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====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Spellwright.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' Spellwrights are proficient with all simple weapons. They are not proficient with any type of armor or shield. Armor of any type interferes with a spellwright’s gestures, which can cause his spells with somatic components to fail.

'''{{Anchor|Spells}}:''' A spellwright casts arcane spells which are drawn primarily from the sorcerer/wizard spell list (but see Expand Class Spells). He can cast any spell he knows without preparing it ahead of time, much like a [[sorcerer]].  To learn or cast a spell, a spellwright must have the mental ability score chosen from Variable Casting equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a spellwright’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the spellwright’s chosen ability modifier.

Like other spellcasters, a spellwright can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: The Spellwright. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high chosen mental ability score.

A spellwright’s selection of spells is extremely limited. A spellwright begins play knowing three 0-level spells and one 1st-level spell of your choice. At each new spellwright level, he gains one or more new spells, as indicated on Table: Spellwright Spells Known.  At each level beyond, a spellwright can choose to learn a new spell in place of one he already knows. In effect, the spellwright "loses" the old spell in exchange for the new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell being exchanged. A spellwright may swap only a single spell at any given level, and must choose whether or not to swap the spell at the same time that he gains new spells known for the level.

Unlike a wizard or a cleric, a spellwright need not prepare his spells in advance. He can cast any spell he knows at any time, assuming he has not yet used up his spells per day for that spell level. He does not have to decide ahead of time which spells he’ll cast.

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ {{Anchor|Table: Spellwright Spells Known}}
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! rowspan="2" | Level || colspan="10" | Spells Known
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! 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 || 3 || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 2nd || 3 || 2 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 3rd || 4 || 2 || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 4th || 4 || 3 || 2 || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 5th || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 6th || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || — || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 7th || 5 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 8th || 5 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || — || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 9th || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || — || — || — || —
|-
| 10th || 5 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || — || — || — || —
|- 
| 11th || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || — || — || —
|- 
| 12th || 6 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || — || — || —
|- 
| 13th || 6 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || — || —
|- 
| 14th || 6 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || — || —
|- 
| 15th || 6 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 || —
|- 
| 16th || 6 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2 || —
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| 17th || 6 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1
|- 
| 18th || 7 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 2
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| 19th || 7 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 2
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| 20th || 7 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 3 || 3
|}

'''{{Anchor|Cantrips}}:''' Spellwrights know a number of cantrips, or 0-level spells. These spells are cast like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again.

'''{{Anchor|Expand Class Spells}}:''' Spellwrights actually have access to spells greater than simply sorcerer/wizard spells.  At 1st level, they gain access to all 1st level spells from any full casters (any caster with 9th level spells).  For example, a spellwright can gain ''[[SRD:Cure Light Wounds|cure light wounds]]'' from the cleric list.  The spell counts as if it were from its original class list (such as counting as a druid spell for the changes in ''[[SRD:Control Weather|control weather]]'' if taken from the druid list), but they still are subject to the same arcane spell failure as normal.

At 3rd level and every odd level beyond up to 17th, a new tier of spells are unlocked, until 9th level spells from all lists are available at 17th level.

'''{{Anchor|Variable Casting}}:''' Spellwrights arrive at their newfound powers in many different ways.  Choose your [[Intelligence]], [[Wisdom]], or [[Charisma]].  All of the spellcasting and other effects of this class become based off that ability score.  You also gain the following minor benefit based on your choice:

:*'''Intelligence:''' You gain all [[Intelligence]] skills as class skills.

:*'''Wisdom:''' You gain all [[Wisdom]] skills as class skills.

:*'''Charisma:''' You gain all [[Charisma]] skills as class skills.

Once selected, your choice cannot be changed.

'''Improved Scroll Use:''' The 2nd level spellwright is highly effective with scrolls.  They may use their chosen mental ability score to determine spell DCs instead of the scroll's base DC.  In addition, they may count the scroll's caster level is +1 higher (to a maximum of their own caster level).  Every even level beyond, the caster level bonus rises by 1 to a maximum at +10 at 20th.

'''Scroll Swap:''' Once per day, the 2nd level or higher spellwright can expend a scroll while resting to refresh their spellcasting.  They can choose to permenantly forget one spell known they have, and replace it with the spell from the scroll, provided they qualify to learn this spell normally.  They may retain knowledge of this spell permenantly, it is swapped out as if they swapped a known spell when leveling up.  A new scroll is needed to learn a new viable spell.

'''Spell Focus:''' At 2nd level, the spellwright gains [[SRD:Spell Focus|Spell Focus (Spellcraft)]] as a bonus feat.

'''{{Anchor|Countercast}} {{Su}}:''' At 3rd level and beyond, whenever the spellwright successfully identifies a spell being cast they may take an immediate action and grant any ally within 30 ft (including themselves) a +1 insight bonus to saving throws and AC against that spell.  At 6th and every three levels beyond, the insight bonus rises by 1 (to a maximum of +6 at 18th).

'''{{Anchor|Anyspell}}:''' At 19th level, the spellwright can cast any spell from any full caster's spell list as if it were a known spell, expending a spell slot of the appropriate level.  They may do this 1/day.
Article Balance	Very High +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Poor +
Class Ability	Spontaneous Arcane Spellcasting + and Spontaneous Divine Spellcasting +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	20 +
Minimum Level	0 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Concentration +, Decipher Script +, Escape Artist +, Knowledge +, Profession +, Speak Language +, Spellcraft + and Tumble +
Skill Points	4 +
Summary	A generic spellcaster with access to all spell lists. +
Title	Spellwright +
Will Save Progression	Good +