Tantrist (D&D Sorcerer Variant)

Unofficial rules compendium

For a full background and description, see Book of Erotic Fantasy, p 63. This is a rules write-up.

The tantrist channels sexual energy into magic, often destructive magic. They work like standard sorcerers (not wizards as in BEF) except as follows.

Class Skills

Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), Listen (Wis), Perform (Cha), Sense Motive (Wis), Spellcraft (Int), and Spot (Wis).

Skill points at first level: (4 + Int modifier) x4

Skill points at each additional level: 4 + Int modifier

Spell Preparation

A trantrist needs to have sex to prepare spells. Masturbation can count as sex in an emergency, but only for one day; the tantrist must have sex with a partner at least every other day to prepare spells. Depending on the tantrist's preferences and domains, sexual variants such as voyeurism or bestialism might qualify.

Familiar

The tantrist is more interested in people than in magical critters and does not get a familiar.

Bonus feats:

• Level 1:
  • Eschew Materials.
• Level 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20: select from this list:
  • Any metamagic feat
  • New Spell
  • Sex Appeal
  • Skill Focus (Concentration or Perform)
  • Spell Focus (Evocation)
  • Spell Focus (Evocation), Greater
  • Spell Penetration
  • Spell Penetration, Greater

Domain

As a tantrist, you choose two domains, automatically learning all domain spells as soon as you can cast them. You also get the granted power of each domain. Domain spells are considered arcane spells when used by a sorcerer. Any divine focus requirement is ignored. Domain powers in italics have been changed from the original. Some domains are the same as those of clerics; a few come from the Book of Erotic Fantasy, while others are arcane domains from Unearthed Arcana; the later all have new domain powers. The domains of the tantrist often reflect their sexual preferences in some way; a tantrist of the slime domain is an odd figure, to say the least.

A tantrist that takes a prestige class that grants new spellcasting levels continues to gain new domain spells as he advances, just like a cleric does.

Domain	Granted Power	Reference
Animal	Speak with animals once per day. Knowledge (nature) as class skill	Player's Handbook p 186
Antimagic	+4 bonus on dispel checks	Unearthed Arcana p 57
Battle	Proficiency and Weapon Focus with one martial weapon	Unearthed Arcana p 57
Body	Add Climb, Escape Artist, Jump, Swim, Tumble to class skills	Erotic Fantasy 93
Cavern	Stonecunning	Spell Compendium 271
Charm	Sex Appeal as bonus feat	Spell Compendium 271
Cold	Cold resistance 5	Unearthed Arcana p 57
Conjuration	Double duration on conjuration spells (as Extend Spell)	Unearthed Arcana p 57
Creation	+1 caster levels on Conjuration spells	Spell Compendium 272
Darkness	Blind-Fight	Spell Compendium 272
Divination	Listen, Search, Sense Motive, and Spot as class skills	Unearthed Arcana p 57
Domination	Spell Focus (enchantment)	Spell Compendium 273
Dragon	Bluff and Intimidate as class skills	Spell Compendium 273
Dream	Immune to fear	Spell Compendium 273
Earth	Acid resistance 5	Player's Handbook p 186
Enhancement	Diplomacy, Gather Information, and Sense Motive as class skills	Unearthed Arcana p 58
Evocation	Spell Focus (evocation)	Unearthed Arcana p 58
Fey	+4 save vs spell-like abilities of fey	Exalted Deeds 86
Fire	Fire resistance 5	Unearthed Arcana p 58
Force	Reroll damage roll 1/day	Spell Compendium 274
Knowledge	All knowledge skills become class skills	Player’s Handbook p 187
Liberation	Reroll certain saves	Spell Compendium 276
Luck	Reroll once/day	Player’s Handbook p 187
Lust	Charisma bonus	Spell Compendium 276
Madness	Madness; see text	Spell Compendium 276
Magic	Spells on domain list do not require material components	Player's Handbook p 188
Mentalism	Grant Will save bonus	Spell Compendium 276
Metal	Proficiency and Focus for light hammer or warhammer	Spell Compendium 276
Mind	+2 Bluff, Diplomacy, Sense Motive	Spell Compendium 276
Oracle	Divination spells at +2 caster levels	Spell Compendium 277
Perversion	Smite	Erotic Fantasy 94
Pestilence	Immune to effects of disease	Spell Compendium 278
Pleasure	Soothing touch 1/day heals fatigue, 1 hp/level	Erotic Fantasy 94
Portal	Detect portals with DC 20 Search	Spell Compendium 278
Pride	Reroll save on a roll of 1	Spell Compendium 278
Rune	Scribe Scroll	Spell Compendium 279
Slime	Skill Focus (Escape Artist), Escape Artist as class skill	Spell Compendium 280
Spider	Skill Focus (Climb), Climb as class skill	Spell Compendium 280
Summoner	+2 caster level for Conjuration (summoning) spells	Spell Compendium 281
Time	Improved Initiative	Spell Compendium 281
Transmutation	Spell Focus (transmutation)	Unearthed Arcana p 58
Travel	Freedom of movement 1 round per day per level	Player’s Handbook p 188
Trickery	Bluff, Disguise, Hide become class skills	Player’s Handbook p 189
Voyeur	Cast domain spells freely when scrying	Erotic Fantasy 94
War	Armored Caster and Armor Proficiency (Light) feats	Player’s Handbook p 189
Water	Skill Focus (Swim), Swim as class skill	Player’s Handbook p 189
Windstorm	Electric resistance 5	Spell Compendium 282
Wrath	Improved Toughness as bonus feat; ignore prerequisites	Spell Compendium 282