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{{#set:Summary=This class is for characters who wield legendary weapons designed for use by arcane spellcasters, such as [[SRD:Wizard|wizards]], [[SRD:Sorcerer|sorcerers]], and sometimes [[SRD:Bard|bards]].
|Length=10
|Minimum Level=0
|Base Attack Bonus Progression=Poor
|Fortitude Save Progression=Poor
|Reflex Save Progression=Poor
|Will Save Progression=Good
|Class Ability=Arcane Spellcasting
|class Ability Progression=Full
}}

== The Spell Scion ==

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!Level !! Base Attack Bonus !! Fortitude Save !! Reflex Save !! Will Save !! Spells per Day/Spells Known
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| 1st || +0 || +0 || +0 || +2 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
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| 2nd || +1 || +0 || +0 || +3 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
| 3rd || +1 || +1 || +1 || +3 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
| 4th || +2 || +1 || +1 || +4 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
| 5th || +2 || +1 || +1 || +4 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
| 6th || +3 || +2 || +2 || +5 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
| 7th || +3 || +2 || +2 || +5 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
| 8th || +4 || +2 || +2 || +6 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
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| 9th || +4 || +3 || +3 || +6 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
| 10th || +5 || +3 || +3 || +7 || +1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
|- 
|}

Sometimes a magic weapon is not so much a weapon as a magic device in the shape of a weapon. The spell scion is the ideal wielder for a legendary weapon of this sort. Spellblades and similar items are weapons of significant arcane power, and their wielders often have great magical destinies. Such a character might wield a [[SRD:Fey Type|fey]] sword, or a [[SRD:Demon|demon]] blade, or a magic staff that is actually an important symbol of his or her arcane order.

Wielding an arcane legendary weapon is a great responsibility because the weapon contains so much magical power. Arcane spellcasters who recognize a particular weapon usually afford the wielder more respect—or perhaps fear—than they might another of their ilk who was not so equipped.

'''Hit Die:''' d6.

=== Requirements ===

To qualify to become a spell scion, a character must fulfill the criteria given in her particular weapon’s entry. (For an example, see ''[[Publication:Unearthed Arcana/Ionon|Ionon]]'').

=== Class Skills ===

The spell scion’s class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are [[SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration]] (Con), [[SRD:Craft Skill|Craft]] (Int), [[SRD:Knowledge Skill|Knowledge]] (all skills, taken individually) (Int), [[SRD:Profession Skill|Profession]] (Wis), and [[SRD:Spellcraft Skill|Spellcraft]] (Int).

'''Skill Points at Each Level:''' 2 + Int modifier.

=== Class Features ===

The following are class features of the spell scion prestige class. A legendary weapon associated with the class provides a unique set of additional special abilities, which are detailed in the weapon’s description. (For an example, see ''[[Publication:Unearthed Arcana/Ionon|Ionon]]''). These abilities accrue in addition to those already noted on Table: The Spell Scion. However, because those abilities are functions of the weapon rather than the wielder, they are lost if the legendary weapon that granted them is lost. The features mentioned on Table: The Spell Scion are retained even if the weapon is lost.

'''Spells per Day/Spells Known:''' At each spell scion level, the character gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as if she had also gained a level in a spellcasting class to which she belonged before adding the prestige class level. She does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained ([[SRD:Metamagic Feats|metamagic]] or [[SRD:Item Creation Feats|item creation]] feats, and so on). If the character had more than one spellcasting class before becoming a spell scion, the player must decide to which class to add each spell scion level for the purpose of determining spells per day and spells known.

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Base Attack Bonus Progression	Poor +
Class Ability	Arcane Spellcasting +
Class Ability Progression	Full +
Fortitude Save Progression	Poor +
Length	10 +
Minimum Level	0 +
Reflex Save Progression	Poor +
Summary	This class is for characters who wield legendary weapons designed for use by arcane spellcasters, such as wizards, sorcerers, and sometimes bards. +
Title	Spell Scion +
Will Save Progression	Good +