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===Game Rule Information===
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<div>{{Anchor|Table: The Elementalist}}</div>
Hit Die: d6
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! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
! colspan="10" | [[#Spells|Spells per Day]]
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
! 0 || 1<sup>st</sup> || 2<sup>nd</sup> || 3<sup>rd</sup> || 4<sup>th</sup> || 5<sup>th</sup> || 6<sup>th</sup> || 7<sup>th</sup> || 8<sup>th</sup> || 9<sup>th</sup>
|-
|1st||class="left" | +0 || +0 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Armored Casting|Armored Casting]], ''[[#Create Water|Create Water]]''
|5||3||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|2nd||class="left" | +1 || +0 || +0 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Elemental Survival|Elemental Survival]]
|6||4||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|3rd||class="left" | +1 || +1 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||5||—||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|4th||class="left" | +2 || +1 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | ''[[#Create Air|Create Air]]''
|6||6||3||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|5th||class="left" | +2 || +1 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Elemental Familiar|Elemental Familiar]], [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||6||4||—||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|6th||class="left" | +3 || +2 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | 
|6||6||5||3||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|7th||class="left" | +3 || +2 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Resistance to Energy|Resistance to Energy: 5]], [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||6||6||4||—||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|8th||class="left" | +4 || +2 || +2 || +6
| class="left" |
|6||6||6||5||3||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|9th||class="left" | +4 || +3 || +3 || +6
| class="left" | ''[[#Create Fire|Create Fire]]'', [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||6||6||6||4||—||—||—||—||—
|-
|10th||class="left" | +5 || +3 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Timelessness|Timelessness]]
|6||6||6||6||5||3||—||—||—||—
|-
|11th||class="left" | +5 || +3 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Elemental Traits|Elemental Traits]], [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||6||6||6||6||4||—||—||—||—
|-
|12th||class="left" | +6 || +4 || +4 || +8
| class="left" |
|6||6||6||6||6||5||3||—||—||—
|-
|13th||class="left" | +6 || +4 || +4 || +8
| class="left" | [[#Resistance to Energy|Resistance to Energy: 10]], [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||6||6||6||6||6||4||—||—||—
|-
|14th||class="left" | +7 || +4 || +4 || +9
| class="left" | ''[[#Create Wood|Create Wood]]''
|6||6||6||6||6||6||5||3||—||-
|-
|15th||class="left" | +7 || +5 || +5 || +9
| class="left" | [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]], [[#Summon|Summon]]
|6||6||6||6||6||6||6||4||—||—
|-
|16th||class="left" | +8 || +5 || +5 || +10
| class="left" | [[#Elemental Wildshape|Elemental Wildshape 1/day]]
|6||6||6||6||6||6||6||5||3||—
|-
|17th||class="left" | +8 || +5 || +5 || +10
| class="left" | ''[[#Create Earth|Create Earth]]'', [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||6||6||6||6||6||6||6||4||—
|-
|18th||class="left" | +9 || +6 || +6 || +11
| class="left" | [[#Elemental Wildshape|Elemental Wildshape 2/day]]
|6||6||6||6||6||6||6||6||5||3
|-
|19th||class="left" | +9 || +6 || +6 || +11
| class="left" | [[#Resistance to Energy|Resistance to Energy: 15]], [[#Advanced Learning|Advanced Learning]]
|6||6||6||6||6||6||6||6||6||4
|-
|20th||class="left" | +10 || +6 || +6 || +12
| class="left" | [[#Elemental Wildshape|Elemental Wildshape 3/day]]
|6||6||6||6||6||6||6||6||6||6
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="42" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::4]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level, &times;4 at 1st level)'''<br/>
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration}} ([[SRD:Constitution|Con]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Craft Skill|Craft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Decipher Script Skill|Decipher Script}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Diplomacy Skill|Diplomacy}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Disable Device Skill|Disable Device}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]),  
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Handle Animal Skill|Handle Animal}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Heal Skill|Heal}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]),
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge (Arcana, Nature, The Planes)}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Profession Skill|Profession}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Ride Skill|Ride}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Search Skill|Search}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Spellcraft Skill|Spellcraft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]])

====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Elementalist.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' Elementalists are proficient with all simple weapons, as well as the scimitar, the battle axe, the trident, the pick (heavy and light), and the longbow (including composite longbows). Elementalists are proficient with light armor but not with shields of any kind.

'''{{Anchor|Spells}}:''' The Elementalist is an Arcane Spellcaster with the same spells per day progression as a Sorcerer. An Elementalist casts spells from the Elementalist Spell List (below). An Elementalist automatically knows every spell on her spell list. She can cast any spell she knows without preparing it ahead of time, provided that a spell slot of an appropriate level is still available.<br>
To cast an Elementalist spell, she must have an Intelligence at least equal to 10 + the Spell level. The DC of the Elementalist's spells is Wisdom based and the bonus spells are Intelligence based.  Elementalists choose their spells from the following list:

0&mdash;''Attune Form''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, Caltrops<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Detect Magic|''Detect Magic'']], [[SRD:Detect Poison|''Detect Poison'']], [[SRD:Light|''Light'']]

1st&mdash;[[SRD:Water Breathing|''Air Breathing'']], [[Discern Portal Destination (3.5e Spell)|''Discern Portal Destination'']], [[SRD:Entangle|''Entangle'']], [[SRD:Gust of Wind|''Gust of Wind'']], [[Lesser Fire Breath (3.5e Spell)|''Lesser Fire Breath'']], [[SRD:Obscuring Mist|''Obscuring Mist'']], [[SRD:Pass without Trace|''Pass Without Trace'']], [[Predict Stability (3.5e Spell)|''Predict Stability'']], [[SRD:Produce Flame|''Produce Flame'']], [[SRD:Speak with Plants|''Speak With Plants'']], ''Stone Shatter''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[Summon Elemental I (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental I'']], ''Wall of Smoke''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Water Breathing|''Water Breathing'']]

2nd&mdash;''Binding Winds''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Command Plants|''Command Plants'']], ''Creeping Cold''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, ''Earth Lock''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, ''Earthen Grace''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Fog Cloud|''Fog Cloud'']],  [[SRD:Heat Metal|''Heat Metal'']], [[SRD:Protection from Arrows|''Protection From Arrows'']], [[SRD:Soften Earth and Stone|''Soften Earth and Stone'']], [[Summon Elemental II (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental II'']], ''Wall of Sand''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Warp Wood|''Warp Wood'']], [[SRD:Wood Shape|''Wood Shape'']]

3rd&mdash;[[SRD:Blight|''Blight'']], [[SRD:Control Water|''Control Water'']], ''Earth Reaver''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[Investigate Portal (3.5e Spell)|''Investigate Portal'']], [[SRD:Fire Shield|''Fire Shield'']], [[SRD:Fly|''Fly'']], [[SRD:Plant Growth|''Plant Growth'']], [[SRD:Stone Shape|''Stone Shape'']], [[SRD:Stoneskin|''Stoneskin'']], [[Summon Elemental III (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental III'']], [[SRD:Wall of Fire|''Wall of Fire'']], ''Wall of Water''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Wind Wall|''Wind Wall'']]

4th&mdash;''Briar Web''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, ''Greater Stone Shape''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Scrying|''Scrying'']], [[Summon Elemental IV (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental IV'']], [[SRD:Wall of Stone|''Wall of Stone'']]

5th&mdash;[[SRD:Animate Plants|''Animate Plants'']], [[Fire Breath (3.5e Spell)|''Fire Breath'']], [[SRD:Move Earth|''Move Earth'']], [[SRD:Stone Tell|''Stone Tell'']], [[Summon Elemental V (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental V'']], [[SRD:Wall of Thorns|''Wall of Thorns'']], [[SRD:Wind Walk|''Wind Walk'']]

6th&mdash;[[SRD:Control Plants|''Control Plants'']], ''Energy Immunity''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>, [[SRD:Flesh to Stone|''Flesh to Stone'']], [[SRD:Stone Tell|''Stone Tell'']], [[SRD:Stone to Flesh|''Stone to Flesh'']], [[Summon Elemental VI (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental VI'']]

7th&mdash;[[SRD:Control Weather|''Control Weather'']], [[SRD:Greater Scrying|''Greater Scrying'']], [[SRD:Fire Storm|''Fire Storm'']], [[Summon Elemental VII (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental VII'']], ''Transmute Rock to Lava''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>

8th&mdash;[[SRD:Earthquake|''Earthquake'']], [[Summon Elemental VIII (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental VIII'']], [[SRD:Sunburst|''Sunburst'']], [[SRD:Whirlwind|''Whirlwind'']]

9th&mdash; [[SRD:Elemental Swarm|''Elemental Swarm'']], [[Frozen Stillness (3.5e Spell)|''Frozen Stillness'']], [[Fire Breath, Greater (3.5e Spell)|''Greater Fire Breath'']], [[Summon Elemental IX (3.5e Spell)|''Summon Elemental IX'']], ''Summon Elemental Monolith''<ref name="spc">[[Publication:Spell Compendium|Spell Compendium]]</ref>

'''{{Anchor|Armored Casting}}:''' An Elementalist casts arcane spells, but she is not affected by the arcane spell failure of any armor or shield she is proficient with. This ability only applies to her Elementalist spells; if she is able to cast any other arcane spells, they are affected by arcane spell failure normally.

'''''{{Anchor|Create Water}}'' ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' An Elementalist can create water as a standard action at will  as the spell [[SRD:Create Water|''create water'']] with a caster level equal to her character level.

'''{{Anchor|Elemental Survival}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' An Elementalist of 2nd level or higher survives in elemental planes as easily as on the prime. Whenever on any elemental, paraelemental, or energy plane, she is able to ignore any harmful elemental and energy traits and moves through any of these planes without impediment.  Specifically, she gains additional move speeds equal to her base land speed: fly on the Plane of Air (good maneuverability), burrow on the Plane of Earth, and swim on the Plane of water.  The Positive Energy Plane never gives her temporary hit points, and elemental and energy traits that would do her damage instead don't.

'''{{Anchor|Advanced Learning}}:''' At 3rd level and every two levels afterwards, the Elementalist may permanently add one spell to her spell list. This spell must be of a level she can already cast, and may not be of the Illusion or Necromancy school. Only spells from the [[SRD:Druid|Druid]], [[SRD:Sorcerer|Sorcerer]]/[[SRD:Wizard|Wizard]] or Wu Jen<ref name="CArc">[[Publication:Complete Arcane|Complete Arcane]]</ref> spell list may be added in this way.

'''''{{Anchor|Create Air}}'' ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 4th level an Elementalist can create air at will as if she was an open [[SRD:Bottle of Air|''Bottle of Air'']].

'''{{Anchor|Elemental Familiar}}:''' At 5th level, an Elementalist can acquire a familiar in the same manner as a Sorcerer. Unlike a Sorcerer, the Elementalist has only 5 choices for her familiar:
*'''[[SRD:Small Air Elemental|Small Air Elemental]]:''' +2 to Tumble and Jump Checks.
*'''[[SRD:Small Earth Elemental|Small Earth Elemental]]:''' +3 on Bullrush checks, whether the attacker or defender.
*'''[[SRD:Small Fire Elemental|Small Fire Elemental]]:''' +3 to Intimidate checks.
*'''[[SRD:Small Water Elemental|Small Water Elemental]]:''' +4 bonus to Swim checks, you may take 10 on swim checks at any time.
*'''Small Wood Elemental:''' +2 to Survival and Climb checks.

'''{{Anchor|Resistance to Energy}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):''' At 7th level, an Elementalist has accumulated an inherent resilience in the face of all manners of elemental adversity. She has an Energy Resistance of 5 against any form of energy damage she is exposed to. At 13th level, this general resistance increases to 10 points. At 19th level, the resistance increases to 15.

'''''{{Anchor|Create Fire}}'' ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 9th level, an Elementalist can set a creature or object on fire at will as a standard action. The target must be within short range, and suffers 2d6 of fire damage every round until the fire is extinguished. A victim can attempt to extinguish itself as a full-round action by making a Reflex Save (DC 15). The flames, once begun, are non-magical.

'''{{Anchor|Timelessness}}:''' At 10th level, an Elementalist is infused with the uncompromising nature of the raw elements themselves. She stops aging and never dies of old age.

'''{{Anchor|Elemental Traits}}:''' At 11th level, an Elementalist attunes herself to a specific element, becoming in some way like the element of her choice: 
*'''Air Elemental:''' Gains [[SRD:Air Elemental#Air Mastery|'''Air Mastery''']] and a Flight Speed (perfect maneuverability) equal to her walking speed.
*'''Earth Elemental:''' Gains [[SRD:Earth Elemental#Earth Mastery|'''Earth Mastery''']], a 30 foot Tremor Sense, and a Burrowing Speed equal to half her walking speed.
*'''Fire Elemental:''' Gains Immunity to Fire, and her body immolates whenever desired, inflicting an additional 4d6 of fire damage on any creature struck with her unarmed strikes or which strike her with an unarmed strike.
*'''Water Elemental:''' Gains [[SRD:Water Elemental#Water Mastery|'''Water Mastery''']], the [[SRD:Aquatic Subtype|(Aquatic) subtype]], the amphibious special quality, and a swim speed equal to her walking speed.
*'''Wood Elemental:''' Gains Immunity to Polymorphing, a 60 foot Woodsense, and a Climb Speed equal to her walking speed.

'''{{Anchor|Create Wood}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 14th level, an Elementalist can create a full sized tree as a standard action, as if using a Quaal's Feather Token (Tree). This is an at-will ability.

'''''{{Anchor|Summon}}'' ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Spell-Like|Sp]]):''' At 15th level, an Elementalist can attempt to ''summon'' creatures from the elemental planes. Summoning another creature of the same character level has a 40% chance of success, and summoning a creature of a lower level increases the chances of success by 10% for every level the summoner's level exceeds the CR of the target

'''{{Anchor|Elemental Wildshape}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 16th level, the Elementalist can actually become an Elemental in a manner simply to wildshape. Once per day, an Elementalist can assume an Alternate Form of an Air Elemental, an Earth Elemental, a Fire Elemental, a Water Elemental, or a Wood Elemental as a standard action. The alternate form may be dismissed at will, but otherwise persists for 24 hours. Only True Elemental forms may be assumed, and the forms in question must be smaller than Greater (Small to Huge Size is acceptable). Every 2 levels, the Elemental Wildshape may be activated an extra time each day.

'''''{{Anchor|Create Earth}}'' ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Supernatural|Su]]):''' At 17th level, an Elementalist can create a [[SRD:Wall of Stone|''wall of stone'']] at any time as a standard action.</onlyinclude>
Adopter	IGTN +
Article Balance	Very High +
Author	Frank & K +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Poor +
Class Ability	Arcane Spellcasting +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	20 +
Minimum Level	1 +
Rating	Unrated +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Concentration +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Diplomacy +, Disable Device +, Escape Artist +, Handle Animal +, Heal +, Intimidate +, Knowledge (Arcana, Nature, The Planes) +, Profession +, Ride +, Search + and Spellcraft +
Skill Points	4 +
Summary	A spellcaster with a variety of readily-available elemental powers +
Title	Elementalist +
Will Save Progression	Good +