR | Strong Spellcaster | A master of explosion-based arcane magic, the Arcane Pyrotechnician can create various grenades, bombs, mines and other explosives that have very powerful effects. These effects are mainly combat-oriented, though some have other strange or useful powers. | |||
| Arcane Ritualist | NR | Arcane Spellcaster | The ritualist practices complex, often-dangerous spells, crafts mighty magical items, and regards magic as a mark of his elite place in society. | |||
| Arcane Summoner | NR | <!No Description Present!> Please edit this class and add a description! | ||||
| Arcanist | NR | <!No Description Present!> Please edit this class and add a description! | ||||
| Aztec Priest | 18.32 | Strong Spellcasting | In the savage Aztec empire, the cruel and sadistic Aztec Priests preach the will of the gods to the people who inhabit the Aztec empire. | |||
| Barrier Mage | NR | <!No Description Present!> Please edit this class and add a description! | ||||
| Battlemage,Helios | 19 | Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Prepared Spellcasting | One who wields the awesome destructive power of battle magic. | |||
| Battlemage | 19 | Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Prepared Spellcasting | One who wields the awesome destructive power of battle magic. | |||
| Bellum Magus | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | Bellum Magus believe life is like a game of cards. You play the hand you are dealt... then you cheat. By being skilled at both martial combat and combat casting, a Bellum Magus is rarely caught off guard. They often trick their enemies into believing they have no magical ability, in order to give themselves the greatest advantage in any battle. | |||
| Biomage | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Biomancer | 17.5 | Strong Spellcasting, Good Guy, Bad Guy, Prepared Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting | Masters of the world unseen, good Biomancers heal and improve the body, and evil ones are masters of disease, decay, and suffering. | |||
| Bishop | 18.25 | Skilled, Strong Spellcasting, Divine Spellcasting, Prepared Spellcasting | Bishops are the powerful holy servants of deities. Whether they be cool and calculating, lucid and wise, or feverent and passionate, is entirely dependant on the bishop in question. | |||
| Black Mage, Variant | 5 | Bad Guy, Strong Spellcasting | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Black Mage | NR | Bad Guy, Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | Once wizard pupils or apprentices that abandoned their tedious and lengthy studies to pursue a much more enticing reward than mere knowledge... | |||
| Blind Master | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Blood Celebrant | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | A sorcerer who uses blood as a reagent to cast empowered spells, at the expense of an increased casting time. | |||
| Blood Mage | 4 | Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Prepared Spellcasting | A spellcaster who substitutes normal spell components with his own blood. | |||
| Blue Mage | NR | controler | Masters of counter magic, Avatars of spell-breaking. The Blue Mages are a select group of wizards who specialize in stopping others from using magic and spells | |||
| Brahmin | NR | Strong Spellcasting | A Brahmin is an intellectual who seeks an understanding of the true essence of the divine, and their powers come primarily from this knowledge, rather than simply from propitiating a deity for spells. For them, "enlightenment" is more important than "faith". | |||
| Cantrip Master | NR | Full caster, not quite as strong as any "regular" casting class but draws on the practice spells of all. | Casts multiple instances of a cantrip per round and has a class ability similar to widen spell feat that starts from range touch and goes into burst radius effects. | |||
| Cantrip Wizard | NR | <!No Description Present!> Please edit this class and add a description! | ||||
| Cantripologist, variant | NR | Strong Arcane Spellcaster, Jack of all trades | A master of the 0th level spell | |||
| Cantripologist | 12.75 | Strong Spontaneous Arcane Spellcasting | A powerful spellcaster who relies entirely upon 0-level spells | |||
| Card | NR | Strong Spellcasting | A Class involving the use of a deck and a combination of luck and strategy. | |||
| Chaos Mage | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | A spellcaster that harnesses the power of the world's most unpredictable force: entropy. | |||
| Chaos Wielder | NR | Strong Divine Spellcasting, Potentially Combat-Focused or Skilled | Chaos Wielders are individuals who are naturally attuned to the chaotic forces of the universe and gain the power to manipulate it. They are the natural opposite to Order Masters who take their power from the lawful forces of the universe. | |||
| Chaplain, Variant | NR | Combat focused, Cleric/Battlemage variant | Versatile enough to either swing hard or cast harder, the fist of the gods is a sight to behold | |||
| Charter Mage | NR | Strong Spellcasting | The charter mage uses the charter to cast spells. Charter mages hate undead, and work to destroy them. | |||
| Chi Mage | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting | Relying upon glyphs and runes and their chi magic use magic in a different way. | |||
| Chirurgeon | NR | Strong Spellcasting | Chirurgeons are healers with a few magical abilities. They are very untalented in combat, but invaluable party members nonetheless. They can heal practically anything given time and resources. | |||
| Cleric, Wanderer Variant (3.5e Helvruin Class) | NR | Strong Spellcasting | Traveling Clerics with different powers and focuses. | |||
| Cultist | NR | Bad Guy, Divine Spellcaster, Moderate Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcaster | A worshipper of dark powers who begins to reflect his idol. | |||
| Darkbringer | 18 | Combat-Focused, Spellcaster | Darkbringers are just that, bringers of dark and volatile magics and abilities. As such, they are often condemned and treated as pariahs. But, power comes to those with motivation, and this class is no different. | |||
| Darksong Knight | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Darksong Luminary | NR | Support Role | The Darksong Luminary are the religious leaders of the Dark Lady, Eilistraee. They are a combination of cleric and sorcerer but they acquire and practice their power in a unique way. Together with the other Darksong emissaries (the Darksong Knight and Shade), the Luminary provides direction to the new surface Drow as well as all those that seek the goddess. | |||
| Deific Conjurer | NR | Divine Spellcaster | A Deific Conjurer is a person who had the talent to become a a cleric or a durid, but he choose to use this power for something different | |||
| Demon Lord | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | Demon Lords learn to influence the creatures of other planes as well as those on his own. Their power enables them to enslave demons for their own ends, leaving dust and ash in their wake. | |||
| Deviant | 20 | Strong Spellcasting, Skilled | A knower and deviner of the many secrets of the world | |||
| Devoted Enchanter | NR | Stong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Bad Guy | The Devoted Enchanter is through and through an enchantment specialist. All of her abilities focus on this one spell school. She is the epitome of enchantment, at the cost of most everything else. | |||
| Divine Mage | NR | Divine Spell Casting, Arcane Spell Casting | A divine mage is a priest of the gods of magic thus he blurs the lines of divine vs. arcane spell casting. | |||
| Divine Soul | NR | Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strong Spellcasting | Favored Souls are blessed by their gods for their power to fight in their lord's name, but not all of them choose to take up the sword, others draw closer by advancing their spiritual powers. | |||
| Dragonie | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | Dragonie are heavy casters drawing their powers from the existing lifeforce of dragons long past. | |||
| Eisenmeister | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | The Eisenmeister is a genius with clockwork; she builds Automatons and upgrades her Repetierarmbrust. | |||
| Elementalist | NR | Strong Spellcasting | An elementalist is similar to a rogue sorcerer. Often emerging from an arcane background, elementalists turn from dusty books and tall towers to a natural way of life. Unlike wizards and sorcerers, elementalists attune themselves with the world around them, rather than forcing change. They tune both body and mind to cooperate with nature, forming a symbiotic relationship with the wild raw energy that comprises the world around them. | |||
| Empowerist | NR | Combat-Focused, Psionics | Based on X-Men's Gambit, an Empowerist uses psionic energy to "charge" objects to deal damage | |||
| Farseer | NR | Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting, Strong Spellcasting | A master visionary and a specialist in divination magic | |||
| Grey Seer | NR | Bad Guy, Strong Spellcasting | Scheming prophets of the Skaven god. | |||
| Hakurei Shrine Maiden | NR | Gish, blaster, Batman | Hakurei Clan Shrine Maiden; Purifies, Fights Youkai, upholds borders. | |||
| Healer | 16 | Good guy, Strong Spellcasting, Divine Spellcasting. | The Ultimate Healer, whom is better than the Cleric and Palidin combined. No combat skills at all. | |||
| Hierodule | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Divine Spellcasting | A female lizardfolk cleric-type class | |||
| High Priest | NR | Strong Spellcasting | A variant type cleric more specialized to his deity's portfolio and with great mastery over his Domains. | |||
| Improved Sorcerer | NR | Versatile Caster | Sorcerers are not limited by "knowing" spells. They instead draw from natural instinct, and evoke magic as they imagine it, not as wizards cast it from spell books. They can be extremely versatile and cast a large variety of spells, but tend to have less capacity for casting spells each day than Wizards. | |||
| Innate Mage | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | An Innate Mage is a powerful mage who specializes in one school of magic, forsaking all others completely. This singleminded dedication to one school of magic grants access to a wonderous power that allows them to push the conventional boundaries of what can be done with one school of magic. | |||
| Jack of Hearts | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Healing | A powerful, friendly healer. | |||
| Librarian | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Mad Alchemist | NR | Bad Guy, Item Creation | They said I was crazy! Some say I might even be...mad! Madness I say? Nigh, it is but GENIUS! I'll show them! I'll show them ALL! | |||
| Mage Of Earthsea | NR | Strong Spellcaster | Through the many ages of study of the world around the people of Earthsea began to learn the power that true names hold over everything. | |||
| Mageblade | NR | Combat Focused, Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | Even more damaging than a Fighter's Sword is a Mageblades enchanted weapon, a worthy price for sacrificing defense and weapon skills. | |||
| Magic Girl (Arcane) | NR | <-Team player, moderate Arcane spellcaster, Chaotic guy | <-A resourceful individual who uses magic and passion to see their goals through to the end. Uses some Arcane magic and some abilities for an unpredictable opponent.-> | |||
| Magic Medic | NR | Good Guy, Moderate Spellcasting | This class focuses primarily on healing and secondarily on buffing. That's it. It's for support, moral, physical, or otherwise. | |||
| Magus | 15 | The magus differs from other arcanists in that he is actually a creature of magic, not a creature that practices magic. No one studies to become a magus, magi are born with their gift—for better or worse. | ||||
| Mary Sue | 14 | All of them. | A munchkin-sizing power-gamer's wet dream. | |||
| Metagamer | NR | A jack of all trades | The Metagamer knows that life is just a game played by cruel gods. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the rules that govern the universe and the underling game system beneath them. For the Metagamer, there is no distinction between character knowledge and player knowledge. | |||
| Mystic | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Necromancer, Agiyaen Variant | NR | Strong Spellcaster, Bad Guy | Necromancers of Agiyanu are often surgeons or undertakers whose love for the dead has inspired them to take their obsession to a magical level. | |||
| Necromancer | NR | Strong Spellcasting | A Necromancer is a man that has the ability to raise and summon undead. They are not unlike wizards, but they are more adept in necromancy spells and abilities. | |||
| Ordained Sorcerer | NR | Strong Spellcasting | An arcane caster devoted to the ideals of a deity and charged with it's power. | |||
| Order Master | NR | Strong Arcane Spellcasting, Potentially Combat-Focused or Skilled | Order Masters are individuals who are naturally attuned to the lawful forces of the universe and gain the power to manipulate it. They are the natural opposite to Chaos Wielders who take their power from the chaotic forces of the universe. | |||
| Perfect Performer | NR | Strong Spellcasting | This is a great tribute to the best performers of every era. With aspects of various classes, it contains a wealth of options and special abilities that will aid the wily performer. A paragon of his craft if you will. | |||
| Phantom | NR | Strong Spellcasting | Shadows exist between the very fabric of everything. They are the underlying force that magic is built upon, even where there is light, there is also shadow, creeping in and distinguishing everything that is in the world. The Phantom studies, and employs these mysterious laws that govern the very fabric of the planes. To become one with the shadow would be the ultimate expression of power, and to no longer be limited by the natural world and it's limitations. This is what the Phantom seeks. Only those who desire to understand and harness the true power of magics would even bother studying the ways of Shadow. | |||
| Planar Mage | NR | Strong spontaneous caster | The Planar Mage draws all his magic directly from the planes, be it matter, energy or healing. | |||
| Priest | NR | <!No Description Present!> Please edit this class and add a description! | ||||
| Rage Magus | NR | <!No Description Present!> Please edit this class and add a description! | ||||
| Red's Ranger | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | A variant of the ranger that gains the beneficial traits of wild animals in order to better aid him in survival. | |||
| Red Mage, Variant by Wagner | NR | Strong Spellcasting | Everyone wants to do something; some want to heal & help others, become great warriors, become better magicians, or just become more skillful. But, there are, but a rare few, who wish to do everything at once. These skilled individuals are known as Red Mages. They are jacks of all trades, but masters of none. | |||
| Red Mage | 11.33 | Strong Spellcasting | Everyone wants to do something; some want to heal & help others, become great warriors, become better magicians, or just become more skillful. But, there are, but a rare few, who wish to do everything at once. These skilled individuals are known as Red Mages. They are jacks of all trades, but masters of none. | |||
| Redmage | 11.33 | Strong Spellcasting | Everyone wants to do something; some want to heal & help others, become great warriors, become better magicians, or just become more skillful. But, there are, but a rare few, who wish to do everything at once. These skilled individuals are known as Red Mages. They are jacks of all trades, but masters of none. | |||
| Sauromancer | NR | Strong Spellcasting | Necromancer lizardfolk who are bound to protect their race's survival. | |||
| Shade Blade | NR | Strong Spellcasting | You see a man walk up to you. He is unarmed. That is until shadow jets forth from a gem embedded in his wrist and forms a cruel scimitar as he runs toward you... A character class for a book I'm writing. Its called Of moon and fire by plunoir on fanfiction.net | |||
| Shaman, Natural | NR | ”Good Guy, Strong Spellcasting, Divine Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting” | The Shaman is a close cousin to the Druid, and the two usually work in concert with each other. While the Druid has the ability to shapeshift, the Shaman communes with the spirits of her ancestors and nature. Her power is derived from her communion with these spirits, and in exchange the spirits reward her with enhanced abilities or manifest to take a more active role by assisting her directly. | |||
| Shaman, Spirit | NR | Divine Spellcasting | Worshippers of nature or ancestor spirits, shamans are a diverse category of cleric-like priests. | |||
| Shaman (3.5e Base Class) | NR | Divine Spellcasting | Worshippers of nature or ancestor spirits, shamans are a diverse category of cleric-like priests. | |||
| Shaman | NR | <!No Description Present!> Please edit this class and add a description! | ||||
| Shaper | NR | Wielders of the force of nature | ||||
| Somnoccultist | NR | Strong Spellcasting | A somnoccultist is different from other arcane casters: instead of regaining spell energy simply by resting, they actually meditate to control their dreams, and draw their spells from those dreams. | |||
| Sorcerer, Extrigan's Variant | NR | spellcaster, striker or controller | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Sorcerer, Heritage Sorcerer | NR | spellcaster, striker | Sorcerer Variant | |||
| Sorcerer, Lord Dhazriel Variant | 19 | Arcane Spellcasting, Strong Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting. | A variant of the sorcerer class, meant to be able to rival the wizard. | |||
| Soulborn Guardian | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Spellbinder | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | A spontaneous caster with a lot of options. | |||
| Spellmage | NR | Magic Support, Ranged Striker. | Born with a portion of the weave inside them, the mage is force to bre wreckoned with. | |||
| Summoner | NFR | Strong Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting, Arcane Spellcasting | A master of the summoning arts. | |||
| Tarot Mage | NR | Arcane Spellcasting, Spontaneous Spellcasting | Tarot mages have unlocked the potential and powers hiding beneath the surface of the cards, and use their Tarot to fuel unique and powerful magic. | |||
| Theurgist | NR | Divine Spellcaster, Strong Spellcasting | A theurgist is a cleric, yet is not. The two classes share many features and abilities, yet differ greatly from each other. While a cleric studies her faith in monasteries or chapels, driven by faith in her divine patron, the theurgist knows her faith as an ever-present bond, a link that requires no questioning or reasoning, no rituals or prayer. | |||
| True Sorcerer | NR | Good Guy, Bad Guy, Strong Spellcasting, Secondary Healer | The True Sorcerer is a mystic, wise person, and powerful force of nature. | |||
| Urban Druid | NR | The warriors of urban cities. | ||||
| Weapon Mage | NR | Combat and magic focused. | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Weapon Mage | NR | Combat and magic focused. | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| White Mage | NR | Strong Spellcasting | White mages draw their power from the pure source of arcane energies. They use a pure form of magic, and fiercely oppose dark arts like necromancy and mental domination. While they use spells like wizards, their spells shape the fabric of reality directly, without using the power of elements. Also, they don't need to prepare their spells. Once learned, they continuously have access to their spells. | |||
| Wild Sorcerer | NR | Arcane Spellcaster | The Wild Sorcerer is a Mage born and grown up in the nature. While having the usual power of a Sorcerer he also has the power of nature. | |||
| Witcher | NR | <-What additional roles this class fits (see bottom; e.g. "Good Guy, Combat-Focused")-> | <-Paragraph description of the class-> | |||
| Word Wizard | NR | Strong Spellcasting, Prepared Spellcasting | This caster strings words together to create strange spells. Unlike the Wordmaster, the Word Wizard must decide which spells to prepare in advance. | |||
| Wordmaster | NR | Strong Spellcasting | This caster strings words together to create strange spells. | |||
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