sreservoir
2010-11-26, 10:40 AM
I like generic classes and I like spirit shamans' spells known quirk - basically, they're spontaneous casters, can cast about as many spells as a sorcerer, but have a lot less spells known. However, they can repick their spells known daily.
Target tier is 1/2, probably 1 with the daily switching.
Hit Die d4
Base Save Bonuses One good save and two poor saves.
Class Skills Choose any four skills as class skills, plus Craft, Knowledge (all), and Profession.
Skill Points 2 + Int modifier (or four times this number at 1st level).
Weapon and Armor Proficiency One simple weapon; no armor.
Bonus Feats The spellcaster gets one bonus feat at 1st level, one at 5th level, and another one at every fifth class level thereafter (10th, 15th, and so on).
Spellcasting
A spellcaster learns and casts spells as a spirit shaman. She may select her spells from the cleric, druid, and sorcerer/wizard spell lists.
A spellcaster must choose at 1st level whether to be an arcane spellcaster or a divine spellcaster. This choice affects the spells that she may learn what kinds of scrolls she can use. A divine spellcaster may select her spells from any spell list used by a class which learns 9th level divine spells (such as the cleric and druid spell lists). An arcane spellcaster may select her spells from any spell list used by a class which learns 9th level arcane spells. A spellcaster may designate Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as the ability score that determines the highest-level spell she can learn or cast, the bonus spells she receives for having a high ability score, and the Difficulty Class of her spell's-saving throws.
Spells Per Day
{table=head]Level|0th|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|6|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|6|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|6|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|6|2|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|6|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|6|3|2|2|-|-|-|-|-|-
7th|6|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-
8th|6|4|3|2|2|-|-|-|-|-
9th|6|4|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-
10th|6|4|4|3|2|2|-|-|-|-
11th|6|5|4|3|3|2|1|-|-|-
12th|6|5|4|4|3|2|2|-|-|-
13th|6|5|5|4|3|3|2|1|-|-
14th|6|6|5|4|4|3|2|2|-|-
15th|6|6|5|5|4|3|3|2|1|-
16th|6|6|6|5|4|4|3|2|2|-
17th|6|6|6|5|5|4|3|3|2|1
18th|6|6|6|6|5|4|4|3|2|2
19th|6|6|6|6|5|5|4|3|3|2
20th|6|6|6|6|6|5|4|4|3|2
[/table]
Spells Retrieved Per Day
{table=head]Level|0th|1st|2nd|4rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|3|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|3|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|3|3|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|3|3|3|2|-|-|-|-|-|-
7th|3|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-
8th|3|3|3|3|2|-|-|-|-|-
9th|3|3|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-
10th|3|3|3|3|3|2|-|-|-|-
11th|3|3|3|3|3|2|1|-|-|-
12th|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|-|-|-
13th|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|1|-|-
14th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|-|-
15th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|1|-
16th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|-
17th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|1
18th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2
19th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2
20th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3
[/table]
Anything obviously wrong? Balance comparisons?
These aren't completely identical to the spirit shaman's spells per day/spells retrieved. I think it's a few fewer per day, a few more retrieved, actually.
Target tier is 1/2, probably 1 with the daily switching.
Hit Die d4
Base Save Bonuses One good save and two poor saves.
Class Skills Choose any four skills as class skills, plus Craft, Knowledge (all), and Profession.
Skill Points 2 + Int modifier (or four times this number at 1st level).
Weapon and Armor Proficiency One simple weapon; no armor.
Bonus Feats The spellcaster gets one bonus feat at 1st level, one at 5th level, and another one at every fifth class level thereafter (10th, 15th, and so on).
Spellcasting
A spellcaster learns and casts spells as a spirit shaman. She may select her spells from the cleric, druid, and sorcerer/wizard spell lists.
A spellcaster must choose at 1st level whether to be an arcane spellcaster or a divine spellcaster. This choice affects the spells that she may learn what kinds of scrolls she can use. A divine spellcaster may select her spells from any spell list used by a class which learns 9th level divine spells (such as the cleric and druid spell lists). An arcane spellcaster may select her spells from any spell list used by a class which learns 9th level arcane spells. A spellcaster may designate Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma as the ability score that determines the highest-level spell she can learn or cast, the bonus spells she receives for having a high ability score, and the Difficulty Class of her spell's-saving throws.
Spells Per Day
{table=head]Level|0th|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|6|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|6|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|6|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|6|2|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|6|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|6|3|2|2|-|-|-|-|-|-
7th|6|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-
8th|6|4|3|2|2|-|-|-|-|-
9th|6|4|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-
10th|6|4|4|3|2|2|-|-|-|-
11th|6|5|4|3|3|2|1|-|-|-
12th|6|5|4|4|3|2|2|-|-|-
13th|6|5|5|4|3|3|2|1|-|-
14th|6|6|5|4|4|3|2|2|-|-
15th|6|6|5|5|4|3|3|2|1|-
16th|6|6|6|5|4|4|3|2|2|-
17th|6|6|6|5|5|4|3|3|2|1
18th|6|6|6|6|5|4|4|3|2|2
19th|6|6|6|6|5|5|4|3|3|2
20th|6|6|6|6|6|5|4|4|3|2
[/table]
Spells Retrieved Per Day
{table=head]Level|0th|1st|2nd|4rd|4th|5th|6th|7th|8th|9th
1st|3|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
2nd|3|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
3rd|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
4th|3|3|2|-|-|-|-|-|-|-
5th|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-|-
6th|3|3|3|2|-|-|-|-|-|-
7th|3|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-|-
8th|3|3|3|3|2|-|-|-|-|-
9th|3|3|3|3|2|1|-|-|-|-
10th|3|3|3|3|3|2|-|-|-|-
11th|3|3|3|3|3|2|1|-|-|-
12th|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|-|-|-
13th|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|1|-|-
14th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|-|-
15th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|1|-
16th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|-
17th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2|1
18th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2
19th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|2
20th|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3|3
[/table]
Anything obviously wrong? Balance comparisons?
These aren't completely identical to the spirit shaman's spells per day/spells retrieved. I think it's a few fewer per day, a few more retrieved, actually.