Sorcerer

Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who discover a natural affinity for magic later in life. Through instinct and a tenacious pushing of their limits, they can come to control and direct their power in a limited number of ways. Because they must know and accept themselves to harness their magical potential, all sorcerers are marked by a great self-confidence. Many are also possessed of a healthy glow, strong sense of purpose or above average features rumoured to stem from the same long-forgotten inhuman ancestor whose magic runs through the sorcerer's veins.

In Impiltur, they are distrusted as possible agents of Chaos and are unlikely to be given the same responsibilities as a Wizard. Despite this, many prefer the company of a Sorcerer for their greater social graces and more comprehensible topics of conversation.

WARNING: To cast a spell, a sorcerer must have a Charisma score of 10 + the spell's level. For example, to cast a 4th-level spell, a sorcerer must have a Charisma of 14.

Properties

• Hit Die: d4.
• AB Progression: Low.
• Primary Save: Will.
• Skill Points: 2 + Int Modifier.
• Class Skills: Concentration, Heal (skill), Intimidate, Knowledge and Spellcraft.
• Proficiencies: Weapon Handling, Weapon Proficiency (Simple).
• Spellcasting: Arcane (Charisma-based, no spell preparation, spell failure from armor is a factor).

Progression

Lvl	BAB	Saves			Feats	HP range		Base spells per day						Known spells
		Fort	Ref	Will				0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th		0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	Sorcerous Origin, Familiar	4±CON Modifier		7	5	—	—	—		2	2	-	-	-
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+3		8±CON Modifier		12	6	—	—	—		3	2	-	-	-
3rd	+1	+1	+1	+3	Empower Familiar	12±CON Modifier		18	7	—	—	-		3	3	-	-	-
4th	+2	+1	+1	+4		16±CON Modifier		18	7	5	—	—		3	3	2	-	-
5th	+2	+1	+1	+4	Power Burst	20±CON Modifier		24	8	6	—	—		4	4	2	-	-
6th	+3	+2	+2	+5		24±CON Modifier		24	8	6	5	—		4	4	2	2	-
7th	+3	+2	+2	+5	Sorcerous Inheritance	28±CON Modifier		24	10	8	6	—		4	5	3	2	-
8th	+4	+2	+2	+6		32±CON Modifier		24	10	8	6	5		4	5	3	2	2

Feats

• Sorcerous Origin - The character selects one from Artifice, Cosmic, Draconic, Elemental, Fey, Outsider or Unknown. They can activate this feat to choose 2 +1 bonuses to a skill (Concentration, Intimidate) or saving throw (vs Fire, Evil, Poison etc.).
• Familiar - The sorcerer can summon and possess a familiar.
• Empower Familiar - The sorcerer's familiar, if summoned, gains +6 Strength, +3 Dodge AC and d6 temporary HP per level. This bonus lasts until the temporary HP are lost or the character rests. If the familiar dies after being empowered it deals 3d6+2 damage to the Sorcerer instead of the usual d6.
• Power Burst - For the next 6 rounds, the character casts all level 0-3 spells at a Quickened speed. At the end of this period they suffer a -2 penalty to Constitution, Charisma and all saving throws until their next rest.
• Sorcerous Inheritance - The Sorcerous Origin bonuses increase to +2.

Familiars

• Crow - increases Knowledge: Arcana
• Rat - increases Knowledge: Architecture and Engineering
• Bat - increases Knowledge: Dungeoneering
• Hawk - increases Knowledge: Geography
• Owl - increases Knowledge: History
• Toad - increases Knowledge: Local
• Weasel - increases Knowledge: Nature
• Cat - increases Knowledge: Nobility and Royalty
• Lizard - increases Knowledge: Planes
• Snake - increases Knowledge: Religion
• Spider - increases Intimidate

Familiars grant +2 to a skill while they are around and increase caster level by 1, but deal 1d6 damage to the sorcerer when they die. This damage cannot reduce them below 1 HP.

Spells

Sorcerers now have access to different spells. For changes to spells, please refer to the spell list link.

Cantrips	1st level spells	2nd level spells	3rd level spells	4th level spells
Acid Splash Arcane Mark Daze Detect Magic Electric Jolt Flare Light Animate Hinge Prestidigitation Ray of Frost Resistance	Animate Weapon Burning Hands Charm Person Colour Spray Endure Elements Expeditious Retreat Grease Horizikaul's Boom Ice Dagger Identify Ironguts Mage Armour Magic Missile Magic Weapon Negative Energy Ray Protection from Alignment Ray of Enfeeblement Scare Shield Sleep Summon Creature I True Strike	Balagarn's Iron Horn Blindness/Deafness Bull's Strength Cat's Grace Cloud of Bewilderment Combust Continual Flame Darkness Death Armour Eagle's Splendour Bear's Endurance Flame Weapon Fox's Cunning Gedlee's Electric Loop Ghostly Visage Ghoul Touch Invisibility Knock Lesser Dispel Melf's Acid Arrow Owl's Wisdom Resist Elements See Invisibility Stone Bones Summon Creature II Tasha's Hideous Laughter Ultravision Web	Animate Dead Clairaudience/Clairvoyance Clarity Dispel Magic Displacement Find Traps Fireball Flame Arrow Greater Magic Weapon Gust of Wind Haste Hold Person Invisibility Sphere Keen Edge Lightning Bolt Magic Circle against Alignment Mestil's Acid Breath Negative Energy Burst Protection from Elements Remove Blindness/Deafness Scintillating Sphere Slow Stinking Cloud Summon Creature III Vampiric Touch	Bestow Curse Charm Monster Confusion Contagion Elemental Shield Enervation Evard's Black Tentacles Fear Ice Storm Improved Invisibility Isaac's Lesser Missile Storm Lesser Spell Breach Minor Globe of Invulnerability Phantasmal Killer Polymorph Self Remove Curse Shadow Conjuration Stoneskin Summon Creature IV Wall of Fire

Metamagic

Table is unconfirmed as server accurate, based on vanilla. Server specific spells to be added later.

Sorcerer Metamagic

Name	Level	Empower (2nd)	Extend (1st)	Maximize (3rd)	Quicken (4th)	Silent (1st)	Still (1st)
Acid splash	0	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Daze	0	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Electric jolt	0	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Flare	0	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Light	0	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Ray of frost	0	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Resistance	0	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Burning hands	1	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Charm person	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Color spray	1	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Endure elements	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Expeditious retreat	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Grease	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Horizikaul's boom	1	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Ice dagger	1	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Identify	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Ironguts	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Mage armor	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Magic missile	1	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Magic weapon	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Negative energy ray	1	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Protection from alignment	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Ray of enfeeblement	1	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Scare	1	no	yes	no	yes	no	yes
Shelgarn's persistent blade	1	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Shield	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Sleep	1	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Summon creature I	1	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
True strike	1	no	no	no	yes	yes	no
Balagarn's iron horn	2	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Blindness/deafness	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Bull's strength	2	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Cat's grace	2	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Cloud of bewilderment	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Combust	2	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Continual flame	2	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Darkness	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Death armor	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Eagle's splendor	2	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Endurance	2	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Flame weapon	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Fox's cunning	2	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Gedlee's electric loop	2	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Ghostly visage	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Ghoul touch	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Invisibility	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Knock	2	no	no	no	yes	no	yes
Lesser dispel	2	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
Melf's acid arrow	2	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Owl's wisdom	2	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Resist elements	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
See invisibility	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Stone bones	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Summon creature II	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Tasha's hideous laughter	2	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Ultravision	2	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Web	2	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Clairaudience/clairvoyance	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Clarity	3	no	yes	no	yes	no	yes
Dispel magic	3	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Displacement	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	no
Find traps	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Fireball	3	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Flame arrow	3	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Greater magic weapon	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Gust of wind	3	no	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Haste	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Hold person	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Invisibility sphere	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Keen edge	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Lightning bolt	3	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Magic circle against alignment	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Mestil's acid breath	3	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Negative energy burst	3	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Protection from elements	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Scintillating sphere	3	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
Slow	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Stinking cloud	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Summon creature III	3	no	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
Vampiric touch	3	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	yes

New Spells

• Arcane Mark: The first casting of this spell asks the caster to type out the description of a personal sigil. This sigil will be attached to all future castings of the spell. Subsequent casters ask the caster to type out up to 6 symbols. These symbols will be attached to that particular casting only. A mark will be placed on the ground at the casting location, containing the sigil and the symbols. This can only be read after casting a Detect Magic spell and the mark will remain for 24 hours before disappearing.

• Detect Magic: When cast, all Arcane Marks within the area become readable to those in the area. The caster will also gain information about other magical signatures, such as those found in a wizard's laboratory or dungeon.

• Animate Hinge: When cast, the hinges of the nearest door or container attempt to open or close. If the object is trapped, there is a 20% chance that the trap is disabled for the next 2 rounds. This success or failure will not be reported. The spell fails if the object has been locked.

• Prestidigitation: This spell has no effects beyond those RPed by the caster.

Prestige Routes

This assumes the character has only a single class to meet the requirements and is non-human before taking the prestige class (PrC). Human characters will have greater flexibility in regards to feat progression due to the extra feat granted at character creation by their racial bonus, Quick to Master. Some class routes to prestige may also favour multi-classing in order to more effectively meet pre-requisites or to better synergise the character's skill set to suit the PrC, however caution is advised as most PrCs have strict skill requirements (meeting the unmodified rank, not a modified rank) and the wrong combination of classes (due to cross-classing of skills) may result in further delaying and reducing the levels of a prestige class obtainable or render it entirely unobtainable for the character.

Prestige Class	Minimum Sorcerer Class Level	Maximum Prestige Class Level	Skill	Skill	Feat	Feat
Arcane Archer	6th Level	2nd Level	7 ranks in Spellcraft at 4th Level	-	-	Weapon Focus: Longbow or Weapon Focus: Shortbow at 3rd Level
Daemonbinder	4th Level	4th Level	7 ranks in Spellcraft at 4th Level	-	Spell Penetration at 1st Level	Greater Spell Penetration at 3rd Level
High Mage	5th Level	3rd Level	8 ranks in Spellcraft at 5th Level	-	-	Combat Casting at 1st or 3rd Level
Pale Master	4th Level	4th Level	7 rank in Spellcraft at 4th Level	-	-	Spell Focus: Necromancy at 1st or 3rd Level
Spirit Caller	5th Level	3rd Level	7 ranks in Concentration at 4th Level	4 ranks in Sense Motive at 5th Level	-	Alertness at 1st or 3rd Level