A "Natural" Mage class? [Archive] - Wizards Community

A "Natural" Mage class? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Cameron_DuModre
08-05-06, 07:02 PM I'm currently writing a campaign that empathsizes the ideological difference between civilization and the natural world. I'm looking for a wizard/sorcerer prestige class that empathsizes a link with nature in a intuitive way rather than an intellectual way. I may just make a new class and put it into my little oven and bake away but I was hopeful there might be a PrC out there in one of the myriad of books which I haven't the time or money to delve through.

Anyone know of one?

:)
DwarvinJedi
08-05-06, 07:07 PM Arcane Heirophant(Races of the Wild) combines Arcane and Druidic casting, Geomancer(Complete something, either Divine or Arcane) gets Drifts, which are nature-based things, like horns or fangs
That is all I can think of
Cameron_DuModre
08-05-06, 07:26 PM Yea, I know those two, both great classes :) However if I remember correctly the Geomancer focuses more on ley lines of magical power and Arcane Heirophant (while *really* cool) requires levels in the druid class.
LordPendragon
08-05-06, 07:47 PM The problem is that Druids basically are the Wizards/Sorcerers/Clerics of the wild. If you really want, you could make a Socerer variant that draws all spells from the Druid list, and has 4 skills per level and some appropriate class skills. Maybe also make it Wis dependant...
Milo HoBo
08-05-06, 08:01 PM Isn't there some kind of build that allows access to domains for arcane casters?

Use that to access the nature domain.
Seerow
08-05-06, 08:02 PM That would be a feat. Arcane Disciple.
BurgerKing
08-05-06, 10:31 PM Why all this trouble? Just take the Druid class, then change the name to Natural Mage.
JulesCARV
08-05-06, 10:44 PM Ideas:

-Savage Bard (Unearthed Arcana)
-"Simple Variant" Bard (Gain Animal companion (as druid), nature sense (as druid), resist nature's lure (as druid), wild empathy (as druid). Lose Bardic knowledge, inspire courage, inspire competence, inspire greatness, inspire heroics.) (Unearthed Arcana)
-Wu Jen (Complete Arcane)
-"Simple Variant" wizard/sorcerer (Gain Animal companion (as druid; treat sorcerer or wizard as a druid ofhalf his class level). Lose Familiar.) (Unearthed Arcana)

BTW, everything from Unearthed Arcana (i.e., everything except the Wu Jen), can be found in the UA section of the SRD. (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/unearthedCoreClass.html)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Cameron_DuModre 08-05-06, 07:02 PM	I'm currently writing a campaign that empathsizes the ideological difference between civilization and the natural world. I'm looking for a wizard/sorcerer prestige class that empathsizes a link with nature in a intuitive way rather than an intellectual way. I may just make a new class and put it into my little oven and bake away but I was hopeful there might be a PrC out there in one of the myriad of books which I haven't the time or money to delve through. Anyone know of one? :)
DwarvinJedi 08-05-06, 07:07 PM	Arcane Heirophant(Races of the Wild) combines Arcane and Druidic casting, Geomancer(Complete something, either Divine or Arcane) gets Drifts, which are nature-based things, like horns or fangs That is all I can think of
Cameron_DuModre 08-05-06, 07:26 PM	Yea, I know those two, both great classes :) However if I remember correctly the Geomancer focuses more on ley lines of magical power and Arcane Heirophant (while really cool) requires levels in the druid class.
LordPendragon 08-05-06, 07:47 PM	The problem is that Druids basically are the Wizards/Sorcerers/Clerics of the wild. If you really want, you could make a Socerer variant that draws all spells from the Druid list, and has 4 skills per level and some appropriate class skills. Maybe also make it Wis dependant...
Milo HoBo 08-05-06, 08:01 PM	Isn't there some kind of build that allows access to domains for arcane casters? Use that to access the nature domain.
Seerow 08-05-06, 08:02 PM	That would be a feat. Arcane Disciple.
BurgerKing 08-05-06, 10:31 PM	Why all this trouble? Just take the Druid class, then change the name to Natural Mage.
JulesCARV 08-05-06, 10:44 PM	Ideas: -Savage Bard (Unearthed Arcana) -"Simple Variant" Bard (Gain Animal companion (as druid), nature sense (as druid), resist nature's lure (as druid), wild empathy (as druid). Lose Bardic knowledge, inspire courage, inspire competence, inspire greatness, inspire heroics.) (Unearthed Arcana) -Wu Jen (Complete Arcane) -"Simple Variant" wizard/sorcerer (Gain Animal companion (as druid; treat sorcerer or wizard as a druid ofhalf his class level). Lose Familiar.) (Unearthed Arcana) BTW, everything from Unearthed Arcana (i.e., everything except the Wu Jen), can be found in the UA section of the SRD. (http://www.systemreferencedocuments.org/35/sovelior_sage/unearthedCoreClass.html)