Mage of the Arcane Order

(Complete Arcane variant, p. 48)

Also called a "guildmage," a member of this prestige class is a spellcaster who belongs to an academy and guild known as the Arcane Order.

Requirements

Skills: Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks

Feats: Cooperative Spell , Metamagic School Focus (or any other metamagic feat)

Spells: Able to prepare and cast 2nd-level arcane spells.

Special: Prospective members must pay an initiation fee of 750 gp.


Hit die

d4

Skill points

2 + Int

Class Features

Advancement

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special Spellcasting
1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Guild member, Spellpool I +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Free metamagic feat +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
3rd +1 +1 +1 +3 Bonus language +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
4th +2 +1 +1 +4 Spellpool II +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
5th +2 +1 +1 +4 New spell +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
6th +3 +2 +2 +5 Bonus language +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
7th +3 +2 +2 +5 Spellpool III +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
8th +4 +2 +2 +6 New spell +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
9th +4 +3 +3 +6 Free metamagic feat +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
10th +5 +3 +3 +7 Regent +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class

Class skills

Skill name Key ability Trained only Armor check penalty
Concentration CON no no
Craft INT no no
Decipher Script INT yes no
Knowledge (arcana) INT yes no
Knowledge (architecture and engineering) INT yes no
Knowledge (dungeoneering) INT yes no
Knowledge (geography) INT yes no
Knowledge (history) INT yes no
Knowledge (local) INT yes no
Knowledge (nature) INT yes no
Knowledge (nobility and royalty) INT yes no
Knowledge (psionics) INT yes no
Knowledge (religion) INT yes no
Knowledge (the planes) INT yes no
Profession WIS yes no
Speak Language None yes no
Spellcraft INT yes no

Also appears in

  1. Tome and Blood: A Guidebook to Wizards and Sorcerers

Spells for Mage of the Arcane Order