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Prerequisites

Abjurer’s Counterspell *

1 level of abjurer, Int 12

Extraplanar Exorcist *

4 levels of abjurer, Charisma

Favored Defense

Base Reﬂ ex Save +1

Forbidden Lore *

1 level of any specialist wiz-

ard class, Int 12

Improved Wizard’s Dodge *

5 levels of abjurer,

Concentration 8 ranks, Int

Mental Wall (Type)

Iron Will

Reﬂ exive Counterspell *

Abjurer’s

Counterspell,

levels of abjurer, Int 12

The abjurer specialist wizard has been transformed into

its own 20-level base class. The standard wizard found in

the PHB remains the typical, universal wizard base class.

Sorcerous Resistance (Type)

1 level of abjurer, Int 12

Specialist Familiar *

4 levels of any single special-

ist wizard class, Charisma

14+

Specialists and Multi-Classing

Specialists cannot multi-class with other specialist wizard

classes of schools prohibited by any current specialist wiz-

ard classes. Furthermore, if the character later multi-classes

into any other spellcasting classes, be they divine or arcane

in nature, spells from prohibited schools remain beyond the

character’s ability to learn.

Wizard’s Dodge *

1 level of abjurer,

Concentration 4 ranks

* This is a Specialist feat

Abjurer’s Counterspell (Specialist)

You are able to extend your knowledge of defensive

magic into counterspelling.

<H1>New Feats

Along with the new feats to be found in this section, also

introduced is an entirely new category of feats. Specialist

feats are only available to specialist wizards, and most only

to a speciﬁ c type of specialist.

Prerequisites: 1 level of abjurer, Int 12

Beneﬁ ts: When counterspelling, you may use any abju-

ration spell that is of the same spell level or higher than the

target spell.

Normal: Without this feat, you may counter a spell only

with the same spell or with a spell speciﬁ cally designated as

countering the target spell.

xtraplanar Exorcist (Specialist)

You excel at pitting your will against other creatures for

the sake

Prerequisites: 4 levels of abjurer, Charisma 12

Int 12

Beneﬁ ts: You gain add your Charisma bonus to your

caster level for the sake of determining the saving throw DC

against which the extraplanar creature must save against in

the case of planar exorcism-type spells such as dismissal and

banishment .

Beneﬁ ts: As a full-round action, this feat allows you to

prepare a spell to automatically perform a counterspell at

a later time. Select a spell to be used as the counterspell―an

abjuration spell beneﬁ ting from the Abjurer’s Counterspell

feat will obviously be most effective considering the unlike-

lihood of choosing the appropriate speciﬁ c spell in advance.

Using this feat means the selected spell is considered cast

for the sake of how many remaining spells may be cast for

the day once the feat is applied and once the spellcaster re-

memorizes spells the reﬂ exive counterspell is lost and must

be prepared anew, if so desired.

Favored Defense (General)

You defend with greater skill against a particular type

of attack.

Prerequisite: Base Reﬂ ex Save +1

Beneﬁ ts: Choose either slashing, bludgeoning or pierc-

ing as an attack type against which you possess a superior

defense. Against that attack type you gain a +1 bonus to

your Armor Class.

A reﬂ exive counterspell’s spell level can be no higher

than twice the spellcaster’s Int bonus.

Any time the caster wishes to perform a counterspell,

he makes a Reﬂ ex save against the save DC of the spell to

be countered (calculate the DC normally if the spell doesn’t

usually have a save DC.) If this saving throw succeeds, the

spellcaster may use the reﬂ exive counterspell as a free action

at any time, even out of his normal place in the initiative or-

der. Failure means the counterspell was not released in time

and is wasted. The reﬂ exive counterspell can even be used

if the spellcaster is caught ﬂ at-footed, although doing so im-

poses a −2 penalty to his Reﬂ ex save to counterspell.

A condition that makes you lose your Dexterity bonus to

Armor Class (if any) also makes you lose this bonus.

Special: You may take this feat multiple times, but the

second feat requires Base Reﬂ ex Save +4 while the third re-

quires +9.

Forbidden Lore (Specialist)

You know a spell that you, as a specialist, should not.

Normal: Performing a counterspell requires casting the

same spell as that which is to be countered using a readied

action.

Prerequisites: 1 level of any specialist wizard class, Int

12+

Beneﬁ ts: You can learn one spell of your prohibited mag-

ic school, to a maximum spell level equal to your Intelligence

bonus.

Special: This feat may be taken multiple times, with each

additional instance allowing for another counterspell to be

prepared ahead of time.

Improved Wizard’s Dodge (Specialist)

You are able to split your attention while utilizing your

spell energy for defense.

Sorcerous Resistance (Type) (Specialist)

You gain a measure of resistance against a particular

type of energy.

Prerequisites: 5 levels of abjurer, Concentration 8 ranks,

Int 12+

Prerequisites: 1 level of abjurer, Int 12

Beneﬁ ts: Select an energy type (acid, cold, electricity, ﬁ re,

etc.) Against that chosen energy you gain energy resistance 1.

This feat’s beneﬁ ts compound with any other sources of the

same type of energy resistance .

Beneﬁ ts: This feat allows you to split the bonus granted

by the Wizard’s Dodge feat amongst different opponents as

you see ﬁ t, with limitations. You can only apply portions of

this dodge bonus to as many opponents as you have points

of Int bonus.

This is considered a supernatural ability.

Mental Wall (Type) (General)

You are better able to resist

Prerequisites: Iron Will

Special: You may take this feat multiple times, choosing

to apply each new instance to a different form of energy or

compounding it with an existing form of energy resistance.

In the latter case, each additional point of resistance against

the same form of energy acquired from this feat doubles the

next increment’s abjurer and Intelligence bonus prerequi-

sites. For example, increasing Sorcerous Resistance (acid)

1 to Sorcerous Resistance (acid) 2 would have a prerequi-

site of 3 levels of abjurer and Intelligence 14 for the second

instance of the feat. Raising this to Sorcerous Resistance

(acid) 3 would have a prerequisite of 6 levels of abjurer and

Intelligence 18.

Beneﬁ ts: You gain a +4 competence bonus against either

Charm or Compulsion effects, as selected when this feat is

ﬁ rst chosen

Special: This feat may be selected more than once, allow-

ing to select the option (Charm or Compulsion) that was not

selected the ﬁ rst time.

Reflexive Counterspell (Specialist)

You are able to automatically counterspell.

Prerequisites: Abjurer’s Counterspell, 3 levels of abjurer,

dane defense. Others also consider healing to be a part of

protecting life, and so they devotedly pursue its study.

Specialist Familiar (Specialist)

Your familiar is altered into a creature more suited to

your specialty.

Prerequisites: 4 levels of any single specialist wizard

class, Charisma 14+

Characteristics

An abjurer’s strength rests in his ability to keep himself

and his companions alive by focusing on defense. Like a

wizard, he learns new spells with experience and can learn

them from other arcane spellcasters who rely upon spell-

books. Naturally prone to defense, abjurers are rarely ag-

gressive, instead leaning towards reaction over proactive

behavior unless the latter deals with preparing protective

contingencies.

Alignment

Beneﬁ ts: Your familiar gains the following abilities, as

beﬁ tting your specialty wizard class:

● Abjurer : +2 natural armor class bonus

Wizard’s Dodge (Specialist)

You may utilize spell energy to assist in getting out of the

way of incoming attacks.

More so than a standard wizard, abjurers lean towards

Law because order is normally more conducive to protect-

ing something.

Prerequisites: 1 level of abjurer, Concentration 4 ranks

Beneﬁ ts: During your action, you designate an opponent

against which you shall receive the beneﬁ ts of this feat. As a

free action, you then sacriﬁ ce a memorized level 1 or higher

spell to gain a Dodge bonus equal to that spell level. This

feat is otherwise subject to the same conditions as the Dodge

feat.

Religion

A typical abjurer of faith will follow a deity of healing,

protection, guardianship or the like. Especially popular

amongst non-human races are gods that look out for their

people’s welfare―most likely as the head of their pantheon.

Background

You can use this feat in cooperation with other sources of

a Dodge bonus, such as the Dodge feat.

Abjurers tend to get along well with others because they

shy from instigating confrontation. Although they don’t nor-

mally intervene as directly as other classic protector types,

such as ﬁ ghters, clerics and paladins, abjurers are as dedi-

cated to guardianship over those who it need as are any of

the former. As such, while abjurers belonging to the largest

city guilds may still choose to look down their nose at their

rustic brethren, there remains a bond of a shared devotion

that brings them together in a sense of camaraderie.

The Abjurer Core Class

To the abjurer, the best offense begins with a solid de-

fense. Taking the ﬁ ght to one’s enemy requires surviving

long enough to do so, and that means raising arcane mea-

sures to block incoming attacks, spells and inﬂ uences, not

to mention ridding one’s foe of his summoned assets. This

is why abjurers specialize in spells that protect, block, or

banish.

Adventures

The Abjurer Core Class

Races

The halﬂ ing’s strong sense of communal re-

sponsibility makes them naturally inclined to

become abjurers. Other races with a strong

sense of social responsibility or ﬁ nd them-

selves besieged or dwindling in number also

tend to have a comparatively high number

of abjurers amongst their kind.

As beﬁ ts their special-

ization, an abjurer goes

about adventuring with the

utmost caution and prepa-

ration with regards to the

defense of their person and

that of their companions.

They examine the situation

and likely events to come

and ready themselves accord-

ingly so that they may meet

these challenges as best their

skills and spells will allow.

Elves and dwarves will often employ

abjurers in their military to protect key

individuals or positions, overlapping

the specialist wizards’ strength for

defense with another spellcaster’s of-

fensive capabilities. Such strategies

are vital to match the overwhelm-

ing humanoid hordes the elves and

dwarves typically ﬁ nd themselves

facing off against.

Other Classes

Like wizards, abjurers seek

knowledge during the course

of their journeys, although their

quest is not restricted to magic alone.

Many abjurers extend their pursuit

of protection to worldly studies, such

as fortiﬁ cation engineering, armor

crafting, and other forms of mun-

Abjurers prefer to work

alongside other protectors, es-

pecially good-aligned clerics

and paladins. The shared incli-

nation to protect means there

is a greater chance of everyone understanding each other’s

intentions, whereas rogues, ﬁ ghters and barbarians are per-

haps less likely to come to terms with a spellcaster whose

ﬁ rst inclination in a ﬁ ght is to do something other than blast

the enemy with waves of ﬁ reballs.

Class Skills

The abjurer’s class skills (and the key ability for each

skill) are Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script

(Int), Heal (Wis), Knowledge (architecture) (Int), Knowledge

(any, taken individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), Spellcraft

(Int) and Spot (Wis.)

Role

The abjurer’s focus on defensive and reactionary spells

makes them the ideal person to prepare the rest of the group

before a battle. Whether building a companions resistance to

offensive magic or other attacks, or emplacing barriers from

behind which archers and the like can rain out death, an ab-

jurer is best employed by working with and supplementing

the strengths of his companions.

Skill Points at 1st Level: (2 + Int modiﬁ er) x4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 2 + Int modiﬁ er.

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the abjurer.

<H3>Weapon and Armor Proﬁ ciency

Game Rule Information

Abjurers have the following game statistics.

Abjurers are proﬁ cient with the club, dagger, short sword,

heavy crossbow, light crossbow, and quarterstaff, light and

medium armor, and the buckler shield. Armor of any type

interferes with a abjurer’s movements, however, which can

cause his spells with somatic components to fail.

Abilities: As with wizards, Intelligence determines the

strength of an abjurer’s spells, how many he can cast, and

how difﬁ cult it is to resist those spells’ effects. An abjurer’s

ability to wear heavier armor than is normal for most arcane

spellcasters makes Dexterity less important, allowing for a

focus on other Abilities.

Alignment: Any.

<H3>Abjuration Specialization

An abjurer gains a +2 bonus on Spellcraft checks to learn

abjuration spells. At this time, he must also give up two oth-

er schools of magic, which become his prohibited schools.

An abjurer can never give up divination to fulﬁ ll this re-

quirement.

Hit Die: d4.

Table 2: The Abjurer

——–—————— Spells per Day——–——————

Base

Attack

Bonus

Fort

Save

Ref

Save

Will

Save

Level

Special

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

1st

Cipher, summon familiar

3 1 ————————

2nd

Bonus spell

4 2 ————————

3rd

Improved abjuration (+1)

———————

4th

———————

5th

Reduced spell failure

——————

6th

Bonus spell

——————

7th

Wizard’s Dodge

—————

8th

Bonus spell

—————

9th

Improved abjuration (+2)

————

10th

Bonus feat

————

———

11th

Bonus spell

12th

+6/+1

———

13th

+6/+1

Bonus spell

——

14th

+7/+2

Wise counterspell

15th

+7/+2

Bonus spell

—

16th

+8/+3

+10

—

17th

+8/+3

+10

Bonus spell

18th

+9/+4

+11

Improved abjuration (+3)

19th

+9/+4

+11

Bonus spell

20th

+10/+5

+12

Bonus feat

Spells of the prohibited school or schools are not avail-

able to the abjurer, and he can’t even cast such spells from

scrolls or ﬁ re them from wands. He may not change his pro-

hibited schools later.

already has this feat, he gains Improved Wizard’s Dodge

without having to meet its prerequisites.

Bonus Feats

At 10th and 20th level, an abjurer gains a bonus feat.

At each such opportunity, he can choose a metamagic feat,

an item creation feat, a specialist feat, or Great Fortitude,

Improved Counterspell, Iron Will, Spell Focus (abjuration),

Spell Mastery or Toughness. The abjurer must still meet all

prerequisites for a bonus feat, including caster level mini-

mums.

Spells

An abjurer casts arcane spells that are drawn from the

sorcerer/wizard spell list. An abjurer must choose and pre-

pare his spells ahead of time (see below.)

To learn, prepare, or cast a spell, the abjurer must have

an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The

Difﬁ culty Class for a saving throw against an abjurer’s spell

is 10 + the spell level + the abjurer’s Intelligence modiﬁ er.

These bonus feats are in addition to the feat that a charac-

ter of any class gets from advancing levels. The abjurer is not

limited to the categories of item creation feats, metamagic

feats, or Spell Mastery when choosing these feats.

Like other spellcasters, an abjurer can cast only a certain

number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily

spell allotment is given on Table 2: The Abjurer . In addition,

he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Intelligence

score, as does a wizard.

Unlike a bard or sorcerer, an abjurer may know any num-

ber of spells. He must choose and prepare his spells ahead

of time by getting a good night’s sleep and spending 1 hour

studying his spellbook. While studying, the abjurer decides

which spells to prepare.

Bonus Spell

At levels 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 the character selects

a spell level that he is able to cast and he gains an additional

abjuration spell per day of that level. This ability can be ap-

plied to spell levels that have previously beneﬁ ted from in-

stance of Bonus Spell. The spell level selection can vary with

each new memorization of spells.

Wise Counterspell (Ex)

A 14th-level abjurer adds his Wis modiﬁ er, if greater

than +0, to a counterspell Spellcraft check.

Bonus Languages

An abjurer may substitute Draconic for one of the bonus

languages available to the character because of his race.

Spellbooks

An abjurer must study his spellbook each day to prepare

his spells. He cannot prepare any spell not recorded in his

spellbook, except for resistance and read magic , which all ab-

jurers can prepare from memory.

An abjurer begins play with a spellbook containing

all 0-level wizard spells (except those from his prohibited

schools), plus three 1st-level spells of your choice. For each

point of Intelligence bonus the abjurer has, the spellbook

holds one additional 1st-level spell of your choice. At each

new abjurer level, he gains two new spells of any spell level

or levels that he can cast (based on his new abjurer level) for

his spellbook. At any time, an abjurer can also add spells

found in other wizard’s spellbooks to his own.

Cipher (Ex)

An abjurer’s spellbook is written in an improved cipher

that requires doubles the spell’s level for the sake of the de-

ciphering Spellcraft check; consider 0-level spells to be ﬁ rst

level. If read magic is used on the abjurer’s spellbook, instead

of automatically deciphering the text a (DC 10 + spell level)

Spellcraft check must still be made.

Summon Familiar

An abjurer can obtain a familiar in exactly the same man-

ner as a sorcerer can. See the sorcerer description and the

information on Familiars in the PHB for details.

Improved Abjuration (Su)

At 3rd level, increase the character’s effective caster level

by +1 for the sake of dispelling effects and spell resistance

working against the abjurer’s spells. Both bonuses only ap-

ply to abjuration spells.

The Arcane Guardian PrC

While abjurers as a rule specialize in the art of defense,

arcane guardians move beyond even that. Abjuration spells

not only become much easier to cast as the arcane guardian’s

experience grows, but many also become more effective. To

top it off, arcane guardians also begin to develop innate,

widely applicable supernatural resistances.

The Arcane Guardian PrC

This bonus increases to +2 upon reaching level 9, and

again to +3 at level 18.

<H3>Reduced Spell Failure (Ex)

5th-level abjurers reduce the chance of Spell Failure while

wearing armor by (abjurer level + Int bonus), to a minimum

of 1%.

Hit Die: d4.

Requirements

<H3>Wizard’s Dodge (Su)

To qualify to become an arcane guardian, a character

must fulﬁ ll all the following criteria.

At 7th level, an abjurer gains Dodge as a bonus feat with-

out having to meet its normal prerequisites. If the character

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