Shifter Unified Tradition for Champions/Legends of the Spheres

Shifters also don’t cast spells in vanilla Pathfinder, but they should in the Spheres system.

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Shifter

Similar to druids, shifters concentrate more on battle than magic, but their distinctive trait are their shapechanging abilities.

Magic Type: Divine
Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Peasant Training

Guardian Sphere

Scout Sphere

Variable: A shifter gains a talent of her choice from the Equipment or Scout sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Alteration sphere, Animalistic Transformation

Drawbacks: Consciousness Linked; Animal Shaman (Mind), Lycanthropic (Alteration)
Boon: +1 spell point, +1 per 6 levels in casting classes.

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Athlete, Handler

Trade Talent Class Skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Fly, Handle Animal, Knowledge (nature), Ride, SurvivalR, Swim

Automatic Skill Sphere: Survivalism sphere (harvest package)

Adroit Trade Talents: Explorer, Scout

Trade Talent Class Skills: KnowledgeR (geography), Stealth

R Appraise and Heal in place of redundant Knowledge (geography) and Survival, * increased class skill bonus to Acrobatics, Climb, Survival, and Swim checks

Adroit Bonus Skill Talent: Body Control sphere, Navigation sphere, or the Survivalism sphere (Expanded Survivalism talent) 

Rogue Unified Tradition for Legends of the Spheres

The rogue is the skill class par excellence but she also had a martial tradition of her own in Spheres of Might. Here’s an original variant for the new integrated system.

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Rogue

This is a variant of the Thief martial tradition from Spheres of Might and the Thief trade tradition from Spheres of Guile. Rogues can select those instead if they wish.

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Rogue Weapon Training

Scoundrel Sphere

Scout Sphere

Variable: A rogue gains either the Trap sphere or Finesse Fighting from the Equipment sphere.

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Burglar, Con Artist

Trade Talent Class Skills: Bluff, Disable Device, Disguise, Escape Artist, Knowledge (local), Linguistics, Sleight of Hand, Stealth.

Automatic Skill Sphere: Infiltration sphere

Adroit Trade Talents: Dungeon Delver, Pirate

Trade Talent Class Skills: Acrobatics, Appraise, Climb, Disable DeviceR, Intimidate, Knowledge (dungeoneering), Swim, Use Magic Device;
R Diplomacy in place of redundant Disable Device skill

Adroit Bonus Skill Talent: Investigation sphere or the Infiltration sphere (Circumvent Magic) talent.

Ranger Unified Tradition for Champions/Legends of the Spheres

Rangers, like hunters, can be seen as nature’s factotums.

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Ranger

Rangers are the warriors of nature and the protectors of wilderness. Their talents are as varied as their backgrounds and life choices.

Magic Type: Divine

Casting Ability Modifier: Wisdom

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: One (discipline) talent of their choice

Beastmastery Sphere

Scout Sphere

Variable: Rangers gain a bonus talent of their choice from the Beastmastery, Equipment, or Scout sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Nature sphere (Plant package), Friend to Wildlife

Drawbacks: Prepared Caster, Verbal Casting; Animal Shaman (Mind)

Boon: +1 spell point, +1 per three levels in casting classes.

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Explorer, Handler

Trade Talent Class Skills: Climb, Handle Animal, KnowledgeR (geography), Knowledge (nature), RideR, Survival, Swim.

* Increased skill bonus to Survival checks.
Automatic Skill Sphere: Survivalism sphere.

Adroit Trade Talents: Aberration Hunter, Guide

Trade Talent Class Skills: Heal, Knowledge (dungeoneering), Spellcraft, Stealth.
R Diplomacy in place of redundant Knowledge (geography), Intimidate in place of redundant Ride, * increased class skill bonus to Knowledge (nature) checks.

Adroit Bonus Skill Talents: Herbalism sphere, Navigation sphere, or Survivalism sphere (Expanded Survivalism).

Rage Prophet Unified Tradition for Champions of the Spheres

A tradition for one of my favorite prestige classes.

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Rage Prophet

Rage prophets are the spiritual guides of their tribes as well as their leaders in battle, combining faith and rage in a lethal mix.

Magic Type: Divine

Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Orc Heritage

Berserker Sphere

Guardian Sphere

Variable: Rage prophets gain either the Brute sphere or a talent of their choice from the Equipment sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Divination sphere, Fate sphere

Drawback: Verbal Casting

Boon: +1 spell point, +1 per six levels in casting classes.

Paladin Unified Tradition for Champions of the Spheres

Paladins are the sacred magic warriors by definition.

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Paladin*

A paladin is a righteous knight in service of a deity, a church, or her own high moral code. Often she is accompanied by her loyal steed.

Magic Type: Divine

Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Armor Training, Knightly Training, Shield Training.

Variable: Paladins gain either the Duelist sphere or the Beastmastery sphere (ride package).

Bonus Magic Talents: Fate sphere, Protection sphere (Repel Evil)

Drawbacks: Focus Casting, Prepared Caster, Verbal Casting; Aligned Combatant (Destruction), Aligned Protection (Protection)

Boon: +1 spell point per odd level in casting classes.

* An antipaladin can use this same tradition, only replacing the Repel Evil magic talent with Repel Good.

Omdura Unified Tradition for Champions of the Spheres

Part cleric, part inquisitor, and part paladin, but worthy of a tradition all for herself!

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Omdura

Part cleric, part inquisitor, an omdura is the chosen one of her deity, charged with a mission to bring peace or mete divine wrath on the mortal world.

Magic Type: Divine

Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Armor Training, Custom Training

Duelist Sphere

Variable: An omdura gains either the Fencing sphere or a talent of her choice from the Duelist sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Fate sphere, Protection sphere (Shared Aegis)

Drawbacks: Focus Casting, Verbal Casting; Aligned Combatant (Destruction), Aligned Protection (Protection)

Boon: +1 spell point, +1 per three levels in casting classes.

Mediterranean Races is Out!

Here’s a new book out for Legendary Games! Mediterranean Races is a spin-off book where I put all the material on character races that didn’t fit into Mediterranean Monsters. Hope you like it!

Tomorrow there will be still another piece of content on my Patreon page, only for patrons!

Occultist Unified Tradition for Champions/Legends of the Spheres & (New) Exit

The occultist is not a skilled class but, like the arcanist, it is so entwined with the idea of using magic items that the Artifice and Spellhacking spheres seem made just for him. So maybe he’s the real psychic factotum class?

Occultist

Occultists are experts in the use of any type of magic items in combat or to cast spells.

Magic Type: Psychic
Casting Ability Modifier: Intelligence

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Craftsman

Dual-Wielding Sphere

Scoundrel Sphere

Variable: Occultists gain either the Barroom sphere (with the Teetotaler drawback) or one talent of their choice from the Equipment sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Mana sphere, any one other sphere of the occultist’s choice.

Drawbacks: Emotional Casting, Rigorous Concentration
Boon: +1 spell point, +1 per three levels in casting classes.

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Archaeologist, Artisan.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Appraise, Disable Device, Disguise, Knowledge (engineering), KnowledgeR (history), Sleight of Hand, Spellcraft, Use Magic Device.

Automatic Skill Sphere: Spellhacking sphere.

Adroit Trade Talents: Historian, Medium.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Diplomacy, Fly, Knowledge (arcana), Knowledge (planes), KnowledgeR (religion), Linguistics.

R Sense Motive in place of redundant Knowledge (history), Knowledge (nature) in place of redundant Knowledge (religion).

Adroit Bonus Skill Talents: Artifice sphere or the Spellhacking sphere (Repurpose Activated Item talent).

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Plus, here’s an odd thing I found by chance while checking my author profile on DrivethruRPG. Some years ago I wrote some contributions for an Italian supplement for Shadow of the Demon Lord and I had pretty much forgot about it after that because the publisher didn’t contact me again… now I found that apparently the supplement has been translated into English and published on DrivethruRPG without me knowing anything. So I have something else to put in my author page and didn’t expect it. Enjoy, if you like, Death and Decay: Creature Codex for Shadow of the Demon Lord.

Mediterranean Monsters for PF1 is out!

Legendary Games’ Mediterranean Monsters for PF1 is out! Inside, you will find many Italian and Greek monsters (and some monsters from other cultures too) that were devised by ME! The fluff and some crunch from these were also used to develop the PF2 and 5E versions of the same monsters for the other 2 versions of the same book.

To celebrate, tomorrow there will be a special piece of content on my Patreon page. Be sure to check on it!

Ninja Unified Tradition for Champions/Legends of the Spheres

Like monks, ninjas are known to use magic in many fantasy settings.

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Ninja*

Ninjas are both spies and martial artists, lurking in shadows and striking suddenly and mercilessly. Some of them even resort to magic.

Magic Type: Psychic

Casting Ability Modifier: Intelligence

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Ninjutsu Training

Open Hand Sphere

Scout Sphere

Variable: Ninjas gain either the Scoundrel sphere or one talent of their choice from the Equipment sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Dark sphere, Quick Meld, Illusion sphere

Drawbacks: Mental Focus, Somatic Casting, Verbal Casting; Lycanthropic (Alteration), Figment Companion (Conjuration), Personal Meld (Dark), Personal Magics (Enhancement), Personal Time (Time), Personal Warp (Warp)

Boons: Drawback Feat (Powerful Focus); +1 spell point, +1 per 6 levels in casting classes

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Burglar, Spy.

Trade Talent Class Skills: BluffR, Disable Device, Disguise, Escape Artist, Sense Motive, Sleight of Hand, Stealth*.

* Increased skill bonus to Stealth checks.

Automatic Skill Sphere: Subterfuge sphere.

Adroit Trade Talents: Athlete, Orator.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Diplomacy, Fly, Intimidate, Knowledge (history), Swim.

R Knowledge (local) in place of redundant Bluff.

Adroit Bonus Skill Talents: Body Control sphere or the Subterfuge sphere (Adaptable Appearance talent).

* In place of the bonus combat talents here, a ninja can select those of the Ninjutsu martial tradition from Spheres of Might.

Monk Unified Tradition for Champions/Legends of the Spheres

 Monks can have magic abilities. Especially unchained and quinggong monks are mostly magic-based.

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Monk*

There are orders of monks who practice magic, using their monastic traditions to guide their pursuit of magical awakening. Renowned for their versatility of power, casters of these monastic orders are often solitary.

Magic Type: Psychic

Casting Ability Modifier: Wisdom

Bonus Combat Talents:

Equipment: Monk Weapon Training

Athletics sphere

Open Hand sphere

Variable: Monks gain either the Dual Wielding sphere or the Unarmored Training talent from the Equipment sphere.

Bonus Magic Talents: Warp  sphere, either Enhancement or Time sphere

Drawbacks: Somatic Casting x2; Lycanthropic (Alteration), Meld Into Dark (Dark), Deathful Touch (Death), Destructive Touch (Destruction), Bodily Enhancement and Personal Magics (Enhancement), Personal Fate (Fate), Personal Illusion (Illusion), Touch Of Light (Light), Regenerate (Life), Limited Nature x2, Protected Soul (Protection), Personal Time (Time), Solo Combatant (War), Personal Warp (Warp)

Boon: Easy Focus

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Athlete, Spy.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Acrobatics, Climb, Disguise, Escape Artist, Fly, Sense Motive, Stealth, Swim.

Automatic Skill Sphere: Body Control sphere.

Adroit Trade Talents: Orator, Undead Slayer.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Bluff, Diplomacy, IntimidateR, Knowledge (history), Knowledge (planes), Knowledge (religion), Survival.

R Ride in place of redundant Intimidate.

Adroit Bonus Skill Talents: Infiltration sphere or the Body Control sphere (Reflexive Meditation talent).

* In place of the bonus combat talents here, a monk can select those of the Monastic Path martial tradition from Spheres of Might.

Mesmerist Unified Tradition for Legends of the Spheres

A mesmerist has 6 skill ranks per level and an affinity for the Bluster and Communication skill spheres, even if he is not a fighting class.

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Mesmerist

Mesmerists use both mind magic and more mundane types of hypnosis to bolster their allies’ morale and bend their enemies’ will.

Magic Type: Psychic

Casting Ability Modifier: Charisma

Bonus Magic Talents: Mind sphere, either Illusion sphere or a (charm) talent of their choice from the Mind sphere.

Drawbacks: Emotional Casting, Rigorous Concentration

Boon: +1 spell point, +1 per three levels in casting classes.

Bonus Skill Talents:

Automatic Trade Talents: Orator, Translator.

Trade Talent Class Skills: BluffR, Diplomacy, Intimidate, Knowledge (history), Knowledge (local), Knowledge (nobility), Linguistics, Sense Motive.

Automatic Skill Sphere: Bluster sphere.

Adroit Trade Talents: False Mage, Smuggler.

Trade Talent Class Skills: Disguise, Knowledge (arcana), Sleight of HandR, Stealth, Use Magic Device.

R Escape Artist and Spellcraft in place of redundant Bluff, Knowledge (religion) in place of redundant Sleight of Hand.

Adroit Bonus Skill Talents: Communication sphere or the Bluster sphere (Meaningful Look talent).

Thank You To My Patrons!

First post of July and as always thank you very much to:

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