(5 posts) (5 posts) (5 posts) Pages: 1 This is my favourite topic Rojack79 New User Rojack79 Registered: Apr 2023 From United States Posted April 01, 2023 I might give magus a go i have never played it before, You missed my point by a couple miles, man :D. I'll probably play Sword Saint, one of it's archetypes first. The Abyssal bloodline is good since the +6 to Strength helps compensate for the class's medium AB progression. Magus combines both magic and weapons while in combat. These bonuses do not function if the weapon is wielded by anyone other than the magus. He learns and places 6 spells from the wizard's spell list into his spellbook as magus spells of their wizard level - one of each level from 1st to 6th. For the 1st play-through scimitar is totally the weapon of choice. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The Magus can cast three spells per day as if those were modified by the Maximize Spell feat. Dodge, Improved Unarmed Strike When using the spell combat ability, the magus receives a +2 circumstance bonus on concentration checks. At 2nd level, whenever a Magus casts a spell with a range of "touch", he can deliver the spell through a melee attack with a weapon at his highest attack bonus. Like any other arcane spellcaster, a magus wearing heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component. Building your character in Pathfinder: Kingmaker can be as complicated or as simple as you want it to be. Take a weapon like Falchion, or something else with an 18 crit range, since your high Strength will be maximised in the crits. The magus can activate a wand or staff in place of casting a spell when using spell combat. A multiclass magus still incurs the normal arcane spell failure chance for arcane spells received from other classes. 21. Whenever the magus enhances his weapon using hisarcane pool, he adds the brilliant energy and ghost touchspecial abilities to the list of available options. In combat, the Magus is defined by Spellstrike, which allows the Magus to deliver spells through a weapon attack. Spellstrike allows a Magus to put out continuous damage while Arcane Accuracy gives you a (potentially) large attack boost when you need it. Jolt (+5 Scimitar, Runic Mageblade, +1d6 Lightning), Dex This update fixes the issue and the affected saves. A kensai spends his life focusing his training and meditation into a rapturous perfection of the use of a single weapon, which is usually but not always a sword, channeling his arcane might through it in a dizzying and deadly dance beyond the abilities of even the greatest of mundane warriors. Spell Penetration, Weapon Focus (Scimitar) texts, unlocking the power of magic, and there are those who spend their Read more: Black Salt (+5 Rapier, 2 points of damage to a random ability on hit, cannot reduce an ability below 7). By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Jolt, or You dont have a lot of poor high-level choices. The spell stays charged until you actually hit, so its not wasted unless you cast another spell. The Magus is a class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Players who are unsure whether they want to play a spellcaster or a melee combatant will find his access to both quite convenient. 5. Belt of Physical Perfection +8 These spells are cast like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again. A magus begins play knowing all 0-level magus spells plus three 1st-level spells of his choice. The Str and Dex builds arent that different, really. At 5th level, and every six levels thereafter, a magus gains a bonus feat in addition to those gained from normal advancement. Greater Spell Penetration, Critical Focus. Quick Navigation D&D 3e/3.5e/d20 Top Posting Permissions The best ones for you are probably the ones with the Runic Mageblade property, because these will cancel the -2 Attack penalty that you incur when using Spell Combat. property's base price modifier. It will ensure that you quickly cover ground and attack once. Used in dialogues. They use spells with focus on enhancing weapons and armor. In addition, the sword saint may use his magus levels in place of his base attack bonus to qualify for any feat for which it is a prerequisite. If I have a full arcane caster from someone else I like making her an alchemist. At 1st level, the Magus gains a reservoir of points that he can use to restore spells and power his weapon. BAB progression, saves and spells per day per level are shown in the table below: The standard Magus has the following level progression: The Magus is proficient with simple and martial weapons. For more information, please see our Beginners Guide to the Magus [Pathfinder Kingmaker] Zautos Gaming 9.02K subscribers Subscribe 644 74K views 4 years ago I explain the differences between the types of magus that exists in. At 16th level, when an enemy within reach of the magus successfully casts a spell defensively, the enemy provokes an attack of opportunity from the magus when the spell is complete. Starting at 3rd level, a magus gains one magus arcana. Magi spend much of their time traveling the world, learning whatever Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Pathfinder: Kingmaker - Kinetic Magus RangerTony 2.35K subscribers Subscribe 2.3K views 3 years ago Bonus sneak peak mini build video show casing the idea of the "Kinetic Magus". If the magus makes this attack in concert with spell combat, this melee attack takes all the penalties accrued by spell combat melee attacks. Dex Build Mirror Image, Blur, Glitterdust, Effortless Armor (if Str-based, and you dont need it until level 7+) This functions as haste, but only targets the magus and lasts for a number of rounds equal to the magus's Intelligence bonus. As he grows in power, the magus unlocks powerful forms of arcana that A magus can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Pathfinder: Kingmaker. Multiple uses of this ability do not stack with themselves. This allows you to cast a Touch spell and make a weapon attack to deliver the effect of the spell. The Eldritch Scion in effect trades the Spell Recall ability for the benefits of a bloodline. Ghost Touch allows you to deal full damage to ghost enemies, instead of half damage. Luckily there are some good ones. He may use his Magus level in place of base attack bonuses to qualify for any feat for which it is a prerequisite. At 5th level, these bonuses can be used to add any of the following weapon properties: dancing, flaming, flaming burst, frost, icy burst, keen, shock, shocking burst, speed, or vorpal. Magus is a complex class with different paths of development to choose from. He can cast magus spells while wearing Last Updated: March 21, 2022 Introduction The Magus is everything that the Eldritch Knight wants to be; a potent combination of the Wizard's offensive magic and the Fighter's martial prowess. Proves. As he grows in power, the magus unlocks powerful forms of arcana that allow him to merge his talents further, and at the pinnacle of his art, the magus becomes a blur of steel and magic, a force that few foes would dare to stand against. At any time, a magus can also learn new spells from scrolls. A sword saint gains many of the features of a magus. At 20th level, any attacks a sword saint makes with his chosen weapon automatically confirm all critical threats and have their damage multiplier increased by 1 (x2 becomes x3, for example). Spell Combat If you have your off-hand free and are. Two levels give you Weapon Focus, +2 AC and the Spellstrike ability. The Magus must have 1 hand free to use this ability. At 13th level, a magus gains proficiency with heavy armor. Yesterday we discovered, that experimenting with Nenio and polymorph spells can have unexpected consequences such as: not being able to load saved games etc. You can take advantage of this by replacing the Weapon Focus in the Str build with Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Dueling Sword), and obviously taking Improved Critical (Dueling Sword) instead of (Scimitar). They might spend months Bane Blade costs an extra Pool point for enchanting your weapon, but its worth it. There are those who spend their lives poring over ancient tomes and yes its good, as are the other classes. Valve Corporation. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Scan this QR code to download the app now. At 7th level, a magus gains proficiency with medium armor. Crane Riposte, Combat Reflexes At 14th level, the magus gains the ability to seamlessly cast spells and make melee attacks. Take high strength, since your strength will be further pumped by the DD class, and your Eldritch Scion levels will eventually give you the ability to cast spells in full plate, and high charisma because you need it for your magic. Read more: store.steampowered. Go to Pathfinder_Kingmaker r/Pathfinder . This affects only the weapon's base damage dice, not additional damage from sneak attack, magical weapon properties, spellstrike, or critical hits. But, who knows if they added those into the game or if a miss is a wasted spell. I recommend you take Outflank on all of your melee fighters. Since this build only includes levels of Magus and Dragon Disciple, that means that Regongar will get all of the bonus spells listed in the Dragon Disciple class (up through the 6th level spell Dragonkind I); Wings at level 16 (which gives +3 to dodge AC against melee attacks and immunity to ground-based effects); and the Power of Wyrms ability . Your Arcane Pool gives you points equal to (1/2 your level) + (your casting modifier), so you might be a bit starved at first but youll have plenty of points for most maps by mid-game. Adding these properties consumes an amount of bonus equal to the Enduring Blade A magus can cast magus spells while wearing medium armor without incurring the normal arcane spell failure chance. Adding these properties consumes an amount of bonus equal to the property's base price modifier. Sword Saint is an Archetype of the Magus class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker . Whenever he uses his spell combat ability, he does not need to make a concentration check to cast the spell defensively. If you have your off-hand free and are wielding a light or one-handed weapon in the other, you may make a full attack with a -2 penalty and cast a spell with a casting time of 1 standard action. The maximum enchantment of any weapon is +5 so you will need to spend any left over enchantment points on properties. 11 days ago. If you dont want to dump Str or Cha, leave them at 10, leave Dex at 17+2, and wait until level 16 to bump Int. Bane Blade The magus can expend 2 points from his arcane pool as a swift action to resolve all of his melee weapon attacks until the end of his turn as melee touch attacks. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America). properties can be added. Dex build Magus Human with Weapon Finesse and Combat Casting on level 1 is good. Weapon and Armor Proficiency The magus can cast three spell per day as if those spells were modified by the Extend Spell feat. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. Dodge, Weapon Finesse Although why did you take improved unarmed strike? 17. When the Magus uses a wand, he calculates the DC using his Intelligence bonus rather than the minimum modifier needed to cast the spell. Whenever the magus uses spell combat, he can choose to either increase the DC to resist his spells by +2, grant himself a +2 circumstance bonus on any checks made to overcome spell resistance, or grant himself a +2 circumstance bonus on all attack rolls. When the Magus enchants his weapon, he may spend an additional point to increase the enchantment duration to one minute per class level. 3. A magus can only enhance one weapon in this way at one time. Blind Fight Minor Spoiler: You might not make it to level 18, depending on how much side content you do, but there are a lot of ghost enemies right around the point that youll hit level 18, making the Ghost Touch feature handy. At 4th level, the magus learns to use his arcane pool to recall spells he has already cast. Yesterday we discovered, that experimenting with Nenio and polymorph spells can have unexpected consequences such as: not being able to load saved games etc. The more lore-friendly magus would be eldritich scion though. Cheers thats great info. The Magus must be at least level 9 to add the Speed property. Dans l'univers de Pathfinder: Kingmaker, le magus est une sorte de mix entre le magicien et le guerrier. At 7th level, the Magus gains proficiency with medium armour and may cast magic without incurring spell failure. At 8th level, the magus's ability to cast spells and make melee attacks improves. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAaYLKyrVKE. Bloodline spells are received at 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th and 16th level. The pool has a number of points equal to half his Magus level + his Intelligence modifier. The Sword Saint is another alpha class. 17. Steady Hand (+4 Dex, True Strike 3/Day) or Lightest Touch (+6 Dex, infinite Reduce Person) Artisan items, ask for something to increase speed magus is proficient with all simple and martial weapons. When wearing light or no armor, wielding his chosen weapon, and not using a shield, a sword saint adds 1 point of Intelligence bonus (if any) per magus class level as a dodge bonus to her Armor Class. Maximize Metamagic Rod The magus can expend 2 points from his arcane pool as a swift action to resolve all his melee attacks as melee touch attacks. So going Angel touched as a race with a dragon bloodline would work then as I would also get a boost to STR and CHA. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat Games. he can draw upon to fuel his powers and enhance his weapon. Thundering Scimitar of the Bear God (+4, +1d6 Sonic, +1d6 Lightning, +5d6 Lightning (save for half, DC 24 Reflex) on crit), or A magus uses his Intelligence score as his spellcasting modifier. A magus may know any number of spells. Arcane Weapon +2 (flaming/frost/keen/shock, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. The feature is better on a Sword Saint since his effective level is only three levels below his actual class level, eventually allowing you to select any combat feat that has a Fighter level prerequisite. But he doesn't have to use a one handed weapon at all, and I'd argue that he shouldn't. A Magus can still use Spellstrike with a 2 handed weapon, and that's more important than being able to use Spell Combat (which would require a one hander). When a Magus casts a spell with a casting time of 1 standard action, they can also make all of their weapon attacks at a -2 penalty. Power Attack isnt that good for you early on because you dont have full BAB, plus youll be incurring an extra -2 penalty from Spell Combat, but once you get Dimension Strike you can basically guarantee a full round of hits by targeting Touch AC, so this will be a good damage boost later in the game. Crane Style, Spell Penetration The Magus has the following characteristics: Class Skills: Athletics, Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (World), Persuasion, Use Magic Device. The Sword Saint channels his arcane power through his weapon. At 2nd level, whenever a magus casts a spell with a range of "touch" from the magus spell list, he can deliver the spell through any weapon he is wielding as part of a melee attack. Power Attack The Magus's signature ability, Spell Combat, works with full-attacks. Sword Saint makes a good dip. Pathfinder Kingmaker Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Pathfinder Kingmaker: Feats List (Effects & Prerequisites), Pathfinder Kingmaker: Kingdom Events List, Pathfinder Kingmaker: Valerie Builds (Tank, Dragon, Kinetic, Bard), Pathfinder Kingmaker: Throne Room Events List, Pathfinder Kingmaker Class Tiers Ranked Guide, Pathfinder Kingmaker Controls & Gameplay Basics, Con 14 (13 if Eldritch Scion, bump at level 8). At 13th level, when a Sword Saint is attacking a flat-footed opponent, he adds his Intelligence modifier to damage with his chosen weapon. Take whatever weapon you want, but I recommend Scimitar. At 13th level, a magus gains proficiency with heavy armor. At 5th level, and every six levels thereafter, a magus gains a bonus feat in addition to those gained from normal advancement. Don't warn me again for Pathfinder: Kingmaker View Page Cancel He is also proficient with light armour and may cast magus spells while wearing it. As a full-round action, he can make all of his attacks with his melee weapon at a 2 penalty and can also cast any spell from the magus spell list with a casting time of 1 standard action (any attack roll made as part of this spell also takes this penalty). Your email address will not be published. He must meet the prerequisites for these feats as normal. New class!"). The Magus can cast three spells per day as if those were modified by the Reach Spell feat. 2. At level 1, you can give your weapon 1 Enchantment point, giving it a +1. So would that mean taking the point blank shot and the next feat for the -4 penalty is pointless then ? As a Magus, you have two basic options available: Strength-based or Dex-based. There are those who spend their lives poring over ancient tomes and texts, unlocking the power of magic, and there are those who spend their time perfecting the use of individual weapons, becoming masters without equal. She can cast any spell she knows without preparing it ahead of time. The Magus is mostly a damage-dealer, using a combination of magical spells and physical weapons in combat. This is a Magus bread and butter. At 4th level, the magus learns to use his arcane pool to recall spells he has already cast. The Magus must have 1 hand free to use this ability. At level 1 if you're a Strength-Magus. A magus is If successful, this melee attack deals its normal damage as well as the effects of the spell. discipline in which both spell and steel are used to devastating effect. Skill Ranks per Level: 2 + Int modifier. Comme toujours avec ses classes un peu mi-chemin, il n'est pas aussi bon que ce. I do prefer longswords myself, but that's with a lot of metagame. Because you have Touch of Fatigue as a cantrip, you can (and should) do this every round, even when youre out of spell slots. Starting from 4th level, the Magus may expend points from his Arcane Pool to recall a spell that he has already cast. If he has levels in fighter, these levels stack. Really good and you can be melee or ranged (Eldritch Archer). The Magus can cast three spells per day as if those were modified by the Quicken Spell feat. If you don't mind the cheese, you can take a Monk dip with the Sword Saint to open up Crane Style. A Sword Saint is proficient only with simple weapons and his chosen weapon. This update fixes the issue and the affected saves. To learn or cast a spell, a mindblade must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell's level. At 8th level, the speed can be added at a cost of +2 enhancement bonus. You can replace this feat with Crane Wing, and replace Crane Wing with whatever Weapon Focus feat you want. Espaol - Latinoamrica (Spanish - Latin America), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmxKJW6l408. Ones to look out for melee is : Enduring blade, Bane blade, ghost blade, devoted blade so on. So if you have a mevement speed of 30', you can cast from less than 30' away, and move and deliver in one round. At 11th level, the magus's ability to recall spells using his arcane pool becomes more efficient. When theyre attacking the same target, theyll each get +2 to hit, and a free Attack of Opportunity (AoO) when one of them crits. Pathfinder: Kingmaker Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Arcane Pool At 4th level, the Sword Saint can expend one point from his Arcane Pool to maximise the damage inflicted by his chosen weapon. Blind Fight makes you immune to Gaze attacks and helps you deal with concealment, which are both big problems later in the game. EK is more of a buff monkey Elf is honestly pretty awful for a Magus (con penalty is always bad, but on a d8 front liner it is painful), especially if you aren't going Dervish Dance. If the weapon is non-magical, it must be enchanted to +1 before any properties can be added. Sorry. For every four levels beyond 1st, the weapon gains another +1 enhancement bonus, to a maximum of +5 at 17th level. In general, youll want to go: If the weapon is not magical, at least a +1 enhancement bonus must be added before any other Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. Improved Critical (Dueling Sword), Greater Spell Penetration. Weapon properties are detailed in the items section. also proficient with light armor. The magus is at once a student of both philosophies, blending Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Dueling Sword I explain the differences between the types of magus that exists in Pathfinder kingmaker and how to build them. If you would like help with Pathfinder options not covered here, please email me and I may be able to provide additional assistance. The Magus can cast three spells per day as if those were modified by the Extend Spell feat. Note that Eldritch Scions use Charisma to determine bonuses and effects, not Intelligence. Fireball, Displacement, Haste, Vampiric Touch, Slow The pool refreshes once per day when the magus prepares his spells. This stacks with the Combat Reflexes feat. If I understood how feats work, you only need dodge to get the crane style. Whenever he uses his spell combat ability, he does not need to make a concentration check to cast the spell defensively. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The magus can cast three spell per day as if those spells were modified by the Reach Spell feat. Adding these properties consumes an amount of bonus equal to the property's base price modifier. Ghost Blade. Touch spells also give you a free attack, and when mixed with spellstrike thats a free attack with your weapon and spell. 13. Dimension Strike The Magus is a class in Pathfinder: Kingmaker Contents 1 Description 2 Gameplay 3 Archetypes 4 Table: Magus 5 Class Features 5.1 Magus Proficiencies 5.2 Spells 5.2.1 Cantrips 5.3 Arcane Pool 5.4 Spell Combat 5.5 Spell Strike 5.6 Magus Arcana 5.7 Spell recall 5.8 Bonus Magus Feat 5.9 Arcane Medium Armor 5.10 Improved Spell Combat (Nuker Sorcerer) 6 Elven Arcane Warrior 7 Melee. Magi can cast a number of cantrips, or 0-level spells. Spell Combat A Erinye. The magus is at once a student of both philosophies, blending magical ability and martial prowess into something entirely unique, a discipline in which both spell and steel are used to devastating effect. Empower Metamagic Rod Regardless, these are all good picks: 1. Similarly, Eldritch Archer is a good dip for a ranged build. This is a little costlier, at 2 pool points per use, but lots of very tough enemies can have 40+ AC and 8-10 TAC, which makes this a great nova ability. 9. If the sword saint confirms a critical hit, he can instead spend 2 points from his arcane pool to increase his weapon's critical multiplier by 1. At 5th level, these bonuses can be used to add any of the following weapon properties: flaming, flaming burst, frost, icy burst, keen, shock, or shocking burst. Each ability costs 2 points of enhancement bonus. At 13th level, the Magus gains proficiency with heavy armour and may cast magic without incurring spell failure. Like any other arcane spellcaster, a magus using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure if the spell in question has a somatic component. These bonuses do not function if the This stacks with actual fighter levels. Valve Corporation. Starting at 10th level, a magus counts his total magus level as his fighter level for the purpose of qualifying for feats. This attack uses the weapon's critical range (20, 1920, or 1820 and modified by the keen weapon property or similar effects), but the spell effect only deals 2 damage on a successful critical hit, while the weapon damage uses its own critical modifier. Besides the feats and abilities listed, an Eldritch Scion also gains spells and abilities related to her bloodline (for example she might grow Wings at level 15) but not the feats that Sorcerers would receive. At 16th level, whenever an enemy within reach of the magus successfully casts a spell defensively, that enemy provokes an attack of opportunity from the magus after the spell is complete. Note that these can be taken from the full Wizard spell list rather than the restricted list that a Magus normally draws from. magus scimitars are rather common. There are a lot of other good non-Agile Dueling Swords throughout the game, starting at level 5. Spell Recall There's actually a wide variety of roles the Magus can take in that regard, which is the main reason they're considered to be one of the more complex Pathfinder classes. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a maguss spell is 10 + the spell level + the maguss Intelligence modifier. Nenio can be any INT based class. Pathfinder - Magus Arcana Breakdown RPGBOT June 5, 2021 Last Updated: March 21, 2022 Disclaimer We support a limited subset of Pathfinder's rules content. When a Magus casts a spell with a casting time of 1 standard action, they can also make all of their weapon attacks at a -2 penalty. Remember RANGED TOUCH spells will provoke opportunity attacks where as just "touch" spells DONT. So a magus can't cast a spell and deliver a full attack in the same round. These properties are added to any the Instead of the free melee touch attack normally allowed to deliver the spell, a magus can make one free melee attack with his weapon (at his highest base attack bonus) as part of casting this spell. A magus casts arcane spells drawn from the magus spell list. At 1st level, a magus can expend 1 point from his arcane pool as a swift action to grant any weapon he is holding a +1 enhancement bonus for 1 minute. Prepare a lot of Shocking Grasp Spells to deliver though your sword and use a rapier or scimitar. However, I'm a bit confused on how to use all the abilities they have. It's a fun class, but can be a rough start. Weapon Focus, Combat Reflexes Note: This is ONLY to be used to report spam, advertising, and problematic (harassment, fighting, or rude) posts. At each new magus level, he learns two new spells of any spell level that he can cast (based on his new magus level). Int-based Magi are able to copy scrolls into their spellbook the same as a Wizard, so you arent limited to your spells selected on level-up. This stacks with other enchantments up to +5. Magus can do something most gishes can only dream of: Use spells and melee at the same time. This arcane pool has a number of points equal to his magus level (minimum 1) + his Intelligence modifier. They might spend months learning a new sword-fighting style from a master warrior, while simultaneously moonlighting in the local library, poring through tomes of ancient lore. Contents 1 Description 2 Base Features 2.1 Chosen Weapon 2.2 Diminished Spellcasting 2.3 Canny Defense 2.4 Perfect Strike 2.5 Lightning Draw 2.6 Fighter Training 2.7 Critical Perfection 2.8 Superior Reflexes 2.9 Lethal Focus 2.10 Perfect Reflexes 2.11 Weapon Mastery I mean, can you even explain it someone who only has a vague idea of Pathfinder? 1. Like any other arcane spellcaster, a magus wearing heavy armor or using a shield incurs a chance of arcane spell failure. Crane Style, Spell Penetration Vivisectionist - Alchemist archetype; Grenadier - Alchemist archetype; Eldritch Scion - Magus archetype; Sword Saint - Magus archetype Magus Eldritch scion Sword saint Eldritch Archer If you want a more complete text guide. Alternatively, when he confirms a critical hit, he can expend two points to increase his weapon's critical multiplier by 1. 7. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. This is great! This ability gives you the ability to enchant your weapon with properties that match your alignment: A Lawful Good Magus will probably get the most out of this ability, since most enemies are Evil and/or Chaotic. Melee Damage. If he uses this ability again, the first use immediately ends. A subreddit for all things involving Pathfinder CRPG series made by Owlcat.! 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