View source for Biomancer (3.5e Class)

===Campaign Information===

====Playing a Biomancer====

'''Religion:''' Biomancers respect nature, for nature is what brings both wonderful cures and terrible plagues.  Gods who deal with health, both good and ill, also are popular with biomancers.  They are, however, intellectuals and thus tend to stray to studying these marvels instead of worshiping them.

'''Other Classes:''' Wizards and biomancers share a common ground, although a biomancer seems like a limited study for a wizard.  Biomancers admire druids, as both of them are in touch with nature.  However, some druids may object to their modifications to nature, and his test subject's aberrant status.

'''Combat:''' A biomancer is a caster.  Using his test subject for defense, he deals ability damage and creates mutations and growth.  He can also enter cell form, a potent defense, acting as a living disease.

'''Advancement:''' Druidic classes provide a more nature attuned feel, while classes dedicated to knowledge focus on the wizardly aspects.  Even some paladin classes may be acceptable, and the Microbe Touch may substitute as Lay on Hands for requirements.

====Biomancers in the World====

{{quote|Please state the nature of the medical emergency.|orig=Doc, Warforged Biomancer}}

Biomancers make for fine doctors, more focused on health even beyond a cleric or druid.  Of course, there are always mad doctors in the pack...

'''Daily Life:''' To heal or harm, the pulse of celluar life is his calling.  A biomancer may want to know what makes things tick and how things work.  It drives them to understand the basic building blocks of life, and what it means to be a living creature.

'''Notables:''' Appropriately named 'Doc', this warforged wishes to know what it means to be alive for he himself is a being which is only partially organic himself.  His medical advances have saved many lives.

'''Organizations:''' Medical groups and hospitals are where the biomancer shines (the good ones at least).  Evil biomancers find few friends, and strike off on mad solo pursuits to discover the latest vile plauge.

'''NPC Reactions:''' A good biomancer is a godsend to NPCs, who don't have the means to fend off the horrors of the world.  They have enough troubles worrying about dragons and undead, a plauge is absolutely devestating, but a biomancer can save them.  Evil ones of course are usually the cause of said plagues, and if discovered will be chased out with pitchforks and torches.

====Biomancer Lore====

Characters with ranks in Knowledge Local can research Biomancers 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
! DC || class="left" | Result
|- 
| 10 || class="left" | Biomancers are part druid, part cleric, focused on curing, or creating, disease.
|- 
| 15 || class="left" | A biomancer's companion is a powerful creature which is much smarter and dangerous than one expects.
|- 
| 20 || class="left" | A biomancer can turn into a cloud of microbes himself, and infect other beings like some kind of disease.
|- 
| 30 || class="left" | Those who reach this level of success can find out information on a specific biomancer, his location, fame or infamy, and other juicy tidbits.
|}

====Biomancers in the Game====

Biomancers fit both the role of cleric and druid.  They heal with the best of them and can protect a party from harm even better than a cleric at times.  A biomancer, being a caster and lacking wild shape, cannot stand in melee, but he is very hardy thanks to his line of work and can endure more blows than the average spellcaster.

'''Adaptation:''' Trump up the aberration aspect, and the class becomes Alienist for divine casters.  The source of his alien creations is not study into the workings of life, but channeling mad powers from the Far Realm.

'''Sample Encounter:''' A mad biomancer has finally developed a disease than would destroy all the evil goblins threatening the land.  Do the PCs allow him to commit this act of genocide, even though it will likely stop the goblin raiding parties assaulting the local towns?

''EL whatever:'' 10.


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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	Very High +
Author	Eiji-kun +
Base Attack Bonus Progression	Poor +
Class Ability	Prepared Divine Spellcasting +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Fortitude Save Progression	Good +
Identifier	3.5e Class +
Length	20 +
Minimum Level	1 +
Rated By	Ghostwheel +, Nick + and Enigma +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Summary	Masters of the world unseen, good Biomancers heal and improve the body, and evil ones are masters of disease, decay, and suffering. +
Title	Biomancer +
Will Save Progression	Good +