Empowered Magic
Blocks: Channeling Magic, Scion Magic, Studied Magic, Weaver Magic
You’ve fused with a raw, non-sentient source of magic — a relic, potion, locus of power, or similar. Its energy surges through you in waves, difficult to control but quick to return. Choose one of the following Disciplines.
Discipline | Spellcasting Skill | Source |
---|---|---|
Arcane | Arcane Spellcasting | Locus of Power |
Divine | Divine Spellcasting | Religious Relic |
Primal | Primal Spellcasting | Natural Concoction |
Occult | Occult Spellcasting | Magical Concoction |
You gain one training rank in the appropriate Spellcasting skill, and your spellcasting attribute is Wisdom. Choose two Power 1 spells from your chosen Discipline, and add them to your list of spells known.
You gain one additional spell every time you increase your training ranks in your Spellcasting skill. The new spell must be chosen from your chosen Discipline, and cannot have a Power higher than your current ranks in your Spellcasting skill (after the upgrade).
You gain a pool of mana used to cast your spells. The cost in mana to cast a spell is equal to the Power of the spell. However, the minimum mana that you can spend on a spell is five, or the number of ranks you have in your Spellcasting skill, whichever is less. If you cannot or do not Overcharge the spell, excess mana is wasted. This mana is spent regardless of success or failure of casting the spell.
Your pool of available mana is based on your level, according to the table below.
Level | Mana Pool |
---|---|
1-4 | Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 2 |
5-8 | Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 3 |
9-12 | Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 4 |
13+ | Spellcasting Skill Ranks × 5 |
You recover all expended mana when you Take a Short Rest.
Special: If you gained this trait by selecting the Hermit background, you must choose the Primal Discipline. This only applies if you select the Trait using one of the two traits that the background allows you to select. If you gained this trait by selecting the Spirit Caller background, you must choose the Occult Discipline.
Progression
Empowered Magic → Gift of Empowerment
Empowered Magic → Potent Surge
Empowered Magic → Unfettered Potency
Spellcasting Attribute: Wisdom
Mana: Level-dependent
Initial Spells: Two Power 1 spells