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Battle Mage
| Ability Requirements: Prime Requisites: Races Allowed: Alignments Allowed: |
Strength 9, Intelligence 14, Charisma 13 Strength, Intelligence Human, Elf, Half-Elf, Gnome Any |
Description: The Battle Mage is a mage whom has dedicated great amount of study to warfare and tactics. He is often the second in command of large armies and advisor to rulers. He is a master of tactical use of spells and how to use them most effectively against numerous foes. The Battle Mage has the firepower of any normal mage with the sometimes rigid demeanor of a military officer.
Role: The Battle Mage is a master tactician and could serve as a parties strategist when combatting foes. While their skills are geared towards large scale combat they also have great tactics vs. large creatures such as dragons.
Secondary Skills: The Battle Mage could easily have the Armorer, Weaponsmith, or Historian secondary skill.
Weapon Proficiencies: While trained in the arts of war, Battle mages are still restricted to the standard selection of weapons for a mage. Most Battle Mages favor the battle staff as their primary weapon.
Nonweapon Proficiencies: Bonus: All Battle Mages recieve the Spell Tactics Proficiency. Recommended: Warrior: Set Snares, Tactics General: Riding (Any), Rope Use, Rogue: Inforation Gathering Wizard: Reading/ Writing, Spellcraft.
Equipment: Battle Mages, like other mages, cannot wear armor. However, their garb tends to be much more practical consisting a tunic, pants, and boots. Those Battle Mages that wear robes split them along the sides of each leg to increase movement and ease riding.
Recommended Traits: Obscure Knowledge: War Tactics.
Benefits: Battle Mages favor area effect spells above all others. At first level and every 4 levels after, a Battle Mage may choose one spell from his currently available spells. This spell will have double the area of effect as a normal spell.
Gnome Illusionists who choose the Battle Mage Kit inflict a -1 penalty to their opponents save at first level and an additional -1 every 4 levels thereafter.
Hindrances: In combat, a Battle Mage becomes an obvious target for snipers and assasins. Intelligent foes will recognize the Battle Mage as a threat and do everything possible to neutralize him.
Wealth: Standard for the character's class.
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