Arcane Mystic (Apath)

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The arcane mystic uses the channeled power of his patron as a ray, striking infidels directly with divine will.

Class Abilities

The following class abilities are affected by this archetype:

Weapon and Armor Proficiency

Arcane mystics are proficient with all simple melee weapons, light armor, medium armor, and shields (except tower shields). Arcane mystics are also proficient with the favored weapon of their deities.

Arcane Schools

The arcane mystic selects two arcane schools from those available to the wizard. The arcane mystic learns the school powers of both schools and adds the spells of each school to his spell list. Her arcane mystic level counts as wizard levels fro learning and using these abilities.

An arcane mystic gains one school spell slot for each level of cleric spell she can cast, from 1st on up. Each day, an arcane mystic can prepare one of the spells from her two arcane schools in that slot. If a school spell is not on the cleric spell list, an arcane mystic can prepare it only in her school spell slot. School spells cannot be used to cast spells spontaneously.

Channeling Ray (Su)

You can release energy by channeling the power of your faith as a ray. Channeling ray is a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Unlike the cleric’s channel energy ability this only affects a single target, but there is no saving throw to reduce the damage. This energy can be used to deal damage or to heal certain creatures, depending on the type of energy channeled and the creatures targeted. Note that both negative and positive energy channeling rays can damage any kind of target, regardless of type.

An arcane mystic of a good deity channels positive energy and can choose to heal living creatures or deal damage. An arcane mystic of an evil good channels negative energy and can choose to heal undead creatures or deal damage. An arcane mystic with a patron neutral with respect to good and evil who is good or evil channels energy as if she her patron shared her alignment. A neutral arcane mystic of a neutral patron must choose whether she channels positive or negative energy. An arcane mystic can always heal herself with this power. Once this choice is made, it cannot be reversed unless the arcane mystic changes alignment or patron.

Channeling ray has medium range (100 ft. + 10 ft./level) and requires a ranged touch attack against an unwilling target. The amount of damage dealt or healed is equal to 1d6 points of damage plus 1d6 points of damage for every two arcane mystic levels beyond 1st (2d6 at 3rd, 3d6 at 5th, and so on). Creatures healed by channel energy cannot exceed their maximum hit point total—all excess healing is lost. An arcane mystic may channel energy a number of times per day equal to 3 + Charisma modifier + half her class level.

An arcane mystic must be able to present her divine focus to use this ability, and can use the ability with channeling feats, but only affect a single target hit by the channeling ray is affected. Channeling feat abilities that allow saving throws have a saving throw DC of 10 + ½ her cleric level + her Charisma modifier. Making the save negates the added ability of the feat, but does not reduce damage.

This replaces the channel energy ability.

Table: The Arcane mystic

Level

Base Attack Bonus

Fort Save

Ref Save

Will Save

Special

Spells per Day

0+1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

1st

+0

+2

+0

+2

Aura, channeling ray 1d6, domains, orisons, spontaneous casting

3

1+1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

2nd

+1

+3

+0

+3

4

2+1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

3rd

+2

+3

+1

+3

Channeling ray 2d6

4

2+1

1+1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

4th

+3

+4

+1

+4

4

3+1

2+1

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

5th

+3

+4

+1

+4

Channeling ray 3d6

4

3+1

2+1

1+1

—

—

—

—

—

—

6th

+4

+5

+2

+5

4

3+1

3+1

2+1

—

—

—

—

—

—

7th

+5

+5

+2

+5

Channeling ray 4d6

4

4+1

3+1

2+1

1+1

—

—

—

—

—

8th

+6/+1

+6

+2

+6

4

4+1

3+1

3+1

2+1

—

—

—

—

—

9th

+6/+1

+6

+3

+6

Channeling ray 5d6

4

4+1

4+1

3+1

2+1

1+1

—

—

—

—

10th

+7/+2

+7

+3

+7

4

4+1

4+1

3+1

3+1

2+1

—

—

—

—

11th

+8/+3

+7

+3

+7

Channeling ray 6d6

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

2+1

1+1

—

—

—

12th

+9/+4

+8

+4

+8

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

3+1

2+1

—

—

—

13th

+9/+4

+8

+4

+8

Channeling ray 7d6

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

2+1

1+1

—

—

14th

+10/+5

+9

+4

+9

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

3+1

2+1

—

—

15th

+11/+6/+1

+9

+5

+9

Channeling ray 8d6

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

2+1

1+1

—

16th

+12/+7/+2

+10

+5

+10

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

3+1

2+1

—

17th

+12/+7/+2

+10

+5

+10

Channeling ray 9d6

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

2+1

1+1

18th

+13/+8/+3

+11

+6

+11

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

3+1

2+1

19th

+14/+9/+4

+11

+6

+11

Channeling ray 10d6

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

3+1

3+1

20th

+15/+10/+5

+12

+6

+12

4

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

4+1

Summary of Changed Class Abilities

These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:

• Weapon Proficiency
• Channel Energy

Notes

This is often combined with the Shining Cleric archetype.