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===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]]".

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