Theurgist (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

Not all sacredotes are religious – some view the divine from an entirely theoretical viewpoint. Studying the astral plane and its energies rather than theology, these scholars sometimes call themselves astral magicians. They study divine powers in a scholarly way and have a spellbook.

Class Information

This is a sacredote archetype.

Hit Dice: d6.

Class Abilities

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

Alignment and Code of Conduct

An astral magician is not religious, follows no religious dogma, and has no code of conduct. They can pick spells and domains regardless of their own alignment. Casting an aligned spell is still an action of that alignment, and doing so a lot can cause an alignment change, just as it can for any spellcaster. This replaces Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells.

Arcane Spellcasting

Astral magicians cast arcane spells. This otherwise works exactly like a sacredote's spellcasting. Because of the astral magician specializes in the study of the astral plane, their magic resembles that of clerics rather than wizards, but the way they study and use magic marks them as arcane casters. This replaces advanced spells.

Divine Focus

An astral magician does not use a divine focus.

Domain Access

An astral magician has access to all spells on any domain's list of spells, and can learn and cast these spells as domain spells, in addition to mage armor. They can learn spells from any alignment domain. This is a modification to the domain ability.

Spellbook

The astral magician has a spellbook, just like a wizard. A level one astral magician starts with all of the standard level zero cleric spells (orisons) and three level one spells from the cleric spell list, plus a number of level one cleric spells equal to his Intelligence modifier from personal research and excellence as a student. He also knows an equal number of first level spells from any domains of his choice. Each level the astral magician advances, he learns two new cleric spells and two new domain spells for free, representing his theological study. Any additional spells must be scribed in the same manner a wizard does.

Astral magicians can learn and use the Spell mastery feat with their class spells and can prepare read magic from memory alone, just like a wizard.

Summary of Changed Class Abilities

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

• Chaotic, Evil, Good, and Lawful Spells
• Domains
• Spells

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