Literate Mage (3.5e Prestige Class)

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Literate Mage

“	The Word of God is all-powerful!	”
—Slrr'tzk Brr'zznat, Drow Cleric, A Dummy's Guide to Fearing Lolth

The Literate Mage has combined his Wordmaster or Word Wizard powers with those of a more SRD-accessible spellcaster to become an incredibly versatile caster.

Becoming a Literate Mage

Characters tend to become Literate Magi because they happen to know both word magic and one of the types of magic available in the SRD.

Entry Requirements

Skills:	Knowledge (arcana) 6 ranks, Knowledge (religion) 6 ranks, or Knowledge (psionics) 6 ranks. Decipher Script 6 ranks.
Spellcasting:	Able to cast 2nd-level divine spells or 2nd-level arcane spells or 2nd-level psionic powers. Able to cast at least 15 words per day.

Table: The Literate Mage

Hit Die: d4

Level	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Spellcasting or Manifesting
		Fort	Ref	Will
1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+3	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
3rd	+1	+1	+1	+3	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
4th	+2	+1	+1	+4	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
5th	+2	+1	+1	+4	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
6th	+3	+2	+2	+5	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
7th	+3	+2	+2	+5	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
8th	+4	+2	+2	+6	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
9th	+4	+3	+3	+6	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
10th	+5	+3	+3	+7	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
11th	+5	+3	+3	+7	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
12th	+6	+4	+4	+8	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
13th	+6	+4	+4	+8	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
14th	+7	+4	+4	+9	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
Class Skills (2 + Int modifier per level. Concentration (Con), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Forgery (Int), Listen (Wis) Psicraft (Int), Speak Language (none), Spellcraft (Int).

Table: The Epic Literate Mage

Level	Special
15th	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
16th	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
17th	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
18th	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
19th	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
20th	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class
21st	+1 level of existing arcane, divine, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class/ +1 level of existing Wordcasting class

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the Literate Mage.

Words: At each level, you gain new spells or power points per day and an increase in caster or manifester level (and spells or powers known, if applicable) as if you had also gained a level in a spellcasting or psionic class to which you belonged before adding the prestige class level. You do not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If you had more than one divine, arcane, or psionic spellcasting or manifesting class before becoming a literate mage, you must decide to which class to add each level for the purpose of determining spells per day, caster level, and spells known.

You also gain caster level, words per day, and words known as though you had gained a level in a wordcasting class to which you belonged before adding the prestige class level. You do not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If you had more than one wordcasting class before becoming a literate mage, you must decide to which class to add each level for the purpose of determining caster level, words per day, and words known.

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