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<div style="clear: right; float: right; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 0 1em;">http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/DragoonWraith/Dungeons%20and%20Dragons/Homebrew/SpellWeaver.png</div>

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The Spell Weaver is an artist, and his medium is arcane magic. For a Spell Weaver, spells are less tools to be used, and more art forms to be learned. Though most Wizards will tell you that the Schools of Magic are based on the use of the spells, or the power of the spells, or the effect of the spells, anyone who has paid much attention to the actual spells in each grouping can realize easily enough that none of these are really the case, and plenty of oddly placed spells can be found all over. To Spell Weavers, this is hardly surprising, however, because in truth the Schools of Magic are actually each their own artistic style, and always the oldest spells are in fact the works of Spell Weavers, not Wizards. Wizardry may be effective, but Spell Weavers know the true way Arcana works.~~<small>~~

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The Spell Weaver is an artist, and his medium is arcane magic. For a Spell Weaver, spells are less tools to be used, and more art forms to be learned. Though most Wizards will tell you that the Schools of Magic are based on the use of the spells, or the power of the spells, or the effect of the spells, anyone who has paid much attention to the actual spells in each grouping can realize easily enough that none of these are really the case, and plenty of oddly placed spells can be found all over. To Spell Weavers, this is hardly surprising, however, because in truth the Schools of Magic are actually each their own artistic style, and always the oldest spells are in fact the works of Spell Weavers, not Wizards. Wizardry may be effective, but Spell Weavers know the true way Arcana works.

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::OK, so this is a Cha-based prepared spellcaster. And yeah, it's about Wizard-level power; the "specialization" mechanic is quite interesting, I think, though, and should throttle the Weaver ''somewhat''.

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::I gave the class 4 + Int mod skill points, because I believe that any non-Int-based-fullcaster with 2 + Int mod skill points is just insulting. If I DMed a game, Sorcerers, Clerics, and Fighters, along with whoever else, would get 4+Int skills. However, if you disagree with me on this, 2+Int mod skills will probably work about as well as it generally does.

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~~::Other than that, the Masterpiece is problematic because creating new spells is problematic. But I really feel like that's what needs to happen there.~~

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::Also, I feel like ''Magnum Opus'' is a little anti-climactic. It's ''powerful'', no doubt, but it also does not involve a singular "great work", which it should. Suggestions on that are very welcome.</small>

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== Hit Die ==

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== Class Features ==

Each of the following are class features of the Spell Weaver:

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A Spell Weaver does not write down spells as a Wizard does. Instead, they use mundane string or thread to visually illustrate how magic power ought to be woven together in order to produce a spell. This form of storing spell information is quite different from the arcane writing used by Wizards, and therefore Wizards cannot 'read' a Spell Weaver's spells, nor can a Spell Weaver read a Wizard's spellbook. Nonetheless, the ''Read Magic'' spell works as well on the Spell Weaver's weaves as it does on any other form of storing spell information.

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A Spell Weaver starts with weaves for each of the cantrips, as well as the weaves for three 1st level spells. She gains two new weaves for spells of a level she can cast at each level thereafter.

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A Spell Weaver starts with weaves for each of the cantrips, as well as the weaves for three 1st level spells. She gains two new weaves for spells of a level she can cast at each level thereafter. Like a Wizard, she also may prepare ''Read Magic'' without any weaves.

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She may also create new weaves in exactly the same manner as a Wizard scribes new spells into his spellbook, but weaves need not be carried all together as one 'book'; they may be kept separate from each other (typically in a bag or the like), and each one weighs one hundredth of a pound (0.01 lbs) per spell level.

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She may also create new weaves in exactly the same manner as a Wizard scribes new spells into his spellbook, but weaves need not be carried all together as one 'book'; they may be kept separate from each other (typically in a bag or the like), and each one weighs one hundredth of a pound (0.01 lbs) per spell level. Alternatively, a tapestry or other form of weaving can have spells woven into it, and typically weighs about 3 lbs and can store 200 spell levels in it. However, whatever weaving the spell is formed into, it must be capable of being laid flat if the Spell Weaver is to prepare spells from it.

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Alternatively, a tapestry or other form of weaving can have spells woven into it, and typically weighs about 4 lbs and can store 200 spell levels in it. The tapestry can be a completely mundane and ordinary weaving into which the Spell Weaver adds her spells, in which case the pricing is identical to weaving them separately, but tapestries can also be specially prepared for 5,000 gp (for the 4 lbs, 200 weave model) that allow weaves to be added more easily, in which case adding a weave is half-price. Larger or smaller tapestries, or entirely different woven objects used for the same purpose, are certainly possible; they are effectively 0.25 lbs per weave they can store, and 25 gp per weave if they come prepared for accepting new weaves at the discounted price. However, whatever weaving the spell is formed into, it must be capable of being laid flat if the Spell Weaver is to prepare spells from it.

For any Effects, Feats, or Prestige Classes that require spells to be prepared "from a spellbook", the Spell Weaver's weaves would typically qualify.

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-The Spell Weaver is an artist, and his medium is arcane magic. For a Spell Weaver, spells are less tools to be used, and more art forms to be learned. Though most Wizards will tell you that the Schools of Magic are based on the use of the spells, or the power of the spells, or the effect of the spells, anyone who has paid much attention to the actual spells in each grouping can realize easily enough that none of these are really the case, and plenty of oddly placed spells can be found all over. To Spell Weavers, this is hardly surprising, however, because in truth the Schools of Magic are actually each their own artistic style, and always the oldest spells are in fact the works of Spell Weavers, not Wizards. Wizardry may be effective, but Spell Weavers know the true way Arcana works.<small>
+The Spell Weaver is an artist, and his medium is arcane magic. For a Spell Weaver, spells are less tools to be used, and more art forms to be learned. Though most Wizards will tell you that the Schools of Magic are based on the use of the spells, or the power of the spells, or the effect of the spells, anyone who has paid much attention to the actual spells in each grouping can realize easily enough that none of these are really the case, and plenty of oddly placed spells can be found all over. To Spell Weavers, this is hardly surprising, however, because in truth the Schools of Magic are actually each their own artistic style, and always the oldest spells are in fact the works of Spell Weavers, not Wizards. Wizardry may be effective, but Spell Weavers know the true way Arcana works.
-::OK, so this is a Cha-based prepared spellcaster. And yeah, it's about Wizard-level power; the "specialization" mechanic is quite interesting, I think, though, and should throttle the Weaver ''somewhat''.
-::I gave the class 4 + Int mod skill points, because I believe that any non-Int-based-fullcaster with 2 + Int mod skill points is just insulting. If I DMed a game, Sorcerers, Clerics, and Fighters, along with whoever else, would get 4+Int skills. However, if you disagree with me on this, 2+Int mod skills will probably work about as well as it generally does.
-::Other than that, the Masterpiece is problematic because creating new spells is problematic. But I really feel like that's what needs to happen there.
-::Also, I feel like ''Magnum Opus'' is a little anti-climactic. It's ''powerful'', no doubt, but it also does not involve a singular "great work", which it should. Suggestions on that are very welcome.</small>
 == Hit Die ==
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 == Class Features ==
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-! rowspan=2 style="padding: 0 0.5em;"| Level !! rowspan=2 style="padding: 0 0.5em;"| Base Attack<br/>Bonus !! rowspan=2 style="padding: 0 0.5em;"| Fort<br/>Save !! rowspan=2 style="padding: 0 0.5em;"| Ref<br/>Save !! rowspan=2 style="padding: 0 0.5em;"| Will<br/>Save !! rowspan=2 | Special !! colspan=10 style="padding: 0 0.5em;"| Spells Per Day
+! rowspan=2| Level !! rowspan=2| Base Attack<br/>Bonus !! rowspan=2| Fort<br/>Save !! rowspan=2| Ref<br/>Save !! rowspan=2| Will<br/>Save !! rowspan=2 | Special !! colspan=10| Spells Per Day
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 A Spell Weaver does not write down spells as a Wizard does. Instead, they use mundane string or thread to visually illustrate how magic power ought to be woven together in order to produce a spell. This form of storing spell information is quite different from the arcane writing used by Wizards, and therefore Wizards cannot 'read' a Spell Weaver's spells, nor can a Spell Weaver read a Wizard's spellbook. Nonetheless, the ''Read Magic'' spell works as well on the Spell Weaver's weaves as it does on any other form of storing spell information.
-A Spell Weaver starts with weaves for each of the cantrips, as well as the weaves for three 1st level spells. She gains two new weaves for spells of a level she can cast at each level thereafter.
+A Spell Weaver starts with weaves for each of the cantrips, as well as the weaves for three 1st level spells. She gains two new weaves for spells of a level she can cast at each level thereafter. Like a Wizard, she also may prepare ''Read Magic'' without any weaves.
+She may also create new weaves in exactly the same manner as a Wizard scribes new spells into his spellbook, but weaves need not be carried all together as one 'book'; they may be kept separate from each other (typically in a bag or the like), and each one weighs one hundredth of a pound (0.01 lbs) per spell level.
-She may also create new weaves in exactly the same manner as a Wizard scribes new spells into his spellbook, but weaves need not be carried all together as one 'book'; they may be kept separate from each other (typically in a bag or the like), and each one weighs one hundredth of a pound (0.01 lbs) per spell level. Alternatively, a tapestry or other form of weaving can have spells woven into it, and typically weighs about 3 lbs and can store 200 spell levels in it. However, whatever weaving the spell is formed into, it must be capable of being laid flat if the Spell Weaver is to prepare spells from it.
+Alternatively, a tapestry or other form of weaving can have spells woven into it, and typically weighs about 4 lbs and can store 200 spell levels in it. The tapestry can be a completely mundane and ordinary weaving into which the Spell Weaver adds her spells, in which case the pricing is identical to weaving them separately, but tapestries can also be specially prepared for 5,000 gp (for the 4 lbs, 200 weave model) that allow weaves to be added more easily, in which case adding a weave is half-price. Larger or smaller tapestries, or entirely different woven objects used for the same purpose, are certainly possible; they are effectively 0.25 lbs per weave they can store, and 25 gp per weave if they come prepared for accepting new weaves at the discounted price. However, whatever weaving the spell is formed into, it must be capable of being laid flat if the Spell Weaver is to prepare spells from it.
 For any Effects, Feats, or Prestige Classes that require spells to be prepared "from a spellbook", the Spell Weaver's weaves would typically qualify.