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LPJ9701

Dominion

Wyrdcaster

Written By Owen K.C. Stephens

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classes of NeoExodus: Dominion Wyrdcaster

On the world of Exodus, the Dominion are revered

and feared as the most powerful manipulators of

magic. Among the spellcasters of the Dominion, the

acknowledge elite are the Wyrdcasters, who master

a magic far more powerful, and potentially self-

destructive, than typical spells. Wyrdcasters learn to

take power from their own future fate, and use it to

turn common spells in wyrds, magics with greatly

augmented results. The art of weaving fate energy into

a spell is only understood in the Dominion, and only

the Wyrdcasters study this dangerous technique in any

depth.

training

Wyrdcasters are taught from a young age, for

they have much to learn. While other children are

allowed to play and enjoy the bright days of spring,

Wyrdcasters in training are drilled at the tactics of

arcane warfare, taught foreign languages, and forced

to repeat mystic glyphs and litanies of the laws of

destiny over and over. Many trainees are unable to

handle this intense regimen, and abandon the path of

the Wyrdcaster for more traditional arcane roles. Only

the most dedicated and skilled youths ever become

full Wyrdcasters.

Wyrdcasters are not simply students of an unusual

art, however. They are warrior wizards and strategic

sorcerers, trained to master both magics and the art

of battlefield warfare. Most are members of powerful

aristocracies, for only nobles can normally take the

time required in youth to train for the rigors of the

mystic art of battle. In many places in the Dominion

Wyrdcasters are powerful califs and viziers, the elite

ruling class with all other spellcasters and fighters

relegated to secondary roles. As a result Wyrdcasters

are often seen as arrogant, but their arrogance is not

without cause. A Wyrdcaster knows his wyrds and

spells protect him from any mundane threat, and his

deep understanding of magic protects him from other

spellcasters.

Requirements

To qualify to become a Dominion Wyrdcaster, a char-

acter must fulfill all the following criteria.

Spells: Ability to cast 3rd level arcane spells.

Feats: Combat Casting, Spell Penetration, any one

Wyrd-related feat (three of which are presented at the

end of this prestige class).

Skills: Concentration 8, Knowledge ( arcane ) 8,

Knowledge ( the planes ) 8, Spellcraft 8

Special: Must be trained by a Wyrdcaster with at least

2 wyrd techniques. Must be able to cast at least one

spell from each of the eight schools of magic.

Combat

Wyrdcasters are actually heartier than many arcane

spellcaster, as the result of channeling so much energy

through their bodies. However, a Wyrdcaster cannot

survive direct combat for long, and knows it. Further,

their constant study of the laws of fate and destiny

leave little time to mastery weapons-play or defensive

maneuvers, though they are drilled at the principles

of arcane combat. Despite this, Wyrdcasters are much

feared for their ability to influence a battle.

Hit Dice

A Dominion Wyrdcaster gains 1d6 plus Constitution

modifier hit points per level.

Class Skills

The Dominion Wyrdcaster’s class skills ( and the

key ability for each skill ) are Concentration ( Con ),

Craft ( Wis ), Knowledge ( arcana, history, nobility

and royalty, religion, the planes -- each taken

individually )( Int ), Spellcraft ( Int ), Use Magic Device

( Cha ).

Wyrdcasters can use spells and wyrds to take out

crucial foes from great range, but are themselves

extremely resistant to spell effects. A Wyrdcaster

cloaked in defensive magics, slinging wyrds that last

much longer than expected, or penetrate even the

strongest defenses, can alter the course of a battlefield

without ever resorting to the scimitar slung by his

side. A Wyrdcaster alone can eventually be overcome

by sheer numbers, but one with a few guards or loyal

allies is often unstoppable, dropping opposed generals,

champions and spellcasters to change the tide of a

conflict.

Skill Points at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the

Dominion Wyrdcaster.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Dominion Wyrdcasters are proficient with all simple

weapons and light armor ( though they suffer normal

arcane spell failure ), as well as the kukri, scimitar,

and falchion.

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Dominion Wyrdcaster

Base

Attack Fort Ref Will

Level Bonus Save Save Save Special Spellcasting

1 +0 +0 +0 +0 Wyrd technique –

2 +1 +1 +1 +1 Familiar gain +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

3 +1 +1 +1 +1 Arcane buffer I +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

4 +2 +1 +1 +1 Wyrd technique +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

5 +2 +2 +2 +2 Dual mastery I +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

6 +3 +2 +2 +2 Arcane buffer II +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

7 +3 +2 +2 +2 Wyrd technique +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

8 +4 +3 +3 +3 Dual mastery II +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

9 +4 +3 +3 +3 Arcane buffer III +1 level of existing arcane

spellcasting class

10 +5 +3 +3 +3 Wyrd technique, +1 level of existing arcane

dual mastery III spellcasting class

Spellcasting

At every level except 1st, a Dominion Wyrdcaster

gains spells known and spells per day as if gaining

one additional level in a previous arcane spellcasting

class. The Wyrdcaster does not gain any other benefits

of the previous class.

wyrd ( minimum -1 ). This fate penalty lasts a number

of hours equal to the wyrd’s level. Should you be so

bold as to cast a another wyrd before the fate penalties

from a previous casting end, the fate penalties stack.

This a Wyrdcaster who casts three 4th level wyrds is

at a -6 fate penalty ( -2 per 4th level wyrd cast ) for 4

hours.

Wyrd Techniques

A wyrd is a spell that has been laced with additional

power taken from the near future destiny of the

caster. ( The term wyrd refers to a spell cast using this

method. ) Casting a wyrd literally requires the caster

to borrow some of the luck, fate, and fortune of their

next several hours, and channel it into an arcane spell.

While doing this leaves a Wyrdcaster vulnerable until

their fate recovers, it also allows them to cast spells

much more powerful that typical wizards or sorcerers.

Wyrds themselves are immune to the fate penalties

from casting prior wyrds. A Wyrdcaster at a -3 fate

penalty may cast a fireball spell and be at -3 damage,

or a fireball wyrd and suffer no penalty damage, but

take another -1 fate penalty for three hours. You need

not prepare a spell in advance as a wyrd ( with the sole

exception of preparation-based Wyrdcasters using

the augment skill technique ), but may decide to make

them wyrds as the moment of casting.

Once you cast a wyrd, you suffer the consequences of

having a less powerful destiny for a matter of hours.

Things simply don’t go as well for you as minor turns

of luck don’t go your way, you lack the same level

of drive and determination, and even the gods them-

selves pay less attention to your prayers. You suffer a

penalty to all attack and damage rolls and skill checks

equal to half the level of the spell you turned into a

There are different techniques for how to use the

power you weave into a wyrd. You gain one tech-

nique at 1st level, selected from the list below, and

additional techniques at 4th, 7th and 10th level. Once

selected, a wyrd technique cannot be changed.

• Augment Circumstance: Using this technique,

the Wyrdcaster can reroll any one die roll asso-

ciated with successfully casting the wyrd. This

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does not include Concentration checks ( as they

are made prior to successfully casting a spell ),

but does include damage, attack rolls, or even

things such as the % chance of a mishap with a

teleport of the number of creatures summoned

with a monster summoning spell. Only one reroll

is allowed, and the Wyrdcaster may take either his

new result, or the original result ( in case it was

better ).

• Augment Duration: Using this technique, a spell

with a duration rated in rounds or minutes per

level instead has a duration of ten minutes per

level as a wyrd. A spell with a duration of ten

minutes per level instead has a duration of one

hour per level as a wyrd. A spell with a duration

of one hour per level lasts until dawn or sundown

( whichever comes first ) as a wyrd.

• Augment Ease: Using this technique, the wyrd

spell cast has no verbal or somatic components,

does not require any material component that

does not have a gp value, and casting it does not

provoke an attack of opportunity. Even noticing

the wyrdcasting is casting a spell before it goes

off requires Sense Motive check against the

Wyrdcaster’s Spellcraft.

• Augment Link: This technique allows the

Wyrdcaster to further boost the power of the

wyrd spell with his own life essence. If a target

succeeds at a saving throw against the wyrd, the

Wyrdcaster may decide to increase the DC to a

level above the successful save. Similarly if the

Wyrdcasters caster level check is insufficient to

bypass the targets spell resistance, the Wyrdcaster

can boost his caster level check to a level that

succeeds. Doing this causes the Wyrdcaster to take

1 point of Constitution damage for every point the

target made its saving throw, and the Wyrdcaster

is not aware of this number until after he commits

to spending the Constitution required.

kills you ). It does, however, allow a Wyrdcaster to

feel confident they can affect a target much more

powerful than himself if the risk is worth it.

• Augment Potency: Using this technique, a spell’s

caster level is increased by +5. Thus a 5th level

wizard/5th level Wyrdcaster ( a 9th level caster )

using this technique to cast a teleport as a wyrd

does so as a 14th level caster. He can teleport a

maximum of 1,400 miles and bring an additional

4 Medium creatures.

• Augment Skill: Using this technique you can cast

a spell one spell-level higher than your normal

maximum spell level as a wyrd. You must choose

what one spell of a level higher you know when

you gain a new level of spells (this does not count

against your spells know if you are a spontaneous

spellcaster, though you must select it when you

learn spells of that level). You may cast this spell

as if it were one level lower by casting it as a

wyrd. If you are a prepared spellcaster you must

prepare this spell in advance. If you are a spon-

taneous spellcaster you may cast it using any of

your highest-level slots.

For example, Hafiz Jalil is a Wizard 5/Wyrdcaster

6. The normal maximum spell level he can cast

is 5th. He knows the augment skill wyrd tech-

nique, and chooses globe of invulnerability as his

single 6th level spell known. He may prepare it

as a 5th level spell, but casting it always counts

as casting a wyrd, leaving him at a -2 fate penalty

for 5 hours. When Hafiz Jalil becomes 12th level

he’ll gain access to 5th level spells and be able to

cast globe of invulnerability as a normal 6th level

spell. He immediately chooses a single 7th level

spell he can prepare as a 7th level wyrd.

As another example, Dahal Falak is a sorcerer

6/Wyrdcaster 2. The normal maximum spell level

she can cast is 3rd. As her single wyrd technique

she selects augment skill, allowing her to choose

a single 4th level spell she can cast as a 3rd level

wyrd. She chooses bestow curse, which does not

count against her spells known and she may now

cast as a 3rd level wyrd. When she becomes 9th

level she learns 4th level spells, one of which

must be bestow curse, and she can select a single

5th level spell to cast as a 4th level wyrd.

Because this pits the Wyrdcaster’s fate against that

of the target, there are limitations to its power.

Even if multiple targets are affected by the same

wyrd spell, the Wyrdcaster may only boost the

save DC for one of them. Second, spells that

cause death ( other than by hit point damage ),

petrification, polymorph or teleportation cannot be

augmented by this technique – their affect on the

target’s fate is too great.

Familiar Gain

A Dominion Wyrdcaster continues to strengthen his

ties to his familiar.

Only the most senior Wyrdcasters normally learn

this technique, as it can be lethal ( taking enough

Constitution damage tp reduce you to 0 or less

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Add half your levels from this class to any class

that grants a familiar as a class feature to determine

your effective level for your familiar. For example, a

Wizard 5/Wyrdcaster 5 uses the 7th-8th level master

class level line on the familiar chart to determine its

bonuses to natural armor, Intelligence, and special

abilities.

At 8th level your second style increases to match

that of a 2nd level sorcerer or wizard, and at 10th it

increases to a 3rd level caster. Taking other pres-

tige classes that increase your spells per day does

not enhance your access to your second style – the

maximum access you have is that of a 3rd level

sorcerer or wizard as a 10th level Wyrdcaster.

Arcane Buffer

A Dominion Wyrdcaster is so versed in the nature of

arcane magic, they can actually shrug off some spell

damage by 3rd level.

For example, when Dahal Falak is a sorcerer 6/

Wyrdcaster 5, she gains access to a second style of

spellcasting as a wizard. She calculates her initial

spells known as spells per day as a 1st level wizard,

casting them at 5th level. She may choose to learn

spells she already knows as a sorcerer, or learn totally

new spells to augment her versatility. She must

prepare these wizard spells, and keep them totally

separate from her other spells known/spells per day as

a sorcerer.

You have a pool of hit points you can use to soak up

damage from any spell ( including spells cast from

items ), or supernatural or spell-like ability. Whenever

you take damage from one of these sources, you may

expend as many points of your arcane buffer as you

wish to reduce damage done to your normal hit point

total. You may make this decision after you know how

much damage you have taken.

Feats

The following feats are common among Dominion

Wyrdcasters, though anyone who qualifies for them

may take them.

Additionally, you may expend points from your arcane

buffer to increase a saving throw against the same

kinds of attacks. For every five hit points of your

buffer you expend, you gain a +1 bonus to a single

saving throw against a magical source. You make this

decision after you know what your saving throw total

is, but before you know if you succeeded.

Arcane Wyrd - General

You have been trained in art of rewriting your arcane

future.

Your arcane buffer cannot be healed, but is restored

in full any time you recover your daily spellcasting

ability ( normally after 8 hours of restful sleep ). At

3rd level this pool is equal to your Charisma ability

score ( not modifier ) plus double your Wyrdcaster class

level. At 6th level you add your Intelligence class

score to the buffer, and at 9th level add your Wisdom

ability score.

Prerequisite: Intelligence 13+, Charisma 13+

Benefit: You are capable of taking 15 minutes of

meditation to chance how your arcane energies are

prepared, allowing you to “erase” a single prepared

( but uncast ) spell. This slot is then open and can be

filled with a new prepared spell. You may do this as

often as you wish, taking 15 minutes per spell. This

feat is normally only useful to spellcasters that prepare

spells in advance, such as wizards, witches, clerics

and druids.

Dual Mastery

So seeped are Wyrdcasters in the power of arcane

magic, by 5th level they begin to learn a second style

of spellcasting.

Craft Wyrd Charm -

General

You can scribe a charm to hold some of the power of

your destiny, and use it to change circumstances when

things go against you.

If you are a preparation based spellcaster ( such as a

wizard ), you gain access to additional spells as a 1st

level sorcerer. If you are a spontaneous spellcaster

( such as a sorcerer ) you gain access to spells as a 1st

level sorcerer. If you have classes able to do both, you

may choose which style you gain as a Wyrdcaster.

Your caster level for these second-style spells is half

your total arcane spellcaster level. Your mastery of

this second style is not great enough to cast these

spells as wyrds.

Prerequisites: Caster level 5th

Benefits: You can create a wyrd charm, a small glyph

in flowing Dominion script engraved on a personal

possession ( often something innocuous, such as a

dagger or oil lamp ). Doing so takes one day, 200 gp

of materials and 10 exp from the person the wyrd

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