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|summary=Forgefire Adepts are smiths that acquire special abilities through a divine link attained with the art of forging: Breath Weapon and Invocations.
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==Forgefire Adept==

A rather niche reflavor of something that may or may not exist. Forgefire Adepts are smiths that acquire special abilities through a divine link attained with the art of forging. They are, therefore, closely tied to the concepts of smithing and fire.

===Making a Forgefire Adept===

Forgefire adepts are crafting-focused characters that work with metal objects like weapons, armor or rings. They can provide help to their teammates by crafting new mundane or magical items, as well as identifying and apprasing items found during adventuring. It is also easy for them to be a strong vanguard, a fire-damage area blaster, the group's know-it-all, a pack mule, or provide some utility. Forgefire adepts aren't great at being the face of the group or scouting.

'''Abilities:''' [[SRD:Strength|Strength]] improves the carrying capacity and benefits the occasional melee-centric build. [[SRD:Dexterity|Dexterity]] will improve the [[Initiative]] of forgefire adepts, in addition to the [[Armor Class]] if lightly armored. [[SRD:Constitution|Constitution]] affects the DC for the breath weapon, as well as improving the hit points. It is therefore a good stat for builds centered around using the breath weapon for damage. [[SRD:Intelligence|Intelligence]] is a good stat for crafting and skill oriented characters. [[SRD:Wisdom|Wisdom]] affects the DC of [[#Invocationsn|invocations]], which is good for builds that use them to control the enemy with status or apply direct damage in a spell-like way. It also confers some bonuses after level 7. It is therefore one of the most relevant stats for a forgefire adept.

'''Races:''' Any race or subgroup that has a high inclination towards smithing may become a Forgefire Adept. As one would expect, Dwarves are a very usual candidate, but not the only one.

'''Alignment:''' Any, but if it follows a God, it must be one that offers a Domain strongly related to either Fire or Forge.

'''Starting Gold:''' 4d6&times;10 gp

'''[[SRD:Race Descriptions#Starting Age|Starting Age]]:''' "As [[fighter]]".

{| class="zebra d20"
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<div>{{Anchor|Table: The Forgefire Adept}}</div>
Hit Die: d10
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
! rowspan="2" | Breath Weapon Damage
! rowspan="2" | [[#Invocations|Invocations<br/>Known]]
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
|1st|| class="left" | +0 || +2 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | [[#Embertouched|Embertouched]], [[#Invocations|Invocations (Least)]] || 1d6 || 1
|- 
|2nd|| class="left" | +1 || +3 || +0 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Hardened Skin|Hardened Skin +2]], [[#Breath Effects|Breath Effect]] || 1d6 || 1
|- 
|3rd|| class="left" | +2 || +3 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Children of Stone and Fire | Children of Stone and Fire]] || 2d6 || 2
|- 
|4th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feats|Craft Magic Weapons and Armor]] || 2d6 || 2
|- 
|5th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | [[#Breath Effects|Breath Effect]] || 3d6 || 2
|- 
|6th||class="left" | +4 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Damage Reduction|DR 2/magic]], [[#Invocations|Invocations (Lesser)]] || 3d6 || 3
|- 
|7th||class="left" | +5 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Divine Insight|Divine Insight]] || 4d6 || 3
|- 
|8th||class="left" | +6/+1 || +6 || +2 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Hardened Skin|Hardened Skin +3]] || 4d6 || 4
|- 
|9th||class="left" | +6/+1 || +6 || +3 || +6
| class="left" | [[#Magic Forge|Magic Forge]] || 5d6 || 4
|- 
|10th||class="left" | +7/+2 || +7 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | Breath weapon range doubles, [[#Breath Effects|Breath Effect]] || 5d6 || 4
|- 
|11th||class="left" | +8/+3 || +7 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Invocations|Invocations (Greater)]] || 6d6 || 5
|- 
|12th||class="left" | +9/+4 || + 8|| +4 || +8
| class="left" | [[#Breath Effects|Breath Effect]] || 6d6 || 5
|- 
|13th||class="left" | +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8
| class="left" | [[#Hardened Skin|Hardened Skin +4]] || 6d6 || 6
|-
|14th||class="left" | +10/+5 || +9 || +4 || +9
| class="left" | [[#Bonus Feats|Forge Ring]] || 7d6 || 6
|-
|15th||class="left" | +11/+6/+1 || +9 || +5 || +9
| class="left" | [[#Breath Effects|Breath Effect]] || 7d6 || 6
|- 
|16th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10
| class="left" | [[#Damage Reduction|DR 5/magic]], [[#Invocations|Invocations (Final)]] || 7d6 || 7
|-
|17th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10
| class="left" | [[#Old like the Mountains|Old like the Mountains]] || 8d6 || 7
|-
|18th||class="left" | +13/+8/+3 || +11 || +6 || +11
| class="left" | [[#Hardened Skin|Hardened Skin +5]] || 8d6 || 8
|-
|19th||class="left" | +14/+9/+4 || +11 || +6 || +11
| class="left" | [[#Immunities|Immunities]] || 8d6 || 8
|-
|20th||class="left" | +15/+10/+5 || +12 || +6 || +12
| class="left" | [[#Breath Effects|Breath Effect]] || 9d6 || 8
|- class="noalt"
| colspan="10" class="skill" |
'''Class Skills ([[Skill Points::4]] + [[SRD:Intelligence|Int]] modifier per level, &times;4 at 1st level)'''<br/>
{{3.5e Skills| Appraise,
 Concentration,
 Craft (Any), 
 Decipher Script,
 Knowledge (arcana) (architecture and engineering) (local) (religion) (the planes),
 Listen,
 Open Lock,
 Profession,
 Search,
 Spellcraft,
 Spot,
 Use Magic Device,
 Use Rope}}
|}

====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Forgefire Adept.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' Forgefire adepts are proficient with all [[SRD:Simple Weapon Proficiency|simple weapons]], plus all martial hammers. They are also proficient with [[SRD:Armor Proficiency (Medium)|medium armor]] and [[SRD:Shield Proficiency|shields]] (except [[SRD:Tower Shield Proficiency|tower shields]]).

'''{{Anchor|Bonus Language}}:''' A forgefire adept can choose Ignan, Terran or Dwarven as one of their known languages.

'''{{Anchor|Bonus Feats}}:''' A forgefire adept gains ''[[SRD:Craft_Magic_Arms_and_Armor|craft magic weapons and armor]]'' as a bonus feat at 4th level. They also gain ''[[SRD:Forge_Ring|forge ring]]'' as a bonus feat at 14th level.

'''{{Anchor|Invocations}}:''' A forgefire adept has intuitive access to a number of magical effects called invocations. A forgefire adept can use any invocation they know at will as a spell-like ability with somatic component. Using an invocation is a standard action that provokes attacks of opportunity. This can be avoided by using a [[SRD:Concentration_Skill|concentration check]] to invoke the effect defensively. Being hit while performing an invocation entitles the forgefire adept to a [[SRD:Concentration_Skill|concentration check]] to finish invoking, as would be the case for a regular spellcaster. A forgefire adept's caster level is equal to their class level. Invocations may be dismissed by their caster as a standard action.

If an invocation allows a [[SRD:Saving_Throw|saving throw]], the [[SRD:Using_Skills#Difficulty_Class|DC]] is 10 + the equivalent spell level + the forgefire adept's Wisdom modifier. Since spell-like abilities are not spells, a forgefire adept cannot benefit from feats that change the effect of spells or spell slots. They can, however, benefit from feats that emulate metamagic effects for spell-like abilities.

'''{{Anchor|Breath Weapon}} {{Su}}:''' At 1st level, you gain a breath weapon that you can use at will as a standard action. Each time you use your breath weapon, you can choose whether it takes the form of a 15-foot cone or a 30-foot line. This breath weapon deals 1d6 points of fire damage at level one and a successful Reflex save (DC 10 + 1/2 your class level + your Constitution modifier) halves the damage. As you gain levels, your breath weapon's damage increases, as shown on the level advancement table.

A forgefire adept is immune to the effect of their own breath weapon (but not to other breath weapons that produce similar effects, even those of other forgefire adepts).

At 10th level, a forgefire adept's cone-shaped breath weapon range doubles to 30 feet, and their line-shaped breath weapon range doubles to 60 feet.

'''{{Anchor|Embertouched}}:''' At 1st level a forgefire adept's body changes as a consequence of their new divine link. Their carrying capacity is doubled, they gain 1 hit point, a +1 DC on spells and abilities with the [Fire] or [Earth] descriptors, and a +1 bonus on saving throws against poison, disease and paralysis effects.

'''{{Anchor|Hardened Skin}} {{Ex}}:''' At 2nd level and every some levels thereafter your body changes and toughens, replacing the flesh with fire and stone and metal, likening yourself to a forge. This grants you a natural armor bonus to AC that doesn't stack with other natural armor your character may have (use the highest value). This bonus is +2 at 2nd level, +3 at 8th level, +4 at 13th level, and +5 at 18th level.

'''{{Anchor|Children of Stone and Fire}} {{Ex}}:''' At 3rd level, a forgefire adept gains a +2 sacred bonus on Wisdom-based skill checks while in a naturally made cave, in a fire-dominant plane or in an earth-dominant plane. 

'''{{Anchor|Damage Reduction}} {{Ex}}:''' At 6th level, they gain [[Damage Reduction|damage reduction]] 2/magic. At 16th level, this improves to damage reduction 5/magic.

'''{{Anchor|Divine Insight}} {{Ex}}:''' At 7th level a forgefire adept gains some intuitive inspiration through their divine link. Consequently, they gain one of the following benefits:
*Add their Wisdom modifier to Concentration checks.
*Add their Wisdom modifier to Craft checks.
*Add their Wisdom modifier to Knowledge checks.
*Add their Wisdom modifier to their melee attack rolls.

'''{{Anchor|Magic Forge}} {{Su}}:''' At 9th level a forgefire adept further understands how magic is woven into objects during crafting. They can substitute an appropiate Craft check (DC22 + spell level) in place of a required spell they don't know or can't cast.

'''{{Anchor|Old like the Mountains}} {{Ex}}:''' At 17th level a forgefire adept becomes inured to the wear of time. Their life expectancy is increased three-fold and they do not take any further penalties for aging (but they retain any they already had). They also become immune to effects that would age them unnaturally.

'''Breath Effect''': At levels 2, 5, 10, 12, 15 and 20, a forgefire adept can select one of the breath effects listed below for which they meet the minimum level prerequisite. These breath effects can alter their breath weapon's damage type or area, or apply a condition to targets in place of damage. Each time they use their breath weapon, they can choose to apply any one breath effect that they know. The chosen effect either replaces the normal fire damage dealt by their breath weapon or replaces the standard area of their breath weapon. Some effects can be applied only to a cone-shaped breath weapon, and others only to a line-shaped breath weapon. They can't apply more than one breath effect to their breath weapon at the same time unless the effect specifically states otherwise. They can't apply the same breath effect to their breath weapon in two consecutive rounds (though they still can use their normal fire breath weapon every round).

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<div>{{Anchor|Table: Breath Effects}}</div>
|-
! rowspan="1" | Level
! rowspan="1" | Effect
! rowspan="1" | Brief Description
|- 
|2nd|| class="left" | [[#Bellowing Breath|Bellowing Breath]] || Strong gust of wind.
|- 
|2nd|| class="left" | [[#Sickening Breath|Sickening Breath]] || Cone-shaped, sickens creatures.
|- 
|2nd|| class="left" | [[#Soot Breath|Soot Breath]] || Cone-shaped, soot cloud that obscures vision.
|- 
|2nd|| class="left" | [[#Stone Breath|Stone Breath]] || Line-shaped, deals bludgeoning damage.
|- 
|5th|| class="left" | [[#Acid Breath|Acid Breath]] || Deals acid damage.
|- 
|5th|| class="left" | [[#Breath of the Forge|Breath of the Forge]] || Heats metal objects and creatures.
|- 
|5th||class="left" | [[#Shaped Breath|Shaped Breath]] || Create safe zones within your breath area. 
|- 
|5th||class="left" | [[#Slow Breath|Slow Breath]] || Cone-shaped, slows creatures as per the slow spell.
|- 
|10th||class="left" | [[#Enduring Breath|Enduring Breath]] || Deals damage over 2 rounds.
|- 
|10th||class="left" | [[#Cloud Breath|Cloud Breath]] || 20-foot radius cloud area.
|- 
|10th||class="left" | [[#Energizing Breath|Energizing Breath]] || Restores allies. 
|- 
|10th||class="left" | [[#Thunder Breath|Thunder Breath]] || Cone-shaped, deals sound damage.
|- 
|15th||class="left" | [[#Force Breath|Force Breath]] || Line-shaped, deals force damage.
|- 
|15th||class="left" | [[#Five-fold Breath|Five-fold Breath]] || Breathe five different breath weapons simultaneously.
|- 
|15th||class="left" | [[#Volcanic Eruption|Volcanic Eruption]] || Breathe explosive breath at double range.
|- 
|15th||class="left" | [[#Paralyzing_Breath|Paralizing Breath]] || Cone-shaped, paralizes creatures in the area.
|}

'''{{Anchor|Immunities}} {{Ex}}:''' At 19th level they gain immunity to poison, disease and paralysis effects.

=== List of Invocations ===

==== Least ====

'''{{Anchor|Crafting Soul}}''' (2nd): If there's a clear area next to you with enough terrous or rocky materials around it, these bend and mould and become a fully functional smithy, with all the required heavy tools such like the forge and the anvil (but you must still carry a set of tools to make use of it). Additionally, you gain +6 bonus on all Crafting checks for a period of 24 hours. Such checks are treated as trained even if you have no ranks in the skills.

'''{{Anchor|Deafening Roar}}''' (2nd): A roar fills a 30-foot cone. All creatures in the area that fail a Fortitude save become [[SRD:Deafened|deafeaned]] for 1 hour.

'''{{Anchor|Endure Exposure}}''' (3rd): With a touch, you grant a creature (or yourself) the ability to withstand hot and cold environments, as per the ''[[SRD:Endure_Elements|endure elements]]'' spell. In addition, the target is immune to any effects of your own breath weapon. This invocation's effects last for 24h.

'''{{Anchor|Forgehammer}}''' (3rd): You lose access to your breath weapon, and instead you may add your breath weapon damage plus your Constitution modifier as fire damage to a single melee weapon (or unarmed) attack per round. Circumstances and effects that would prevent you from using your breath weapon would also prevent this effect. This effect lasts for 24 hours.

'''{{Anchor|Granite Heart}}''' (2nd): For 24 hours, you have a 50% chance to turn a critical hit or a sneak attack against you into a normal hit. You also gain +6 to saving throws to resist being stunned.

'''{{Anchor|Hearth of Knowledge}}''' (2nd): You gain +6 bonus on all Knowledge and Spellcraft checks for a period of 24 hours. Such checks are treated as trained even if you have no ranks in the skills.

'''{{Anchor|Magic Insight}}''' (2nd): You can use ''[[SRD:Detect_Magic|detect magic]]'' as per the spell. While the invocation is active you can end it as a full-round action and determine all the properties of a touched object as per the ''[[SRD:Identify|identify]]'' spell.

'''{{Anchor|Scalding Gust}}''' (2nd): You create a strong gust of hot wind (as per ''[[SRD:Gust_of_Wind|gust of wind]]'' spell, except with instantaneous duration). Any creature within the area takes 1 point of fire damage per caster level, regardless of whether it succeeds or fails in the Fortitude save roll to avoid the gust.

'''{{Anchor|Shattering Blows}}''' (2nd): You do not provoke attacks of opportunity on your [[SRD:Sunder|sunder]] attempts and gain +4 to their attack rolls for 24 hours.

'''{{Anchor|Soot Cloud}}''' (2nd): A cloud of thick soot fills a 20ft sphere as per the ''[[SRD:Fog_Cloud|fog cloud]]'' spell, except its range is Close and it disperses after 1 minute/level.

'''{{Anchor|Warm Light}}''' (2nd): You shed a warm light like that of a torch (clearly illuminating a 20-foot radius and providing shadowy illumination out to a 40-foot radius) for 24 hours, granting +2 against fear effects to allies within 20-foot of you (including yourself).

==== Lesser ====

'''{{Anchor|Command Rust}}''' (3rd): You rust a metallic object you touch, as per the ''[[SRD:Rusting_Grasp|rusting grasp]]'' spell. You can also restore metal to its non-rusted state in an equivalent manner.

'''{{Anchor|Energy Resistance}}''' (3rd): You gain resistance 10 to acid, cold, electricity, fire, or sonic damage for 24h. Choose the energy type when you use the invocation. Using the invocation again while it was still active replaces the old effect with the new one.

'''{{Anchor|Field of Edges}}''' (4th): This invocation behaves like the ''[[SRD:Spike_Growth|spike growth]]'' spell, except it requires areas of solid surfaces instead of vegetation (earth works but sand or mud don't), its range is Close, its duration is 1 minute/level and the area covered by the spell counts as difficult terrain. Using this invocation again dismisses any previous instances.

'''{{Anchor|Forceful Dispelling}}''' (4th): You can use ''[[SRD:Dispel_Magic|dispel magic]]'' as per the spell. Any creature with an active spell effect dispelled by this invocation takes 1 point of damage per level of the spell effect (no save).

'''{{Anchor|Improved Endurance}}''' (3rd): You gain the effects of the ''[[SRD:Endurance|endurance]]'' feat for 24 hours. Additionally, during this time you need not eat or drink, and 2 hours of sleep constitute a full rest. You also gain a +4 bonus on saves against fatigue or exhaustion.

'''{{Anchor|Mending Fuel}}''' (3rd): In any round in which you attack or use your breath weapon, you can use this invocation as a swift action. For each creature that was damaged by you this round, heal as many hit points as half your caster level to any willing creature within 30 feet of you and fix a broken mundane item as per the ''[[SRD:Mending|mending]]'' spell.

'''{{Anchor|Metalbreaker}}''' (4th): Bludgeoning attacks you make with a weapon overcome damage reduction and hardness. This effect lasts 24 hours.

'''{{Anchor|Quaking Presence}}''' (3rd): In any round in which you attack or use your breath weapon, you can use this invocation as a swift action. Any enemies in contact with the ground within 30 feet of you who fail a Reflex save will fall [[SRD:Prone|prone]].

'''{{Anchor|Stone Shape}}''' (3rd): You can use ''[[SRD:Stone_Shape|stone shape]]'' as per the spell.

'''{{Anchor|Tremorsense}}''' (4th): You gain 60-foot [[SRD:Tremorsense|tremorsense]] for 24h.

==== Greater ====

'''{{Anchor|Brittle Brand}}''' (6th): In any round in which you make a melee attack, you can use this invocation as a swift action before the attack. If the attack is successful, the target is branded for 10 rounds. A branded creature takes 1d4 plus your Wisdom modifier temporary damage to its Constitution (restored when the brand vanishes). Additionally for the duration of the brand, attacks against that creature or their equipment receive a +2 circumstance bonus to the attack roll, the threat range for those attacks is doubled and their equipment can be dealt critical strikes. Any creature can only have one brand at any given time, and using this invocation on an already-branded creature has no effect.

'''{{Anchor|Crushing Weight}}''' (5th): You utter a powerful roar that fills a 30 foot cone. All creatures within the area that fail a Fortitude save become [[SRD:Stunned|stunned]] for 1 round. Creatures standing in the area are knocked [[SRD:Prone|prone]] (no save).

'''{{Anchor|Metal Shape}}''' (5th): You can form one existing piece of metal into any shape that suits your purpose, much like the ''[[SRD:Stone_Shape|stone shape]]'' spell but with metal objects instead.

'''{{Anchor|Searing Fog}}''' (6th): You create a hot magical fog as per the ''[[SRD:Solid_Fog|solid fog]]'' spell. Each creature within the area takes 2d6 points of fire damage at the start of its turn. You can only have one Searing Fog at any given time, creating a new one replaces any previously created instances.

'''{{Anchor|Sonic Shout}}''' (6th): You deal 10d6 of sonic damage to all creatures and exposed objects in a 60 feet cone (twice that amount to brittle or cristalline objects or creatures). A successful Fortitude save halves the damage. A creature caring for a vulnerable object can attempt to shield it with a Reflex save, negating all damage to the item on a successful check.

'''{{Anchor|Unquenchable Fire}}''' (6th): You exude a warm magical aura for 24 hours. This aura connects your inner fire to allies within 30-feet of you, granting them (and you) +4 to saving throws against death effects, energy drain and any negative energy effects. Additionally, if any of them (or you) were to drop to 0 hit points while affected by this aura, you can make a DC 15 Will saving throw. If you succeed, they drop to 1 hit point instead. Each time you make such a saving throw, the DC increases by 5 and this increase carries on between different instances of this invocation until you rest.

'''{{Anchor|Unmake Magic}}''' (6th): You can deliver a targeted ''[[SRD:Greater_Dispel_Magic|greater dispel magic]]'' with your touch, gaining 5 temporary hit points for each spell level dispelled. These hit points fade after 1 minute and do not stack with other temporary hit points. Using this invocation again replaces any remaining temporary hit points from the previous instance with the new ones. You cannot target your own invocations with this invocation. You can deliver this effect as part of a melee weapon attack made within one round of using the ability.

'''{{Anchor|Volcanic Toughness}}''' (5th): You gain temporary hit points equal to your caster level. These hit points last for 24 hours or until you use the invocation again (in which case any remaining temporary hit points are replaced with the new value).

==== Final ====

'''{{Anchor|Earthen Roots}}''' (8th): Your body becomes a dense mass of bedrock for 24 hours. While in this state you undergo the following changes:
*You gain the earth subtype.
*Your weight (without the equipment you may be carrying) is tripled.
*Your [[#Hardened Skin|Hardened Skin]] is enhanced by an additional +2
*Your [[#Damage Reduction|Damage Reduction]] changes to 7/-
*+2 Strength
*You gain Darkvision 60' (if you didn't have Darkvision already, or had it with a smaller range)
*+2 on Survival Checks
*Fast Healing 3 when in contact with natural earth or stone
*Immunity to poison, sleep, paralysis and stunning
*Immunity to extra damage from critical hits or flanking
*+1 on attack and damage rolls where both yourself and your opponent are touching the ground. If an opponent is airborne or waterborne, you take instead a -4 penalty on attack and damage rolls.
*The ability to glide through stone, dirt or metal like a fish would through water (Your burrowing leaves behind no tunnel or hole, nor does it create any ripple or other signs of its presence and a ''[[SRD:Move_Earth|move earth]]'' spell cast on your area flings you back 30 feet, stunning you for 1 round unless you succeed on a DC 15 Fortitude save)

'''{{Anchor|Flaming Roots}}''' (8th): Your body becomes a scorching mass of liquid fire for 24 hours. While in this state you undergo the following changes:
*You gain the fire subtype (and with it, immunity to fire and vulnerability to cold).
*+2 Dexterity
*+15ft. to your base ground speed.
*+2 on Tumble and Balance Checks
*Immunity to poison, sleep, paralysis and stunning
*Immunity to extra damage from critical hits or flanking
*You become wreathed in an aura of extreme heat that gives off light in a 40 foot radius such that any creature striking you with a natural weapon or non-reach melee weapon takes a number of points of fire damage equal to your caster level (if the attacker has spell resistance, it applies to this effect). Unprotected flammable objects within 5 feet of you are also set on fire. 

'''{{Anchor|Flame of Life}}''' (7th): This invocation restores life to a creature that has been dead for no longer than one day. The creature is immediately restored to full hit points, vigor, and health, with no loss of levels or constitution. Mundane poisons or diseases the creature suffered before are cured on their revival, but magical diseases and curses are not undone. While the spell closes wounds and repairs damage, missing elements are not regrown. Creatures killed by death effects can also be raised this way, but creatures turned into undead cannot. This invocation may also be used to reanimate former undead or construct bodies. You need to make an offering of 1000gp (or something of equivalent value) for the invocation to work.

'''{{Anchor|Instill Vulnerability}}''' (7th): You imbue a single creature within 30 feet with vulnerability to a particular type of energy. A successful Fortitude save roll negates this effect; creatures with immunity to the chosen type automatically succeed in this saving throw. The vulnerability lasts for 24 hours or until the invocation is used a second time, in which case the new effect replaces the old one.

=== {{Anchor|Breath Effects}} ===

'''{{Anchor|Bellowing Breath}}''' (2nd): You blow strongly within the area of your breath attack, producing a ''[[SRD:Gust_of_Wind|gust of wind]]'' as per the spell, except with instantaneous duration.

'''{{Anchor|Sickening Breath}}''' (2nd): You exhale a cone of toxic fumes that [[SRD:Sickened|sicken]] creatures in the area. Instead of doing fire damage, your breath weapon sickens all creatures in its area for 2 rounds. A successful Fortitude save reduces the duration to 1 round. You can apply this effect only to cone-shaped breath weapons.

'''{{Anchor|Soot Breath}}''' (2nd): Rather than dealing damage, your breath weapon blankets its area with a thick cloud of soot, as per the ''[[SRD:Fog_Cloud|fog cloud]]'' spell, except its duration is reduced to 2 rounds.

'''{{Anchor|Stone Breath}}''' (2nd): You spit a barrage of slag in a line, dealing bludgeoning damage instead of fire damage. You can apply this effect only to line-shaped breath weapons.

'''{{Anchor|Acid Breath}}''' (5th): Your breath weapon deals acid damage instead of fire damage.

'''{{Anchor|Breath of the Forge}}''' (5th): Rather than dealing damage, your breath weapon heats metal objects in the area as per the ''[[SRD:Heat_Metal|heat metal]]'' spell. You may use this breath effect to substitute for a forge when crafting (although you will still need any other required tools), and doing so improves your crafting effiency of metal objects by 20% (on a successful craft check, multiply the result by 1.2 in order to determine the progress made towards completion).

'''{{Anchor|Shaped Breath}}''' (5th): You can choose to leave up to 4 squares of 5-by-5 feet within the area of your breath weapon unaffected by it. These squares need not be adjacent to one another. You may choose to apply this breath effect together with any other breath effect to the same breath weapon.

'''{{Anchor|Slow Breath}}''' (5th): Rather than dealing damage, your breath weapon ''slows'' all affected creatures as per the ''[[SRD:Slow|slow]]'' spell for 2 rounds. A successful Fortitude save reduces the duration to 1 round. You can apply this effect only to cone-shaped breath weapons.

'''{{Anchor|Cloud Breath}}''' (10th): Your breath takes the form of a 20' radius spread, centered on you. You can apply any other effect that can be applied to cone-shaped breath weapons together with this effect.

'''{{Anchor|Enduring Breath}}''' (10th): Your breath weapon lingers for an extra round before flickering out. Creatures that are damaged by your breath weapon will take half that much damage again at the beginning of your next round. There is no save for this second damage.

'''{{Anchor|Energizing Breath}}''' (10th): Your breath carries a warm, vital energy that restores allies in the area as per the ''[[SRD:Lesser_Restoration|lesser restoration]]'' spell. Allies in the area also have a +4 on their next Fortitude save for 1 hour.

'''{{Anchor|Thunder Breath}}''' (10th): Your breath weapon deals sonic damage instead of fire damage. A successful Fortitude check halves the damage. You can apply this breath effect only to cone-shaped breath weapons.

'''{{Anchor|Fivefold Breath}}''' (15th): As a full-round action, you create five different breath weapons simultaneously: a cone of acid damage, a cone of fire damage, a cone of sound damage, a line of bludgeoning damage and a line of force. Each breath weapon deals the normal breath weapon damage and allows its usual save (Reflex except for sound, which uses Fortitude instead). When using this effect, you take damage equal to twice your class level, which can't be lessened by damage reduction or any other feature like that. In addition, you cannot use any breath weapon in the following two rounds.

'''{{Anchor|Force Breath}}''' (15th): Your breath deals force damage instead of fire damage. This effect can only be applied to line-shaped breath weapons.

'''{{Anchor|Paralyzing Breath}}''' (15th): Rather than dealing damage, your breath weapon [[SRD:Paralyzed|paralyzes]] all creatures in the area for 1 round. A succesful Fortitude save negates this effect. You can apply this effect only to cone-shaped breath weapons.

'''{{Anchor|Volcanic Eruption}}''' (15th): As a full-round action, you breathe a volcanic jet in a 60 feet cone. This breath deals twice your breath weapon damage as fire damage and an explosion dealing your breath weapon damage as fire damage occurs centered on each creature struck, damaging it and all creatures adjacent to it. The additional explosion damage is halved on a succesful Reflex check. When using this effect, you take damage equal to twice your class level, which can't be lessened by damage reduction or any other feature like that. In addition, you cannot use any breath weapon in the following round.

=== Forgefire Adepts and Prestige Classes ===
A forgefire adept may benefit from prestige classes that grant "+1 level of existing (divine) spellcasting class" by having those levels affect our effective level in regards to breath weapon damage and DC, as well as available invocations and caster level used to cast them.
A forgefire adept cannot qualify for prestige classes (or other game options) with spellcasting level requirements. However, caster level requirements are allowed — her caster level for her invocations fulfills this requirement. Her spell-like abilities also meet requirements for specific spell knowledge if they mimic the required spell.

===Playing a Forgefire Adept===

'''Religion:''' If a forgefire adept follows a Deity, it should be one that offers the Fire or Forge domains. Even if that's not the case, or if they simply don't follow any deity, there must be a Deity in the setting that offers the Fire or Forge domains and is within one alignment of the character's or is in any way aligned in their interests or ideas. It is such a deity that will be attracted by the character's actions and thoughts and enables the transformation into a fireforge adept.

'''Combat:''' Forgefire adepts are a varied group tied by theme and flavour (as opposed to a mechanically tight class that is more flexible in regards to fluff). As such, there are many different ways in which a forgefire adept might contribute to a fight:
* Knowledge checks to identify enemies, weak points, spells... (see [[#Divine Insight|Divine Insight]] and the [[#Hearth of Knowledge|Hearth of Knowledge]] invocation)
* Destroy enemy equipement (see [[#Shattering Blows|Shattering Blows]], [[#Metalbreaker|Metalbreaker]], [[#Brittle Brand|Brittle Brand]] and [[#Command Rust|Command Rust]] invocations)
* Melee Attack damage with hammers (they have good BAB and proficiency with hammers, as well as [[#Divine Insight|Divine Insight]] and the [[#Forgehammer|Forgehammer]] invocation)
* Small area damage with breath weapon (usually fire damage but there's other options among the breath effects)
* Larger area damage with invocations (see [[#Scalding Gust|Scalding Gust]], [[#Searing Fog|Searing Fog]] invocations)
* Party support (see [[#Warm Light|Warm Light]], [[#Mending Fuel|Mending Fuel]], [[#Unquenchable Fire|Unquenchable Fire]], [[#Flame of Life|Flame of Life]] invocations and [[#Energizing Breath|Energizing Breath]] effect)
* Area debuff (see [[#Deafening Roar|Deafening Roar]], [[#Quaking Presence|Quaking Presence]], [[#Crushing Weight|Crushing Weight]] invocations and [[#Sickening Breath|Sickening Breath]], [[#Slow Breath|Slow Breath]] and [[#Paralyzing Breath|Paralyzing Breath]] effects)

'''Advancement:''' Forgefire adepts benefit from full progression due to their scaling invocations and fire breath. Still, an advancement possibility for those that pick weapon attack invocations might include multiclassing into a martial class and getting weapon attack feats like [[SRD:Two-Weapon_Fighting_(Feat)|two-weapon fighting]] or [[SRD:Power_Attack|power attack]]. Crafting-focused forgefire adepts might multiclass into artificer to get some of the bonus item creation feats.

===Forgefire Adept Lore===

Characters with ranks in Knowledge Religion or Knowledge Local can research forgefire adepts to learn more about them.  When a character makes a skill check, read or paraphrase the following, including information from lower DCs.

{| class="zebra d20"
|+ Knowledge Local/Religion
! DC || class="left" | Result
|- 
| 10 || class="left" | Forgefire adepts are blacksmiths favoured by a deity.
|- 
| 15 || class="left" | Forgefire adepts can produce magical flame with their breath, and have magical abilities called invocations.
|- 
| 20 || class="left" | Forgefire adepts are a varied bunch. Some of them bring their forging hammer to the battlefield to great effect, while others are able to restrain their opponents or bolster their allies with their magical abilities.
|- 
| 30 || class="left" | Those that reach this level of success can research specific forgefire adepts, their whereabouts and motives, legends regarding them, and items created by them.
|}

===Alternate Features and Variants===

* [[Forgehammer_Adept_(3.5e_Alternate_Class_Feature)|Forgehammer Adept (Alternate Class Feature)]]
* [[Faerie_Forge_Adept_(3.5e_Alternate_Class_Feature)|Faerie Forge Adept (Alternate Class Feature)]]

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Article Balance	High +
Author	Eromythic +
Class Ability	Invocations +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Rated By	The bluez in the dungeon +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Skill	Appraise +, Concentration +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Open Lock +, Profession +, Search +, Spellcraft +, Spot +, Use Magic Device + and Use Rope +
Skill Points	4 +
Summary	Forgefire Adepts are smiths that acquire special abilities through a divine link attained with the art of forging: Breath Weapon and Invocations. +
Title	Forgefire Adept +