Magic-User

Magic-Users pursue magic as a discipline of study, experiment, and hard-won insight. Their spellbooks turn knowledge into possibility: with planning and preparation, no other class commands a broader range of magical solutions.

Magic-User Gameplay

Below is a list of information needed to play a magic-user at the various levels of play.

Requirements and Requisites

Proficiencies

Class Table

Level	XP To Level	Grit	Combat	Skill	Doom	Device	Binding	Breath	Spell
1	0	+1d4 + 1	+1	+1	16	15	15	15	14
2	1,500	+1d4 + 1	+1	+1	16	14	15	14	13
3	3,000	+1d4 + 1	+1	+1	16	14	14	14	13
4	7,500	+1d4 + 1	+2	+1	15	13	14	13	12
5	15,000	+1d4 + 1	+2	+1	15	13	14	13	12
6	30,000	+1d4 + 1	+2	+1	15	12	13	12	11
7	75,000	+1d4 + 1	+3	+2	14	12	13	12	11
8	150,000	+1d4 + 1	+3	+2	14	11	13	11	10
9	300,000	+1d4 + 1	+3	+2	14	11	12	11	10
10	450,000	+1	+4	+2	13	10	12	10	9
11	600,000	+1	+4	+2	13	10	12	10	9
12	750,000	+1	+4	+2	13	9	11	9	8
13	1,125,000	+1	+5	+2	12	9	11	9	8
14	1,500,000	+1	+5	+3	12	9	11	9	8

Spell Progression Table

Class Level	Cantrips		Spell Slots
Class Level	Preparations	Casts	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6
1	3	4	2	-	-	-	-	-
2	3	4	3	-	-	-	-	-
3	3	5	3	2	-	-	-	-
4	4	5	3	3	-	-	-	-
5	4	6	3	3	2	-	-	-
6	4	6	3	3	3	-	-	-
7	4	7	4	3	3	2	-	-
8	5	7	4	3	3	3	-	-
9	5	8	4	4	3	3	1	-
10	5	8	4	4	3	3	2	-
11	5	9	5	4	4	3	3	1
12	6	9	5	4	4	3	3	2
13	6	9	5	5	4	4	3	3
14	6	9	5	5	4	4	3	3

Magic-User Features

As a magic-user, you gain the following class features.

1st Level: Spellcasting

Through years of study, you have learned to record magical formulae within your spell books and commit them to memory. Each formula can be held within your mind only temporarily. When cast, its pattern collapses and is forgotten until prepared again.

Your spells are magical spells, and you use the Free-Hand casting method. You otherwise follow the general rules in Chapter 09: Spellcasting.

Your spell books contain the magical formulae you have researched and mastered. You can prepare only spells recorded within one of your spell books.

You must have access to one of your spell books whenever you prepare spells, but never when casting them. Because every Magic-User develops their own notation and theories, you cannot prepare spells directly from another Magic-User’s spell book.

Many Magic-Users maintain several spell books, carrying only those needed for a particular journey. If you have no spell book available, the only spell you may prepare is Read Magic.

You may discover spell books, scrolls, or other magical writings during your adventures. These cannot be prepared directly. You must first decipher them using Read Magic, then spend the required time and expense copying the spell into one of your own spell books.

Spell Level	Cost	Time
1st	50 Silver	2 days
2nd	1 Gold	4 days
3rd	10 Gold	6 days
4th	25 Gold	8 days
5th	100 Gold	10 days
6th	500 Gold	20 days

More information on spell books can be found in the equipment chapter.

As part of a Safe Rest, you may spend one uninterrupted hour studying your spell books. During this time, you may prepare any spells recorded within them for which you have spell slots of the appropriate levels.

The spells you prepare take effect when you complete the Safe Rest. If the Safe Rest is not completed, the spells are not prepared.

When you prepare a reversible spell, you prepare the spell itself rather than choosing one of its forms. Each time you cast that preparation, choose whether to cast its primary or reverse form.

You use the Free-Hand casting method described in the spellcasting chapter. Your Casting Hand must be free to perform the spell’s Components.

In addition, you cannot cast spells while wearing armor or wielding a shield.

Cantrips are minor magical formulae that occupy little space within your mind.

By spending one uninterrupted hour studying your spell books, you may prepare the number of cantrips shown on your Spell Progression table from among those recorded within them. Unlike preparing non-cantrip spells, you do not need to complete a Safe Rest before preparing your cantrips.

Your Spell Progression table also shows the number of cantrip casts in your shared pool. You regain all expended cantrip casts when you complete a Night’s Rest.

3rd Level: Signature Spell

5th Level: Keyword Feature

10th Level: Establishment

Upon reaching 10th level, your accomplishments have earned you the influence and resources needed to establish a lasting presence in the world.

You may construct, claim, or restore an establishment. The establishments available to you are determined by the keywords you possess. Each keyword grants access to one or more establishments, allowing you to found organizations, strongholds, places of learning or worship, centers of commerce, and other holdings appropriate to your expertise.

If you possess multiple keywords, you may select an establishment from any one of them, provided you meet its prerequisites. Additional establishments may also be available through your ancestry or campaign guides.

An establishment serves as more than a place to reside. It becomes the center of your growing influence, allowing you to attract followers, train retainers, conduct research, manage lands or organizations, craft items, and undertake other long-term endeavors. The benefits and requirements of each establishment are described with the establishment itself.

If you are a multi-class character, you gain this feature only once, when one of your classes first reaches 10th level. When determining whether you meet a feature's prerequisites, consider all keywords you possess, regardless of the level of the class that granted them.

Magic-User Spell List

Running Reload

You magically reload a crossbow or similar weapon.