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''Bloodmages are arcanists who believe there’s literal truth to the old aphorism that “magic runs in the blood”. Bloodmages are consummate spellcasters, often operating as heavy artillery in battle, but their potential to run amok when strained can make them nearly as dangerous to their friends as to their enemies.''
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''Obsessed with the study of the effects of blood and bloodlines on arcane magic, bloodmages replicate the powers of sorcerer bloodlines by consuming the blood of sorcerers and magical creatures.''
  
 
== Class Information ==
 
== Class Information ==
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This is a [[Prestige Archetypes (Apath)|prestige archetype]]. Bloodmages are sorcerers who master their own blood.
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This is a [[Prestige Archetypes (Apath)|prestige archetype]]. Bloodmages use their own blood as a magical laboratory.
  
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'''Prestige Class: ''' [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/prestige-classes/other-paizo/a-b/bloatmage Bloatmage] and the [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/bloodmage-initiate Bloatmage Initiate] from Pathfinder Chronicles: City of Strangers.  
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'''Prestige Class: ''' [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/prestige-classes/other-paizo/a-b/bloatmage Bloatmage] and the [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/bloodmage-initiate Bloatmage Initiate] feat from Pathfinder Chronicles: City of Strangers. 
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'''Build Classes: ''' [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/hybrid-classes/arcanist Arcanist], [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer Sorcerer] [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/witch witch], or [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/wizard wizard].
  
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'''Build Classes: ''' [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer Sorcerer].
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'''Role:''' Bloodmages are coldly calculating, seeking the perfect point at which to overwhelm their opposition with an unexpected blood surge.
  
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'''Role:''' Bloodmages are untiring as log as they handle their abilities very, very carefully. If they fail to do so, they are explosively volatile. Theoretically, this makes them good at careful sustained spellcasting, but in practice most bloodmages are as explosive as their blood.
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'''Alignment''': Any. Bloodmages gain their powers through careful study, but obtaining samples to study often forces them to go outside codes of ethics and law.
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'''Alignment''': Any. While bloodmages are even more chaotic and short-fused than most sorcerers, the most undisciplined ones are quickly culled.
 
  
 
'''Hit Die:''' d6.
 
'''Hit Die:''' d6.
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=== Class Skills ===
 
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The bloodmage's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are
 
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Appraise (Int),
 
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Bluff (Cha),
 
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Craft (Int),
 
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Fly (Dex),
 
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Heal (Wis),
 
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Intimidate (Cha),
 
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Knowledge (all) (Int),
 
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Profession (Wis),
 
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Spellcraft (Int), and
 
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Use Magic Device (Cha).
 
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'''Skill Ranks at Each Level:''' 2 + Int modifier.
 
  
 
== Class Features ==
 
== Class Features ==
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{{ : Creature_Cooking_Table_(Apath) }}
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This archetype has all normal class features, except as noted.  
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This archetype has all normal sorcerer class features, except as noted.  
 
  
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=== Bloodline ===
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=== Spell Focus ===
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Each bloodmage has a source of magic somewhere in her heritage that grants her an additional class skill, bloodline arcana, and special bloodline abilities. These abilities and the selection of bloodlines are the same as the same of the [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer#TOC-Bloodline sorcerer], but the bloodmage never gains any bloodline feats and does not learn bloodline spells, tough she can accesses bloodline spells through the absorb bloodline ability.
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Bloodmages gain [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/spell-focus---final Spell Focus] as a bonus feat at 1st level. This replaces consume spells for the arcanist, patron spells for the witch, and Scribe Scroll for the wizard.
  
 
=== Hemophilia (Ex) ===
 
=== Hemophilia (Ex) ===
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Bloodmages are particularly susceptible to bleed effects, and the DC of any Heal check made to stop a bleed effect is 5 higher than normal. In addition, anytime a bleeding wound is inflicted on a bloodmage of level 2 or higher, she loses 1 blood point from her blood pool ability. This loss of blood points is cumulative for multiple bleed attacks, but not each time she takes damage from the same attack.
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Bloodmages are particularly susceptible to bleed effects, and the DC of any Heal check made to stop a bleed effect is 5 higher than normal. In addition, anytime a bleeding wound is inflicted on a bloodmage, he loses 1 blood point. This loss of blood points is cumulative for multiple bleed attacks, but not each time he takes damage from the same attack.
  
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=== Spell Focus ===
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=== Blood Pool (Su) ===
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Bloodmages gain [http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/spell-focus---final Spell Focus] as a bonus feat at 1st level.
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At 2nd level, a bloodmage gains a pool of blood points, representing an overload of his system with excess blood to extend his arcane abilities beyond their normal level. A bloodmage’s normal pool of blood points is equal to half his bloodmage level.  
  
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=== Blood Pool (Su) ===
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Blood points can be spent at the time of casting to cast a spell without expending the prepared spell. The spell (or spell slot for an arcanist or sorcerer) is retained as if it had not been cast. Retaining a spell in this manner costs a number of blood points equal to the spell’s level, and these points must be spent at the time of casting.   
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At 2nd level, a bloodmage gains a pool of blood points, representing an overload of her system with excess blood to extend her arcane abilities beyond their normal level. A bloodmage’s normal pool of blood points is equal to half her bloodmage level. Blood points can be spent at the time of casting to cast a spell without using that spell’s spell slot. The spell slot remains unused as if it had not been cast. Retaining a spell slot in this manner costs a number of blood points equal to the spell’s level, and these points must be spent at the time of casting.   
 
  
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In addition, the bloodmage may push herself via her bloodsurge ability in order to gain a number of extra blood points, but such exertion is a dangerous gamble. If the bloodmage’s current number of blood points is greater than half her class level but less than or equal to her class level, she gains the sickened condition. If her exertions push her beyond her normal class level, she immediately flies into a homicidal rage, striking out randomly with her most damaging attacks and abilities at friends and foes alike for 1d6 rounds or until her blood pool is reduced to 0 (whichever comes first). At the end of the rage, her blood points drop to 0, her hit points drop to –1, and she begins dying.
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In addition, the bloodmage may push himself via his bloodsurge ability in order to gain a number of extra blood points, but such exertion is a dangerous gamble. If the bloodmage’s current number of blood points is greater than half his class level but less than or equal to his class level, he gains the sickened condition. If his exertions push his blood pool beyond his class level, he immediately flies into a homicidal rage, striking out randomly with his most damaging attacks and abilities at friends and foes alike for 1d6 rounds or until his blood pool is reduced to 0 (whichever comes first). At the end of the rage, his blood points drop to 0, his hit points drop to –1, and he begins dying.
  
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Each day, when the bloodmage rests to regain spells, she regains blood points up to half her class level but not beyond (so if her bloodmage level is 10 but she currently has 8 points, she remains at 8 until she spends the extra points).
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Each day, when the bloodmage rests to regain spells, he regains blood points up to half his class level but not beyond (so if his bloodmage level is 10 but he currently has 8 points, he remains at 8 until he spends the extra points).
  
 
Some bloodmages conduct constant rituals involving leeches or exsanguination in an attempt to regulate their systems. These rituals, which must be undertaken daily during spell preparation, give the bloodmage the option of subtracting 1 point from any surging rolls (see below) after the results are known, but at the price of a non-cumulative –2 penalty to Constitution. This penalty cannot be removed, save by the bloodmage abandoning the rituals for a day (also during spell preparation), which removes it immediately.
 
Some bloodmages conduct constant rituals involving leeches or exsanguination in an attempt to regulate their systems. These rituals, which must be undertaken daily during spell preparation, give the bloodmage the option of subtracting 1 point from any surging rolls (see below) after the results are known, but at the price of a non-cumulative –2 penalty to Constitution. This penalty cannot be removed, save by the bloodmage abandoning the rituals for a day (also during spell preparation), which removes it immediately.
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An arcanist bloodline wizard can spend blood points as if they were points in his arcane pool.
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This replaces the the level 2, 6, 10, 14 and 18 arcane exploits for the arcanist, bloodline feats and bloodline spells for the sorcerer, the level 2, 6, 10, 14 and 18 hexes for the witch, and arcane school for the wizard.
  
 
=== Bloodsurge (Ex) ===
 
=== Bloodsurge (Ex) ===
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A bloodmage can exert herself as a free action to instantly gain extra blood points, but doing so puts her at risk of a dangerous collapse. At 2nd level, the bloodmage can bloodsurge once per day to gain 1d4 points. At 8th, she can surge twice per day, and the die roll becomes 1d8. At 14th, she can surge three times per day, and the roll becomes 1d12. At 20th, she can bloodsurge 4 times per day.
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A bloodmage can exert himself as a free action to instantly gain extra blood points, but doing so puts himself at risk of a dangerous collapse. At 2nd level, the bloodmage can bloodsurge once per day to gain 1d4 points. At 8th, he can surge twice per day, and the die roll becomes 1d8. At 14th, he can surge three times per day, and the roll becomes 1d12. At 20th, he can bloodsurge 4 times per day. This replaces the wizard's bonus feats.
  
 
=== Bloatmage Initiate ===
 
=== Bloatmage Initiate ===
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=== Absorb Bloodline ===
 
=== Absorb Bloodline ===
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At 6th level the bloodmage learns how to absorb bloodlines. By drinking 1 pint of fresh blood (which inflicts 1 point of Constitution damage on the donor and can be begun no later than 1 minute after death) from a sorcerer with the given bloodline or from a creature affiliated with that bloodline, the bloodmage gains limited access to that bloodline until she next prepares spells. This ability is usable once per day (recharging when she prepares spells) and drinking the blood normally requires a full minute, but bloodmages with the Brew Potion feat can distill the blood into a potion-sized draught that can be stored and consumed as a standard action. Making such a potion is ten minutes of work and must be begun right after the blood is tapped. ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/g/gentle-repose Gentle repose]'' can be used to preserve a corpse for later bloodtapping.
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{{ : Creature_Cooking_Table_(Apath) }}
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At 6th level the bloodmage learns how to absorb bloodlines. By drinking 1 pint of fresh blood (which inflicts 1 point of Constitution damage on the donor and can be begun no later than 1 minute after death) from a sorcerer with the given bloodline or from a creature affiliated with that bloodline, the bloodmage gains limited access to that bloodline for one hour. This ability is usable once per day at sixth level and an additional time per day at level eleven and every four levels thereafter. Bloodline abilities that can only be used a limited number of times per day count separately for each absorbed bloodline, but if the same bloodline is repeatedly absorbed previous uses carry over. Drinking the blood normally requires a full minute, but bloodmages with the Brew Potion feat can distill the blood into a potion-sized draught that can be stored and consumed as a standard action. Making such a potion is ten minutes of work and must be begun right after the blood is tapped. ''[http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/g/gentle-repose Gentle repose]'' can be used to preserve a corpse for later bloodtapping.
  
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Any bloodlines absorbed are in addition to the original bloodline of a bloodmage. Though the bloodmage gains no physical nourishment from drinking blood, this practice is likely responsible for many of the stories linking bloodmages and vampires.
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Though the bloodmage gains no physical nourishment from drinking blood, this practice is likely responsible for many of the stories linking bloodmages and vampires.
  
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In addition to sorcerers of the given bloodline, the Creature Type to Bloodline list presents a few examples of creatures whose blood is considered affiliated to a bloodline. There may be others who work equally well, at the GM’s discretion. The creature must be corporeal and have blood for this ability to work.
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In addition to sorcerers of the given bloodline, Table: Creature Type to Bloodline presents examples of creatures whose blood is considered affiliated to a bloodline. There may be others who work equally well, at the GM’s discretion. The creature must be corporreal and have blood for this ability to work. Consuming the blood of summoned creatures give no benefit.
  
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At 6th level, the bloodmage can access any bloodline spell of a level she can cast, at the cost of one blood point per spell level. She can access bloodline spells from her own bloodline and from that of any bloodline she has absorbed. The blood points are expended as a part of the action to cast the spells.
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At 6th level, the bloodmage can access any bloodline spell of a level he can cast, at the cost of one blood point per spell level. He can access bloodline spells from any bloodline he has absorbed. The blood points are expended as a part of the action to cast the spell. Powers that grant a familiar or companion do so immediately, the companion is made out of the bloodmage's blood but other than appearance it functions normally. If the blood mage already has a familiar, his normal familiar disappears for the duration. Note that a bloodmage with a familiar can drink the familiar's blood to absorb its bloodline.
  
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At 12th level, a bloodmage can temporarily access all of the bloodline powers of an absorbed bloodline as if she were a sorcerer of her bloodmage level. Powers that grant a familiar or companion do so immediately, the companion is made out of the bloodmage's blood but other than appearance it functions normally.
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At 12th level, a bloodmage can temporarily access all of the bloodline powers of an absorbed sorcerer bloodline as if he were a sorcerer of his bloodmage level.
  
 
At 18th level, a bloodmage can temporarily access an absorbed bloodline's bloodline arcana.
 
At 18th level, a bloodmage can temporarily access an absorbed bloodline's bloodline arcana.
  
 
=== Corpulence ===
 
=== Corpulence ===
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At 10th level, a bloodmage becomes so massive that her rolls of fatty, blood-laden flesh grant her a +1 natural armor bonus. At 16th level, this bonus increases to +2 but reduces her speed by 10 feet. This penalty stacks with the penalty from the Bloodmage Initiate feat. This reduction in speed can never reduce the bloodmage’s speed below 5 feet, nor does it affect magical flying effects. A dwarf bloodmage is immune to this loss of speed.
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At 10th level, a bloodmage becomes so massive that his rolls of fatty, blood-laden flesh grant his a +1 natural armor bonus. At 16th level, this bonus increases to +2 but reduces his speed by 10 feet. This penalty stacks with the penalty from the Bloodmage Initiate feat. This reduction in speed can never reduce the bloodmage’s speed below 5 feet, nor does it affect magical flying effects. A dwarf sanguine wizar4d is immune to this speed reduction.
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== Table: Bloodmage Wizard ==
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|rowspan=2|''' Level'''||rowspan=2|''' Base Attack Bonus'''||rowspan=2|''' Fort Save'''||rowspan=2|''' Ref Save'''||rowspan=2|''' Will Save'''||rowspan=2|''' Special'''||colspan=10 align=center|'''Spells per Day'''
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|valign="top"| 1st ||valign="top"| +0 ||valign="top"| +0 ||valign="top"| +0 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| Arcane bond, cantrips, hemophilia, Spell Focus  ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 2nd ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +0 ||valign="top"| +0 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| Bloodsurge (1d4 1/day) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|-
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|valign="top"| 3rd ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"|  ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 4th ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| Bloodmage Initiate ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 5th ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +1 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"|  ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 6th ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| Absorb Bloodline (1/day, spells) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 7th ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"|  ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 8th ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +2 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| Bloodsurge (1d8 2/day) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 9th ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"|  ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 10th ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"| Corpulence (+1 AC) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 11th ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +3 ||valign="top"| +7 ||valign="top"|  Absorb Bloodline (2/day) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 12th ||valign="top"| +6/+1 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"| Absorb Bloodline (powers) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 13th ||valign="top"| +6/+1 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +8 ||valign="top"|  ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 14th ||valign="top"| +7/+2 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +4 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"| Bloodsurge (1d12 3/day) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| — ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 15th ||valign="top"| +7/+2 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +9 ||valign="top"|  Absorb Bloodline (3/day) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1 ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 16th ||valign="top"| +8/+3 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"| Corpulence (+2 AC -10 speed) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| —
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|valign="top"| 17th ||valign="top"| +8/+3 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +5 ||valign="top"| +10 ||valign="top"|  ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2 ||valign="top"| 1
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|valign="top"| 18th ||valign="top"| +9/+4 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"| Absorb Bloodline (arcana) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 2
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|valign="top"| 19th ||valign="top"| +9/+4 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +11 ||valign="top"|  Absorb Bloodline (4/day)  ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 3 ||valign="top"| 3
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|valign="top"| 20th ||valign="top"| +10/+5 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +12 ||valign="top"| Bloodsurge (4/day) ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4 ||valign="top"| 4
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|}
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=== Bloodmage Wizard Lost Class Abilities ===
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These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:
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* Arcane School
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* Scribe Scroll
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* Bonus feats
  
 
== Table: Bloodmage Sorcerer ==
 
== Table: Bloodmage Sorcerer ==
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|valign="top"| 20th ||valign="top"| +10/+5 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +6 ||valign="top"| +12 ||valign="top"| Bloodline power, bloodsurge (4/day) ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6 ||valign="top"| 6
 
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=== Bloodmage Sorcerer Lost Class Abilities ===
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== Summary of Lost Class Abilities ==
 
 
These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:
 
These abilities of the original class are lost or modified in this archetype:
 
* Bloodline feats
 
* Bloodline feats

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Unofficial rules compendium

Obsessed with the study of the effects of blood and bloodlines on arcane magic, bloodmages replicate the powers of sorcerer bloodlines by consuming the blood of sorcerers and magical creatures.

Class Information

This is a prestige archetype. Bloodmages use their own blood as a magical laboratory.

Prestige Class: Bloatmage and the Bloatmage Initiate feat from Pathfinder Chronicles: City of Strangers. Build Classes: Arcanist, Sorcerer witch, or wizard.

Role: Bloodmages are coldly calculating, seeking the perfect point at which to overwhelm their opposition with an unexpected blood surge.

Alignment: Any. Bloodmages gain their powers through careful study, but obtaining samples to study often forces them to go outside codes of ethics and law.

Hit Die: d6.

Class Features

This archetype has all normal class features, except as noted.

Spell Focus

Bloodmages gain Spell Focus as a bonus feat at 1st level. This replaces consume spells for the arcanist, patron spells for the witch, and Scribe Scroll for the wizard.

Hemophilia (Ex)

Bloodmages are particularly susceptible to bleed effects, and the DC of any Heal check made to stop a bleed effect is 5 higher than normal. In addition, anytime a bleeding wound is inflicted on a bloodmage, he loses 1 blood point. This loss of blood points is cumulative for multiple bleed attacks, but not each time he takes damage from the same attack.

Blood Pool (Su)

At 2nd level, a bloodmage gains a pool of blood points, representing an overload of his system with excess blood to extend his arcane abilities beyond their normal level. A bloodmage’s normal pool of blood points is equal to half his bloodmage level.

Blood points can be spent at the time of casting to cast a spell without expending the prepared spell. The spell (or spell slot for an arcanist or sorcerer) is retained as if it had not been cast. Retaining a spell in this manner costs a number of blood points equal to the spell’s level, and these points must be spent at the time of casting.

In addition, the bloodmage may push himself via his bloodsurge ability in order to gain a number of extra blood points, but such exertion is a dangerous gamble. If the bloodmage’s current number of blood points is greater than half his class level but less than or equal to his class level, he gains the sickened condition. If his exertions push his blood pool beyond his class level, he immediately flies into a homicidal rage, striking out randomly with his most damaging attacks and abilities at friends and foes alike for 1d6 rounds or until his blood pool is reduced to 0 (whichever comes first). At the end of the rage, his blood points drop to 0, his hit points drop to –1, and he begins dying.

Each day, when the bloodmage rests to regain spells, he regains blood points up to half his class level but not beyond (so if his bloodmage level is 10 but he currently has 8 points, he remains at 8 until he spends the extra points).

Some bloodmages conduct constant rituals involving leeches or exsanguination in an attempt to regulate their systems. These rituals, which must be undertaken daily during spell preparation, give the bloodmage the option of subtracting 1 point from any surging rolls (see below) after the results are known, but at the price of a non-cumulative –2 penalty to Constitution. This penalty cannot be removed, save by the bloodmage abandoning the rituals for a day (also during spell preparation), which removes it immediately.

An arcanist bloodline wizard can spend blood points as if they were points in his arcane pool.

This replaces the the level 2, 6, 10, 14 and 18 arcane exploits for the arcanist, bloodline feats and bloodline spells for the sorcerer, the level 2, 6, 10, 14 and 18 hexes for the witch, and arcane school for the wizard.

Bloodsurge (Ex)

A bloodmage can exert himself as a free action to instantly gain extra blood points, but doing so puts himself at risk of a dangerous collapse. At 2nd level, the bloodmage can bloodsurge once per day to gain 1d4 points. At 8th, he can surge twice per day, and the die roll becomes 1d8. At 14th, he can surge three times per day, and the roll becomes 1d12. At 20th, he can bloodsurge 4 times per day. This replaces the wizard's bonus feats.

Bloatmage Initiate

At 4th level a bloodmage swells up, his body holing a copious amount of blood. As a side effect he us constantly under the effects of a medium load—his maximum bonus to AC from Dexterity is +3, he gains an armor check penalty of –3, and his speed decreases as appropriate (generally from 30 feet to 20 feet for a Medium creature).

The bloodmage casts any spell from a school in which he possesses the Spell Focus feat at +1 caster level. This bonus stacks with the bonus from Spell Focus.

Absorb Bloodline

Table: Creature Type to Bloodline
Creature Type Bloodline
Aberration, otyugh Otyugh MB1
Aberration, flumph* Flumph MB2
Aberation, starspawn* Starspawn MB4
Aberration, other Aberrant
Animal Animal MB5
Construct Artifice MB5
Dragon* Draconic
Fey, gremlin* Pugwampi MB2
Fey, other* Fey
Humanoid, android Nanite PoR
Humanoid, aquatic Aquatic IYB
Humanoid, dwarf Deep Earth APG
Humanoid, giant* Giant MB5
Humanoid, giant (cyclops)* Cyclopean MB1
Humanoid, gnome* Fey
Humanoid, human* Imperious ARG
Humanoid, kobold* Kobold ARG
Humanoid, orc* Orc OoG
Humanoid, reptilian* Serpentine APG
Humanoid, shapeshifter* Shapeshifter MB5
Humanoid, arcane caster* Arcane
Humanoid, divine caster* Divine MB5
Humanoid, psychic caster* Psychic OA
Humanoid, other* Maestro UM
Magical beast, aranea* Aranea MB3
Magical beast, behemoth* Behemoth MB3
Magical beast, flail snail* Flail Snail MB2
Magical beast, phoenix* Phoenix MB2
Magical beast, sphinx* Sphinx MB1
Magical beast, stirge Stirge MB1
Magical beast, unicorn* Unicorn MB1
Magical beast, other Destined
Monstroud humanoid, lamia* Lamia MB3
Monstroud humanoid, medusa* Medusan MB1
Monstrous Humanoid, other* Accursed UM
Ooze Decay MB5
Outsider, asura* Aranea MB3
Outsider, elohim* Elohim MB4
Magical beast, aranea* Aranea MB3
Outsider, kami* Kami MB3
Outsider, kyton* Kyton MB4
Outsider, oni* Oni DEP
Outsider, psychopomp* Psychopomp MB4
Outsider, rakshasa* Rakshasa UM
Outsider, chaotic evil* Abyssal
Outsider, chaotic neutral* Protean APG
Outsider, elemental* Elemental
Outsider, good* Celestial
Outsider, neutral* Impossible CoB
Outsider, lawful neutral* Inevitable MB1
Outsider, lawful evil* Infernal
Outsider, neutral evil* Daemon BoF
Plant, mi-go* Mi-go MB3
Plant, fungus* Fungal MB4
Plant, other Verdant APG
Undead, nosferatu* Nosferatu MB4
Undead, other Undead
Vermin Insect MB5

References
APG = Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Player’s Guide
ARG = Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Advanced Race Guide
BM = Monstrous Bloodlines for Sorcerers 1-4 © Purple Duck Games
DM = Deep Magic © 2014 Open Design LLC.
UM = Pathfinder Roleplaying Game: Ultimate Magic
OoG = Orcs of Golarion
IYB = In your blood
BoF = Blood of Fiends
P029 = Pathfinder 29: Mother of Flies. Copyright 2010, Paizo Publishing, LLC;
PoR = People of the River
* = Usually intelligent and an evil act to kill for power gain.

At 6th level the bloodmage learns how to absorb bloodlines. By drinking 1 pint of fresh blood (which inflicts 1 point of Constitution damage on the donor and can be begun no later than 1 minute after death) from a sorcerer with the given bloodline or from a creature affiliated with that bloodline, the bloodmage gains limited access to that bloodline for one hour. This ability is usable once per day at sixth level and an additional time per day at level eleven and every four levels thereafter. Bloodline abilities that can only be used a limited number of times per day count separately for each absorbed bloodline, but if the same bloodline is repeatedly absorbed previous uses carry over. Drinking the blood normally requires a full minute, but bloodmages with the Brew Potion feat can distill the blood into a potion-sized draught that can be stored and consumed as a standard action. Making such a potion is ten minutes of work and must be begun right after the blood is tapped. Gentle repose can be used to preserve a corpse for later bloodtapping.

Though the bloodmage gains no physical nourishment from drinking blood, this practice is likely responsible for many of the stories linking bloodmages and vampires.

In addition to sorcerers of the given bloodline, Table: Creature Type to Bloodline presents examples of creatures whose blood is considered affiliated to a bloodline. There may be others who work equally well, at the GM’s discretion. The creature must be corporreal and have blood for this ability to work. Consuming the blood of summoned creatures give no benefit.

At 6th level, the bloodmage can access any bloodline spell of a level he can cast, at the cost of one blood point per spell level. He can access bloodline spells from any bloodline he has absorbed. The blood points are expended as a part of the action to cast the spell. Powers that grant a familiar or companion do so immediately, the companion is made out of the bloodmage's blood but other than appearance it functions normally. If the blood mage already has a familiar, his normal familiar disappears for the duration. Note that a bloodmage with a familiar can drink the familiar's blood to absorb its bloodline.

At 12th level, a bloodmage can temporarily access all of the bloodline powers of an absorbed sorcerer bloodline as if he were a sorcerer of his bloodmage level.

At 18th level, a bloodmage can temporarily access an absorbed bloodline's bloodline arcana.

Corpulence

At 10th level, a bloodmage becomes so massive that his rolls of fatty, blood-laden flesh grant his a +1 natural armor bonus. At 16th level, this bonus increases to +2 but reduces his speed by 10 feet. This penalty stacks with the penalty from the Bloodmage Initiate feat. This reduction in speed can never reduce the bloodmage’s speed below 5 feet, nor does it affect magical flying effects. A dwarf sanguine wizar4d is immune to this speed reduction.

Table: Bloodmage Wizard

Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special Spells per Day
0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Arcane bond, cantrips, hemophilia, Spell Focus 3 1 — — — — — — — —
2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Bloodsurge (1d4 1/day) 4 2 — — — — — — — —
3rd +1 +1 +1 +3 4 2 1 — — — — — — —
4th +2 +1 +1 +4 Bloodmage Initiate 4 3 2 — — — — — — —
5th +2 +1 +1 +4 4 3 2 1 — — — — — —
6th +3 +2 +2 +5 Absorb Bloodline (1/day, spells) 4 3 3 2 — — — — — —
7th +3 +2 +2 +5 4 4 3 2 1 — — — — —
8th +4 +2 +2 +6 Bloodsurge (1d8 2/day) 4 4 3 3 2 — — — — —
9th +4 +3 +3 +6 4 4 4 3 2 1 — — — —
10th +5 +3 +3 +7 Corpulence (+1 AC) 4 4 4 3 3 2 — — — —
11th +5 +3 +3 +7 Absorb Bloodline (2/day) 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 — — —
12th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8 Absorb Bloodline (powers) 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 — — —
13th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 — —
14th +7/+2 +4 +4 +9 Bloodsurge (1d12 3/day) 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 — —
15th +7/+2 +5 +5 +9 Absorb Bloodline (3/day) 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 1 —
16th +8/+3 +5 +5 +10 Corpulence (+2 AC -10 speed) 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 Absorb Bloodline (arcana) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2
19th +9/+4 +6 +6 +11 Absorb Bloodline (4/day) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
20th +10/+5 +6 +6 +12 Bloodsurge (4/day) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Bloodmage Wizard Lost Class Abilities

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

  • Arcane School
  • Scribe Scroll
  • Bonus feats

Table: Bloodmage Sorcerer

Level Base Attack Bonus Fort Save Ref Save Will Save Special Spells per Day
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Bloodline power, cantrips, Eschew Materials, hemophilia, Spell Focus 3 — — — — — — — —
2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Blood pool, bloodsurge (1/day, 1d4) 4 — — — — — — — —
3rd +1 +1 +1 +3 Bloodline power, 5 — — — — — — — —
4th +2 +1 +1 +4 Bloodmage Initiate 6 3 — — — — — — —
5th +2 +1 +1 +4 — 6 4 — — — — — — —
6th +3 +2 +2 +5 Absorb bloodline (spell) 6 5 3 — — — — — —
7th +3 +2 +2 +5 — 6 6 4 — — — — — —
8th +4 +2 +2 +6 Bloodsurge (2/day, 1d8) 6 6 5 3 — — — — —
9th +4 +3 +3 +6 Bloodline power 6 6 6 4 — — — — —
10th +5 +3 +3 +7 Corpulence (+1 AC) 6 6 6 5 3 — — — —
11th +5 +3 +3 +7 — 6 6 6 6 4 — — — —
12th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8 Absorb bloodline (powers) 6 6 6 6 5 3 — — —
13th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8 — 6 6 6 6 6 4 — — —
14th +7/+2 +4 +4 +9 Bloodsurge (3/day, 1d12) 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 — —
15th +7/+2 +5 +5 +9 Bloodline power 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 — —
16th +8/+3 +5 +5 +10 Corpulence (+2 AC, -10 speed) 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3 —
17th +8/+3 +5 +5 +10 — 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 —
18th +9/+4 +6 +6 +11 Absorb bloodline (arcana) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 3
19th +9/+4 +6 +6 +11 — 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4
20th +10/+5 +6 +6 +12 Bloodline power, bloodsurge (4/day) 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Bloodmage Sorcerer Lost Class Abilities

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

  • Bloodline feats
  • Bloodline spells
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