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Pictogram
2017-02-13, 12:01 AM
As the title suggest I'm looking for homebrew desert themed classes, In particular my setting that I'm running has a huge thing about survival and finding water. Specifically in this game, all create water spells are banned as well as items that remove the need to eat/ drink, create food spells are banned too. Anyone know of anything? 3.5 or pathfinder is what we are running

Debihuman
2017-02-13, 06:15 AM
The dandwiki has a couple: https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Desert_Nomad_(3.5e_Class) and http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Crusader_of_the_Desert_(3.5e_Class)

nonsi
2017-02-13, 08:13 AM
As the title suggest I'm looking for homebrew desert themed classes, In particular my setting that I'm running has a huge thing about survival and finding water. Specifically in this game, all create water spells are banned as well as items that remove the need to eat/ drink, create food spells are banned too. Anyone know of anything? 3.5 or pathfinder is what we are running

Here's my take on Muad-Dib and Leto II (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showsinglepost.php?p=18777487&postcount=24).

Giegue
2017-02-13, 08:14 AM
While not outright desert themed, the Sha'ir from the Dragon Compendium may be a good replacement for the wizard in your setting, The Sha'ir is basically the wizard with a little bit of Arabian Nights added; instead of having a spellbook and getting it's spells through study it can bargain with Genies/Djinn for *any spell off the wizard list* and some from specific, element-themed cleric domains. In theory it sounds broken, but it's casting mechanic is unique enough and balanced enough where it is no stronger than a wizard. So if your fine with wizards, you should be fine with Sha'ir. (and since they get their magic from Genies/djinn (and even get a djinn companion) they certainly have a "Arabian Nights/Desert wizard" feel.)

As for other things from wizards, they had an entire book devoted to desert-themed games, though it had no base classes. It did had some nice prestige classes with a "desert" theme, though, and lots of rules covering the kinds of hazards and challenges PCs would face in a desert setting. The book is called Sandstorm, and you may want to check it out. Even if nothing in there strikes your fancy, you can use it as inspiration, at least.

lylsyly
2017-02-13, 09:12 AM
There is also the Dark Sun Campaign Setting (2nd Ed was by TSR, 3rd Ed was third party). It is full of desert thingies, gotta be some stuff in them you can use.