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===Making a Divine Word===

The Divine Word benefits from their unusual ability to create new spells on the fly. However, the rules for how their spells are created is fairly restrictive, meaning that there are many strange things that Wizards and Clerics can do that Divine Word cannot. Since the Divine Word's word list changes every day, Divine Words have a lot more flexibility than [[Word Wizard (3.5e Class)|Word Wizards]] or [[Wordmaster (3.5e Class)|Wordmasters]], but a lot less control.

'''Abilities:''' Divine Words use Wisdom to determine the save DC's of their spells, and occasionally also benefit from a high Charisma.

'''Races:''' Races with many members who worship deities are likely to form the majority of Divine Words.

'''Alignment:''' Any, but only one step away from their chosen deity.

'''Starting Gold:''' 5d4&times;10 gp (125 gp).

'''[[SRD:Race Descriptions#Starting Age|Starting Age]]:''' Simple.

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<div>{{Anchor|Table: The Divine Word}}</div>
Hit Die: d6
|-
! rowspan="2" | Level
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Special
! rowspan="2" | [[#Words|Words per Day]]
|-
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
|- 
|1st|| class="left" | +0 || +2 || +0 || +2
| class="left" | || 5 words
|- 
|2nd|| class="left" | +1 || +3 || +0 || +3
| class="left" | [[#Countering Words|Countering Words]] || 11 words
|- 
|3rd|| class="left" | +2 || +3 || +1 || +3
| class="left" | || 18 words
|- 
|4th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | || 26 words
|- 
|5th||class="left" | +3 || +4 || +1 || +4
| class="left" | || 35 words
|- 
|6th||class="left" | +4 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | [[#Nonrepetitive Prefixes|Nonrepetitive Prefixes]]|| 45 words
|- 
|7th||class="left" | +5 || +5 || +2 || +5
| class="left" | || 56 words
|- 
|8th||class="left" | +6/+1 || +6 || +2 || +6
| class="left" | || 68 words
|- 
|9th||class="left" | +6/+1 || +6 || +3 || +6
| class="left" |  || 81 words
|- 
|10th||class="left" | +7/+2 || +7 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | [[#Action Verbs|Action Verbs]] || 95 words
|- 
|11th||class="left" | +8/+3 || +7 || +3 || +7
| class="left" | || 110 words
|- 
|12th||class="left" | +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8
| class="left" |  || 126 words
|- 
|13th||class="left" | +9/+4 || +8 || +4 || +8
| class="left" | || 143 words
|- 
|14th||class="left" | +10/+5 || +9 || +4 || +9
| class="left" | [[#Accelerating Pronouns|Accelerating Pronouns]] || 161 words
|- 
|15th||class="left" | +11/+6/+1 || +9 || +5 || +9
| class="left" |  || 180 words
|- 
|16th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10
| class="left" |  || 200 words
|- 
|17th||class="left" | +12/+7/+2 || +10 || +5 || +10
| class="left" | || 221 words
|- 
|18th||class="left" | +13/+8/+3 || +11 || +6 || +11
| class="left" | || 243 words
|- 
|19th||class="left" | +14/+9/+4 || +11 || +6 || +11
| class="left" | [[#Adverbs of Power|Adverbs of Power]] || 266 words
|- 
|20th||class="left" | +15/+10/+5 || +12 || +6 || +12
| class="left" | || 290 words
|-
| 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:Autohypnosis Skill|Autohypnosis}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Balance Skill|Balance}} ([[SRD:Dexterity|Dex]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration}} ([[SRD:Constitution|Con]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Craft Skill|Craft}} (Any word-related) ([[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:Heal Skill|Heal}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge}} (Religion) ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Listen Skill|Listen}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Perform Skill|Perform}} (Oratory) ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Sense Motive Skill|Sense Motive}} ([[SRD:Wisdom|Wis]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Speak Language Skill|Speak Language}} (None), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Spellcraft Skill|Spellcraft}} ([[SRD:Intelligence|Int]]), 
{{Property Link|Skill|SRD:Use Magic Device Skill|Use Magic Device}} ([[SRD:Charisma|Cha]]).
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====Class Features====

All of the following are class features of the Divine Word.

'''Weapon and Armor Proficiency:''' Divine Words are not proficient with any weapons. They are, however, proficient with light and medium armor, and do not suffer from arcane spell failure penalties.

'''{{Anchor|Spells}}:''' The Divine Word uses [[Wordcasting (3.5e Variant Rule)|wordcasting]] to cast spells.

The Divine Word must worship a deity. Each deity has three favored words and three banned words. The Divine Word always knows the favored words of his deity, and cannot cast spells that contain any of the banned words.

At a predetermined time of day depending on the Divine Word's deity, the Divine Word can pray to his deity. Doing so makes him temporarily learn one random word per class level, drawn from the [[Wordcasting (3.5e Variant Rule)#Wordcasting_Lists|wordcasting page]], not including words that are specifically restricted to other classes or words that are on his deity's favored or banned list. These learned words are temporary, because he forgets all of them 48 hours later or when he next prays, whichever comes first.

Some suggestions for favored, banned, and time of day are listed [[#Deities and Words|below]].

The save DC of a Divine Word spell is equal to 10 + one third the spell's word count + the Divine Word's Wisdom modifier.

'''{{Anchor|Countering Words}}:''' Whenever a Divine Word correctly identifies a spell with a verbal component, they may expend any number of words greater than four. The character casting the spell must then pass a Concentration check with a DC equal to half the number of words expended plus the Divine Word's Charisma modifier or the spell is countered.

'''{{Anchor|Nonrepetitive Prefixes}}:''' The Divine Word may reduce the casting time of his spells by condensing long chains of the same spell word into a prefix and a spell word. The time it takes to cast the spell is reduced by one fewer than the number of words removed in this way, but all other attributes of the spell are left unchanged. ''For example, without using Nonrepetitive Prefixes, the spell "Bang Pyr Pyr Pyr Pyr Pyr" would normally take a standard action to cast. With Nonrepetitive Prefixes, it could be spoken as "Bang Pentapyr", meaning it would take a swift action to cast.''

'''{{Anchor|Action Verbs}}:''' The die sizes for damage-dealing effect words increase by one step. ''1d6 improves to 1d8, 1d4+1 improves to 1d6+1, 1d4 improves to 1d6, and so on.''

'''{{Anchor|Accelerating Pronouns}}:''' The Divine Word's spells are cast twice as quickly. As such, they take twice as many words to cross each time interval threshold.

'''{{Anchor|Adverbs of Power}}:''' For every third instance of any given spell word (nonrepetitive prefixes do not change the number of instances of that spell word for this ability), the DC of the spell is reduced by 1.

{| class="zebra d20"
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! colspan="4" | {{Anchor|Deities and Words}}
|-
! rowspan="1" align="left" | '''Deity''' 
! rowspan="1" align="left" | '''Favored Words''' 
! rowspan="1" align="left" | '''Banned Words''' 
! rowspan="1" align="left" | '''Time of Day''' 
|-
| align="left" | Boccob || Sfir, Sir, Scri || Lyf, Deth, Terr || Dusk
|-
| align="left" | Ehlonna || Hand, Lyf, Fren || Pyr, Lek, Deth || Dawn
|-
| align="left" | Erythnul || Hand, Excel, Terr || Lyf, Ayl, Vudu || Dusk
|-
| align="left" | Fharlanghn || Ayl, Port, Long || Burs, Del, Tra || Dawn
|-
| align="left" | Heironeous || Burs, Lyf, Arm || Min, Terr, Lob || Noon
|-
| align="left" | Hextor || Wal, Terr, Lob || Burs, Lyf, Min || Midnight
|-
| align="left" | Kord || Hand, Thro, Tungtwist || Bang, Min, Vudu || Dusk
|-
| align="left" | Nerull || Con, Deth, Terr || Hand, Lyf, Fren || Midnight
|-
| align="left" | Obad-Hai || Sfir, Lyf, Deth || Burs, Fren, Path || Dusk
|-
| align="left" | Olidammara || Chen, Port, Lob || Bang, Deth, Wyd || Midnight
|-
| align="left" | Pelor || Bang, Burs, Pyr || Kol, Deth, Avis || Noon
|-
| align="left" | St. Cuthbert || Orb, Path, Ant || Avis, Min, Gilt || Noon
|-
| align="left" | Vecna || Hand, Deth, Scri || Sfir, Charg, Lyf || Midnight
|-
| align="left" | Wee Jas || Spyn, Deth, Disp || Lyf, Inv, Excel || Midnight
|-
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====Ex-Divine Words====

Divine Words who have their alignment change to be more than one step away from their deity must either change deity or get an ''[[SRD:Atonement|atonement]]'' spell cast on them. Until they do one of those things, they lose access to Divine Word word magic.


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Allowed Alignments	Lawful Good +, Lawful Neutral +, Lawful Evil +, Neutral Good +, Neutral +, Neutral Evil +, Chaotic Good +, Chaotic Neutral + and Chaotic Evil +
Article Balance	High +
Author	Foxwarrior +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Moderate +
Class Ability	Spontaneous Spellcasting + and Alternate Magic +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	20 +
Minimum Level	1 +
Rating	Undiscussed +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Skill	Autohypnosis +, Balance +, Concentration +, Craft +, Decipher Script +, Diplomacy +, Heal +, Intimidate +, Knowledge +, Listen +, Perform +, Sense Motive +, Speak Language +, Spellcraft + and Use Magic Device +
Skill Points	4 +
Summary	A wordcaster powered by divine inspiration. +
Title	Divine Word +
Will Save Progression	Good +