Winter Witch (Apath)

	Unofficial rules compendium
	Contents 1 Class Information 1.1 Class Skills; ; 2 Class Features 2.1 Spells; 2.2 Affluent (Ex); 2.3 Arcane Bond; 2.4 Patron Spells; 2.5 Prestigious Influence (Ex); 2.6 Aristocratic Erudition (Ex); 2.7 Servitor (Ex); 2.8 Regional Expertise (Ex); 2.9 Leadership (Ex); 2.10 Greater Leadership (Ex); 2.11 Peerless Patrician (Ex); ; 3 Table: Winter witch; 4 Summary of Changed Class Abilities; 5 Summary of Lost Class Abilities;
	Contents 1 Class Information 1.1 Class Skills; ; 2 Class Features 2.1 Spells; 2.2 Affluent (Ex); 2.3 Arcane Bond; 2.4 Patron Spells; 2.5 Prestigious Influence (Ex); 2.6 Aristocratic Erudition (Ex); 2.7 Servitor (Ex); 2.8 Regional Expertise (Ex); 2.9 Leadership (Ex); 2.10 Greater Leadership (Ex); 2.11 Peerless Patrician (Ex); ; 3 Table: Winter witch; 4 Summary of Changed Class Abilities; 5 Summary of Lost Class Abilities;

The winter witch belongs to a rich and influential family. She never had to kowtow to any master, studying whatever magic she wanted under paid mentors. Her great mind has thrived on this freedom, rewarding her with awesome arcane powers - if not quite the respect she wants from her magical peers.

Class Information

This is a prestige archetype.

Prestige Class: Noble Scion from Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Paths of Prestige.

Build Class: Witch.

The winter witch is rich witch without hexes.

Role: A winter witch is a master of the arcane, but also a cultivated socialite with connections and wealth.

Alignment: Any. A winter witch might be a philanthropist godmother or a sinister plotter, but in either case she hides it behind a cultured facade.

Hit Die: d6.

Class Skills

The winter witch's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Appraise (Int), Bluff (Cha), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disguise (Cha), Fly (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Knowledge (all) (Int), Perception (Wis), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int).

Skill Ranks at Each Level: 2 + Int modifier.

Class Features

The winter witch has all the class features of the witch, except as follows:

Spells

At first level, the winter witch must decide to learn and prepare spells like a wizard or a witch. If she chooses wizard, she has a spellbook just like a wizard. If she chooses witch, she has either a witch's familiar, or a bonded that can learn and teach spells just like a witch's familiar. See arcane bond below.

A winter witch that prepares spells like a witch has kept her knowledge of magic secret from the world at large and even most of her close relatives. A winter witch who prepares spells like a wizard is generally known to be a spellcaster.

In either case, she casts arcane spells drawn from the witch spell list.

Affluent (Ex)

At each level, a winter witch gains a stipend worth a number of gold pieces equal to 750 multiplied by her class level. (She gains 750 gp at 1st level, an additional 1,500 gp at 2nd level, and so on.) This replaces the level 1 hex.

Arcane Bond

This is the same as the wizard's arcane bond class feature. A winter witch that casts spells like a witch can use a bonded item just like a familiar to prepare spells and can cast any spell contained in the item once per day, like a wizard does. This replaces witch's familiar.

Patron Spells

The winter witch has a highly individual curriculum, and can decide on her own what magic to study.

This is the witch's patron spells ability, except that it can be the result of magical study and patronage as much as supernatural favor.

At 8th, 12th and 16th level, a winter witch can pick another area of personal study, and gains the benefit of the patron spells from another patron of her choice. If she already knows a spell learned in this manner, there is no refund. This replaces the level 12 hex, major hex and grand hex.

Prestigious Influence (Ex)

At 2nd level, a winter witch can use her influence to receive special treatment, favors, and other services. She effectively has a pool of virtual gold pieces equal to 150 gp plus 10 gp per class level to spend on services and non-material goods. This pool replenishes at the beginning of every week.

Services and nonmaterial goods available to a winter witch include:

Pay for lodgings, stabling, taxes, and tolls.
Improve her lifestyle quality.
Hire entertainers, messengers, mounts, servants, transport, workers, and so on.
Obtain invitations to exclusive events, or entry into privileged locations.
Spread rumors or start a whispering campaign.
Purchase spellcasting services.
Employ an expert hireling to make a skill check with a check bonus of +10 plus her class level (50 gp).

A winter witch cannot permanently gain goods or wealth from this ability; boons attainable from this ability are generally only available in settlements of 5,000 people or more. The exact benefits available in a location are subject to GM discretion. This replaces improved spell combat. This replaces the level 2 hex.

Aristocratic Erudition (Ex)

At 3rd level, a winter witch gains a bonus equal to 1/3 her class level on Diplomacy, Knowledge (local), and Knowledge (nobility) checks. This ability also reduces the DCs of Diplomacy and Knowledge (local) checks others make to gather publicly known information about the winter witch by the same amount. This replaces the level 18 hex.

Servitor (Ex)

At 4th level, a winter witch gains a faithful NPC servitor of the same level as a cohort granted by the Leadership feat. This servitor can only have levels in NPC classes and comes equipped with gear appropriate for a character 1 level lower than the servitor's actual level. The servitor does not follow the winter witch as would a cohort or follower, but instead can run various errands for her master while the winter witch is adventuring, such as delivering messages or maintaining the scion's manor in her stead. This replaces the level 4 hex.

Regional Expertise (Ex)

At 5th level, and again at 10th and 14th level, a winter witch gains a bonus feat from one of the lists below, depending on where she is from. These feats must be taken from the same list at each level (except for feats under the “general” category, which can be taken by nobles from any region). A winter witch need not meet the prerequisites for these feats. At their discretion, GMs may add other feats to these regions or create lists for other regions. This replaces the level 6, 10, and 14 hexes.

Land of the Fallen Dragon Kings: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (dueling sword), Flanking Foil, Step Up, Weapon Focus (dueling sword).

The Empire of Devils: Careful Speaker, Enforcer, Intimidating Prowess, Skill Focus (Knowledge [planes]).

The Land of the Ten-Thousand Gods: Improved Unarmed Strike, Skill Focus (Perform [dance]), Voice of the Sibyl, Weapon Focus (unarmed strike).

The Elven Forest Kingdom: Agile Maneuvers, Breadth of Experience, Skill Focus (Knowledge [nature]), Weapon Focus (longbow).

The Shadow Kingdom: Blind-Fight, Diehard, Shadow Strike, Stealthy.

The Kingdom of Pharaohs: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (khopesh), Self-Sufficient, Skill Focus (Knowledge [history]), Weapon Focus (khopesh).

The Satrapy of the Desert: Animal Affinity, Quick Draw, Skill Focus (Appraise), Weapon Focus (scimitar).

The River Nations: Improved Dirty Trick, Improved Steal, Ironguts, Skill Focus (Knowledge [local]).

The Fallen Empire: Dazzling Display, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (falcata), Skill Focus (Bluff ), Weapon Focus (falcata).

The Gothic Kingdoms: Combat Reflexes, Focused Discipline, Skill Focus (Knowledge [nobility]), Stoic.

General: Acrobatic, Additional Traits, Alertness, Antagonize, Athletic, Cosmopolitan, Deceitful, Deft Hands, Fleet, Improved Initiative, Persuasive, Prodigy, Rhetorical Flourish, Run, Scholar.

Leadership (Ex)

At 7th level, the winter witch gains Leadership as a bonus feat. This replaces the level 8 hex.

Greater Leadership (Ex)

At 13th level, a winter witch can recruit a cohort up to one level lower than herself and doubles the number of followers. At 19th level, she can recruit a cohort of her own level and quadruples the number of followers. This replaces the level 16 and 20 hexes.

Peerless Patrician (Ex)

At 20th level, once per round a winter witch can roll twice on any Bluff, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Knowledge (nobility), or Sense Motive check and take the better roll. Once per day, instead of rolling one of these skill checks, she can assume the roll resulted in a natural 20. This replaces the level 20 hex.

Table: Winter witch

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	Spells per Day
Level	Base Attack Bonus	Fort Save	Ref Save	Will Save	Special	0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	Affluent, arcane bond, Cantrips, patron spells	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+3	Prestigious influence	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
3rd	+1	+1	+1	+3	Aristocratic erudition +1	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Servitor	4	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
5th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Regional expertise	4	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
6th	+3	+2	+2	+5	Aristocratic erudition +2	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
7th	+3	+2	+2	+5	Leadership	4	4	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
8th	+4	+2	+2	+6	Patron spells	4	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—
9th	+4	+3	+3	+6	Aristocratic erudition +3	4	4	4	3	2	1	—	—	—	—
10th	+5	+3	+3	+7	Regional expertise	4	4	4	3	3	2	—	—	—	—
11th	+5	+3	+3	+7		4	4	4	4	3	2	1	—	—	—
12th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8	Patron spells	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	—	—	—
13th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8	Greater leadership	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	—	—
14th	+7/+2	+4	+4	+9	Regional expertise	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	—	—
15th	+7/+2	+5	+5	+9	Aristocratic erudition +5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	—
16th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10	Personal study	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	—
17th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1
18th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11	Aristocratic erudition +6Hex, grand hex	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2
19th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11	Greater leadership	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
20th	+10/+5	+6	+6	+12	Peerless patrician	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Summary of Changed Class Abilities

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

Class Skills
Hex (all)
Witch’s Familiar
Major Hex
Grand Hex

Summary of Lost Class Abilities