Covert Wizard (3.5e Alternate Class Feature)
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Covert Wizard
Not all societies are tolerant toward magic, especially not arcane magic. In such places wizards and sorcerers are hunted down, imprisoned or even killed. However struggles breed innovation. The wizards produced by such circumstances are especially adept at hiding their magic, from covering up their spellbook to casting spells with little fanfare.
Class: WizardPathfinder
Level: 1st, 6th, 8th, 12th, 20th
Replaces: Scribe Scroll, Arcane School
Benefit: A covert wizard gain access to the following class features:
Spellcasting: A Covert Wizard chooses one school to be her opposed school. She cannot choose Enchantment or Illusion as opposed school. Finally when a covert wizard gains free spells to add to her spellbook, at least one of them must be an enchantment spell or an illusion spell.
Covert Spellbook (Ex): A covert wizard can disguise her spellbook as any other book, carefully hiding it true nature with a mix of illusion and mundane deceit. As a full-round action, the covert wizard may convert her spellbook into a normal book. While in this form always under the effect of a magic aura spell to make it appears nonmagical. She cannot study her spellbook while it is disguise and she may revert it back to a spellbook as a free action. Finally even in it spellbook form, the covert wizard's spellbook is difficult to identify as such, requiring a DC 20 Perception check on close examination or a DC 30 perception check on casual observation. This ability applies to all of the covert wizard's spellbooks if she has many.
A covert wizard is highly skilled at preparing her spells quickly to avoid suspicion, A covert wizard can prepare all of her spells in only 15 minutes, and her minimum preparation time is only 1 minute.
Deception Mastery (Ex): A Covert Wizard gains Bluff and Disguise as class skills. She adds half her class level as a bonus on Bluff checks.
Hidden Magic (Ex): A covert wizard gains either Silent Spell or Still Spell as a bonus feat. A covert wizard may also cast her spells by whispering, allowing to cast spells relatively stealthily. At 8th level she gains whichever she had not chosen, or another [Metamagic] feat she meets the prerequisites for if she already possesses both.
At 20th level she may add both Silent Spell or [[[SRD:Still Spell|Still Spell]] to any spells she cast without modifying their spell level, this is done spontaneously and does not affect the casting time
Surprise Casting (Ex): When a covert wizard of 8th level cast a spell against a target denied it Dexterity to AC she increases the caster level and DC of her spell by +1.
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| Author | Leziad + |
| Class | WizardPathfinder + |
| Identifier | 3.5e Alternate Class Feature + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Summary | Not all societies are tolerant toward magi … Not all societies are tolerant toward magic, especially not arcane magic. In such places wizards and sorcerers are hunted down, imprisoned or even killed. However struggles breed innovation. The wizards produced by such circumstances are especially adept at hiding their magic, from covering up their spellbook to casting spells with little fanfare. ook to casting spells with little fanfare. + |
| Title | Covert Wizard + |
