Spell Dancer is an Archetype of the Magus class in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
Description
The strong emphasis on wizards within elven culture influences how even non-wizard elves see themselves. Many elven magi do not consider themselves masters of a blend of martial and magical talents, but rather a sub-category of wizards who study the effect of physical movement and techniques upon spellcasting ability. They believe their ability to cast spells while fighting is an outgrowth of the concept of the "spell dance", which itself is just another kind of wizardry.
Differences from Magus class:
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Gameplay
- Alignment: Any
- Hit Die: d8
- Hit Points: 5/level + Constitution modifier
- Skill Ranks Per Level: 2 + 1/2 Intelligence modifier
- Class Skills: Athletics, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (World), Persuasion, Use Magic Device
- Proficiencies: Simple Weapons, Martial weapons, Light Armor
- Spellcasting: Use Intelligence to cast arcane spells up to 6 levels from magus spell list. Caster type: Prepared Caster.
Progression Table
| Level | BAB | Fort | Ref | Will | Features | Spells per day by spell level | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 1 | +0 | +2 | +0 | +2 | Cantrips, Detect Magic, Spellcasting, Spell Combat, Spell Dance (+10 move, +2 AC vs AoO) |
1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | +1 | +3 | +0 | +3 | Spellstrike | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | +2 | +3 | +1 | +3 | Magus Arcana | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | +3 | +4 | +1 | +4 | Spell Recall | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | +3 | +4 | +1 | +4 | Arcane Movement, Spell Dance (+20 move, +4 AC vs AoO, Blur or Haste) |
4 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | +4 | +5 | +2 | +5 | Magus Arcana | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | +5 | +5 | +2 | +5 | Dance of Avoidance | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 8 | +6/+1 | +6 | +2 | +6 | Improved Spell Combat | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 9 | +6/+1 | +6 | +3 | +6 | Magus Arcana, Spell Dance (+30 move, +6 AC vs AoO, Dimension Door) |
5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| 10 | +7/+2 | +7 | +3 | +7 | Fighter Training | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | +8/+3 | +7 | +3 | +7 | Magus Bonus Feat, Improved Spell Recall |
5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 12 | +9/+4 | +8 | +4 | +8 | Magus Arcana | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 13 | +9/+4 | +8 | +4 | +8 | Greater Dance of Avoidance, Spell Dance (+40 move, +8 AC vs AoO, Freedom of Movement) |
5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 14 | +10/+5 | +9 | +4 | +9 | Greater Spell Combat | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 15 | +11/+6/+1 | +9 | +5 | +9 | Magus Arcana | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 16 | +12/+7/+2 | +10 | +5 | +10 | Counterstrike | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | +12/+7/+2 | +10 | +5 | +10 | Bonus Feat | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | +13/+8/+3 | +11 | +6 | +11 | Magus Arcana | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | +14/+9/+4 | +11 | +6 | +11 | Greater Spell Access | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | +15/+10/+5 | +12 | +6 | +12 | True Magus | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Base Features
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Spell Dance |
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At 1st level, a spell dancer gains the ability to expend 1 point from his arcane pool as a swift action to gain a +10 enhancement bonus to his movement rate and a +2 dodge bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity for 1 minute. For every four levels beyond 1st, the spell dancer gains another +10 enhancement bonus to movement and +2 to AC against attacks of opportunity. At 5th level, once per spell dance as a swift action, the spell dancer may use blur or haste on himself. These abilities last for 1 round. At 9th level, the spell dancer may instead take a swift action to use dimension door as a spell-like ability once during a spelldance. At 13th level, the spell dancer may instead choose to take a swift action to gain freedom of movement for 1d4 rounds. | |
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Arcane Movement |
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At 5th level, whenever a spell dancer casts a magus spell, he gains a competence bonus on Mobility and Stealth skill checks equal to the spell's level until the beginning of his next turn. | |
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Dance of Avoidance |
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At 7th level, while wearing light armor or no armor, a spell dancer gains a +2 insight bonus to AC. | |
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Greater Dance of Avoidance |
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At 13th level, while wearing light armor or no armor, a spell dancer's insight bonus to AC increases to +4. | |