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A phenomenist is a psychic spellcaster who studies the universe, drawing powers from the knowledge she acquires. {{{length}}} 1



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Phenomenist[edit]

A phenomenist is a scholar of psychic magic, she studies the various psychic phenomenon, learning from them and using the acquired knowledge to empower herself. The class is populated by esoteric scientists, crazed occultists and well-learned philosophers who have significant psychic potential.

One of the phenomenist‘s most curious abilities is her anomalous blast, which is composed of psychic energy cultivated by the phenomenist‘s studies of the universe and her own psyche.

Making a Phenomenist[edit]

A phenomenist is a partial spellcaster with access to the psychic list. She has access to powerful reality spheres which expand her spellcasting and grants her many very useful spells earlier than other classes. The anomalous blast is one of the phenomenist’s best tools in combat, allowing her for steady damage at range. Finally a phenomenist excels at skills such as knowledge or perception, allowing her to be a good spotter for the party and identify threats, monsters and lore. However a phenomenist is hardly a melee combatant and her spellcasting lag behind compared to a full caster.

Abilities: A phenomenist’s Intelligence is prime, it determines all aspects of her spellcasting, many class features and the damage of her anomalous blast. A good dexterity and constitution ensure she hits her opponents and survives a fight.

Races: The study of the world from the side of psychic magic is very strange indeed, very few races have an inclination toward it, only individuals.

Alignment: Any

Starting Gold: As Monk

Starting Age: Complex.

Table: The Phenomenist

Hit Die: d8

Level Base
Attack Bonus 		Saving Throws Special Spells
Fort Ref Will 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Akashic Lore, Keen Observer, Reality Sphere 3 1 — — — — —
2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 Anomalous Blast, Phenomenon Study 4 2 — — — — —
3rd +2 +1 +1 +3 Assertive Will, Knowledge Lore 4 3 — — — — —
4th +3 +1 +1 +4 Phenomenon Study 4 3 1 — — — —
5th +3 +1 +1 +4 Undercast Surge +1 4 4 2 — — — —
6th +4 +2 +2 +5 Knowledge Lore 5 4 3 — — — —
7th +5 +2 +2 +5 Phenomenon Study 5 4 3 1 — — —
8th +6/+1 +2 +2 +6 Anomalous Stream, Parallel Observation 5 4 4 2 — — —
9th +6/+1 +3 +3 +6 Perfect Knowledge 5 5 4 3 — — —
10th +7/+2 +3 +3 +7 Phenomenon Study 5 5 4 3 1 — —
11th +8/+3 +3 +3 +7 Undercast Surge +2 5 5 4 4 2 — —
12th +9/+4 +4 +4 +8 Knowledge Lore 5 5 5 4 3 — —
13th +9/+4 +4 +4 +8 Phenomenon Study 5 5 5 4 3 1 —
14th +10/+5 +4 +4 +9 Sixth Sense 5 5 5 4 4 2 —
15th +11/+6/+1 +5 +5 +9 Absolute Observation 5 5 5 5 4 3 —
16th +12/+7/+2 +5 +5 +10 Phenomenon Study 5 5 5 5 4 3 1
17th +12/+7/+2 +5 +5 +10 Undercast Surge +3 5 5 5 5 4 4 2
18th +13/+8/+3 +6 +6 +11 Knowledge Lore 5 5 5 5 5 4 3
19th +14/+9/+4 +6 +6 +11 Phenomenon Study 5 5 5 5 5 5 4
20th +15/+10/+5 +6 +6 +12 Phenomenon Transcendence 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Class Skills (6 + Int modifier per level, ×4 at 1st level)
Appraise (Int), Autohypnosis (Wis), Balance (Dex), Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Disable Device (Int), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Forgery (Int), Gather Information (Cha), Heal (Wis), Hide (Dex), Intimidate (Cha), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Int), Listen (Wis), Move Silently (Dex), Open Lock (Dex), Perform (Cha), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Search (Int), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand (Dex), Speak Language (None), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis), Survival (Wis), Swim (Str), Truespeak (Int), Tumble (Dex), Use Magic Device (Cha).

Class Features[edit]

All of the following are class features of the Phenomenist.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A phenomenist is proficient with all simple weapons and one martial weapon or her choice. She is proficient with light and medium armor as well as all shield (except tower shields).

Spells: A phenomenist is a psychic spellcaster that cast spells spontaneously much like a Sorcerer, her key spellcasting ability score is her Intelligence. A phenomenist cast spells from the Psychic spell list. A phenomenist draw her spell known from the psychic spell list.

Table: Phenomenist Spells Known
Level Spells Known
0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
1st 4 2 — — — — —
2nd 5 3 — — — — —
3rd 6 4 — — — — —
4th 6 4 2 — — — —
5th 6 4 3 — — — —
6th 6 4 4 — — — —
7th 6 5 4 2 — — —
8th 6 5 4 3 — — —
9th 6 5 4 4 — — —
10th 6 5 5 4 2 — —
11th 6 6 5 4 3 — —
12th 6 6 5 4 4 — —
13th 6 6 5 5 4 2 —
14th 6 6 6 5 4 3 —
15th 6 6 6 5 4 4 —
16th 6 6 6 5 5 4 2
17th 6 6 6 6 5 4 3
18th 6 6 6 6 5 4 4
19th 6 6 6 6 5 5 4
20th 6 6 6 6 6 5 5

Akashic Lore (Ex): A phenomenist is well-versed in many fields of studies, she adds half her class level (minimum of +1) as bonus to all Knowledge checks she makes and on Spellcraft checks she makes to identify spells, magical effect and magical items.

Keen Observer (Ex): A phenomenist on her own observation of the world, both physical and supernatural. She adds her Intelligence modifier to her Listen, Search and Spot spot checks in addition to her Wisdom modifier.

Reality Sphere: A 1st level phenomenist chooses a field of focus in her observation of the mysterious universe. This sphere of reality grants her additional spells to her spell list and is automatically added to her spell known when she gain the ability to cast spells of the correct level.

Anomalous Blast: A 2nd level phenomenist can fire a ray of raw psychic energy at her foes as a standard action. A Anomalous Blast is a ranged touch attack with a range of 30 feet. If the ray hit it deals 1d6 + the phenomenist's Intelligence modifier in magic damage. At 4th level and each 4 levels thereafter the phenomenist deals an additional 1d6 points of damage with her Anomalous Blast. The appearance of her Anomalous Blast depends on her Reality Sphere, with entropy causing rusting and rotting while rift would be a ray of interdimensional energy.

Phenomenon Study: A phenomenist studies the mysterious universe around them, drawing knowledge and power of the various secrets she unlocks. At 2nd level, 4th level and each 3 levels thereafter she gain a single phenomenon study class ability from the list below. She must meet the prerequisites of the phenomenon study she wishes to take, and she may not take a phenomenon study twice unless noted otherwise.

Akashic Repository (Ex): An incredible discovery, the phenomenist gains the ability to draw spells from the akashic library. She can cast spells on the psychic list that are not a spell known to her by expending a spell slot of two levels higher than normal. A phenomenist must be 10th level or higher to select this Phenomenon Study.

Anomalous Study (Su): The phenomenist have delved deeper than most in her study of her anomalous blast, increasing her blast damage by 1d6. In addition she can deliver her anomalous blast as a 30-ft line as a full-round action, making a ranged touch attack against all creatures in the area. A phenomenist may select this phenomenon study up to two additional times, increasing the damage by 1d6 each time.

Combat Lore: A phenomenist with this phenomenon study gains a single [Fighter] or [Combat] feat she meets the prerequisites for, she may not use this feat to qualify for prerequisites. As a standard action once per day, sge may permanently change the feat for another [Fighter] or [Combat] feat she meets the prerequisites for.

Dark Half (Su): The A phenomenist observed darkness within herself and may tap into it, gaining the Dark Half ability as the abomination discipline. She uses her phenomenist levels as her effective psychic levels to determine its effects and duration.

Dark Scholar: The A phenomenist understanding of the world includes its darker secrets. She no longer take penalty on her madness threshold from having a Dark Insight score, although accrued dark insight still changes her threshold. In addition, she gain Wisdom Hard Ability Damage Reduction 1.

Divine Geometry: The A phenomenist gas learned the way of using geometry to access deeper secrets of the universe, she gain the Sacred Geometry feat as a bonus feat.

Force Mastery (Su): You gain a +1 bonus on caster level and DC when casting [Force] spells. You can pick Evocation [Force] spells from the Sorcerer/Wizard list as if they were on your spell list.

Hardened Barrier (Su): Upon selecting this phenomenon study, the phenomenist discovers a way to make extremely effective shielding. When she casts mental barrierPathfinder she gains a number of temporary hit points equal to her caster level for the duration of the spell. These temporary hit points are always lost first. If

Metamagic Knowledge (Ex): The phenomenist's understanding of the metamagic phenomenon expands, allowing her to use it more efficiently. When she pick this phenomenon study, the phenomenist choose a [Metamagic] feat. The spell increase cost of that metamagic feat is lowered by 1. This only affects her phenomenist spellcasting. A phenomenist may select this phenomenon study multiple times, selecting a new metamagic feat each time.

Phenomenon Tool (Ex): The phenomenist has learned how to focus her psyches into a small occult object. She gain a Bonded Object with a small held object, such as a spoon, balance or a human skull. The object cannot be a weapon or object which can be worn. When she has her phenomenon tool in hand she gains a +4 bonus on Concentration checks and may center herself as a swift action. If she is wearing a Centering JewelPathfinder she may center herself as a free action instead.

Psychic Discovery: Upon choosing phenomenon study, the phenomenist choose a single wizard's arcane discovery, using her class level as her effective wizard level for the purpose of meeting prerequisites. That discovery applies to her phenomenist spellcasting. A phenomenist may choose this phenomenon study multiple times.

Spell Discovery: A phenomenist with this phenomenon study gain the Spell Research feat for a spell of any level she can cast even if she does not meet its prerequisites. A phenomenist may choose this phenomenon study multiple times.

Assertive Will (Ex): A 3rd level phenomenist may add her Intelligence to her Will save instead of her Wisdom.

Undercast Surge (Ex): At 5th level, whenever a phenomenist may cast a spell which can be undercast she may cast the spell as if it was one spell level higher, up to the spell maximum level. Thus a phenomenist casting mind thrust II may instead cast mind thrust III with the same spell slot.

At 11th and 16th level she may increase the effective undercast spell level by 1, to to the spell's maximum level.

Knowledge Lore: At 3rd level, 6th level and each 6 levels thereafter, a phenomenist gain a bonus feat she meet the prerequisites of from the following list: Dark Knowledge, Forbidden Knowledge, Skill Focus, any [Item Creation] feats or any [Metamagic] feats.

Anomalous Stream (Su): As a full-attack action, a phenomenist of 8th level may make iterative attacks with her anomalous blast ability as if it was a weapon. For each attack beyond the first reduced the base damage of anomalous blast by 2d6 for 1 round. If the blast base damage is completely depleted no further attack may be taken with it until the start of the phenomenist's next turn.

Parallel Observation (Ex): A phenomenist of 8th level or higher is capable of observing a variety of phenomenons which are not physical in nature. As a swift action, she may replicate the effect of arcane sight or see invisibility for 1 minute per day per class level, uses need not to be consecutive but are used in 1-minute increments. She may switch between arcane sight and see invisibility as a swift action while the duration is ongoing.

At 15th level this effect is no longer limited in time and becomes constant, although the phenomenist may suppress or resume it as a free action.

Perfect Knowledge (Ex): A 9th level phenomenist has practiced her craft intensively, twice per day she can automatically roll a 20 on a Knowledge check.

Sixth Sense (Ex): At 14th level, the phenomenist is able to feel presences around her, she gains blindsight out of 30 feet. She is able to detect incorporeal creatures and inherently discern if a creature is corporeal or not within her blindsight.

Phenomenon Transcendence (Ex): When a phenomenist reaches 20th level, her senses transcend her physical self, her blindsight from Sixth Sense extend to 100 feet and she aware of the status of all creature within it as per status. She is constantly under the effect of true seeing, which she can resume or dismiss as a free action. Finally if she dies, her spirit remains active beyond the veil of death. She may project herself as a major image to any creature she knows or seeks her, although she is powerless beyond controlling her apparition.


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