Arcanist

DEX is your spellcasting ability for your Arcanist spells. Your magic comes from your ability to touch and work with the Weave using your dextrous touch and Weaver’s Tools. You use your DEX whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your DEX modifier when setting the saving throw DC for an Arcanist spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Spell save DC = 8 + your Proficiency Bonus + your DEX modifier

Spell attack modifier = your Proficiency Bonus + your DEX modifier

When you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the Arcanist spells you know and replace it with another spell from the Arcanist spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

You can cast an Arcanist spell as a ritual if that spell has the ritual tag and you have the spell prepared.

Weaver’s Tools act as a way for you to focus your mind when working with the Weave, they are a Spellcasting Focus for your Arcanist Spell. Arcanists can use knitting needs, needle and thread, or any other means that helps them clearly visualize their detailed work.

You are aware of the Weave in ways that others can only aspire to. You can visualize the Weave as a grand transparent tapestry that covers the land and all beings. Different Arcanists view the Weave differently, some as a multicolored fabric, others as a monochrome thick mat, etc suiting their own perception of weaving. You can see areas of Wild Magic as knotted areas of the Weave in disarray and areas of Dead Magic as barren places devoid of the Weave.

Weaving is the art by which all Arcanists can interact with the Weave. By being able to see the Weave you can use your innate talent with magic you can use your dextrous hands to rework, shape, tap into the might of the Weave akin to weaving your own arcane tapestry. Weaving requires the use of two or more hands and the use of Weaver’s Tools. Many Arcanist abilities require the use of Weaving. Weaving is directly using the Weave and therefore cannot be targeted by the spell Counterspell or similar effects. You can use the following effects:

Reknit the Weave: As an action, you pick apart and stick the Weave back together. The effect dispels all magical effects within 20 ft of you until the start of your next turn.

Bend the Weave: As a reaction when a spell is cast within 30 ft of you that requires a target, you can tug and bend the Weave altering its target. The creature casting the spell must make a WIS saving throw equal to your spell save DC and on a failed save roll 1D4. On successful save the spell resolves as normal.

Patch the Weave: As a ritual lasting 10 minutes you can make a temporary patch on the Weave. You target an area up to your Arcanist level x 100 ft and you end the effects of Wild Magic or Dead Magic within the area for 24 hours.

You can use a feature that requires Weaving a number of times per long rest equal to your DEX modifier (Minimum 1).

Anytime an Arcanist meddles with the Weave it takes a toll on their mind and body and can even incur the wrath of the gods of magic, especially Mystra. Each time you use a feature that uses Weaving you choose one of the following options that you have not chosen before. The options you can choose from reset at the end of a long rest. If you exhaust all Backlash options the next instance of Weaving robs you of the ability to cast spells for 1D4 x 5 days as Mystra takes offense at the overextension of your abilities.

• You take 1D6 Psychic damage (This damage is unaffected by damage Resistances and Immunities and cannot be reduced or negated).

• You gain one level of Exhaustion.

• You gain one level of Exhaustion.

• You are Stunned until the end of your next turn.

• Your hit point maximum is halved until you finish a long rest.

Meddling with the Weave causes great strain and forces all Arcanists to either adapt and grow tougher or perish. You gain the Tough Feat.

You can see how the Weave is being used and can predict a spell’s effect based on its effect on the Weave. You can cast the spells Detect Magic and Identify once each per long rest or one of them twice per long rest.

You know a great deal about magic as an Arcanist through your studies as well as your ability to see the Weave and interact with it. You have Expertise with Arcana checks.

The type of Weave an Arcanist works with greatly affects their magical powers and composes almost half of their skills and abilities. Your skills with the type of Weave you manipulate grants you features at levels 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17.

• Demon Weave

• Dragon Weave

• Fate Weaver

• Magister

• Mana Forger

• Shadow Weave

• Silver Fire

An Arcananist depends on their ability to use their hands with great dexterity. Even the most troublesome Arcanists are pitied by at least one god of magic. If an Arcanist loses a hand/arm or the use of a hand they can choose to accept the Weaver’s Prosthesis. The Weaver’s Prosthesis has the following features:

• It takes the shape of the lost or damaged hand/arm and fulfills all functions as normal. The design of the prosthesis is determined by which god of magic chose to offer aid. For instance, one offered by Lolth would be exceedingly fine, made of silver threads and a black metal with claws at the tips of the fingers.

• It is immune to magical effects that would cause it to change shape, cause you damage such as with the spell Heat Metal, or lose function. As such it functions normally in areas of Dead Magic.

A Weaver’s Prosthesis is a chance that is not offered again. If you choose to not accept their offer, nothing less than a direct petition to a god of magic along with a great offering will allow you to receive a Weaver’s Prosthesis.

You can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

You can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Your ability to Weave has grown along with your magic power and technique. You can use the following options when you use your Weaving feature.

Shape the Weave: As a reaction you nudge and twist the Wave causing a ripple in the Weave in an attempt to interrupt a creature in the process of casting a spell. If the creature is casting a spell of 3rd level or lower, its spell fails and has no effect. If it is casting a spell of 4th level or higher, make an ability check using their spellcasting ability. The DC equals 10 + the spell's level. On a success, the creature's spell fails and has no effect.

Swatch of the Weave: As an action you take a portion of the Weave and carefully knit the Weave back together. You or a creature you target within 60 ft of you regains a spell slot equal to or less than your Proficiency Bonus as the portion of the Weave is absorbed.

Alter the Weave: As a reaction when you see a 1st level spell or higher cast within 30 ft of you, you reshape and change the components of the Weave. The creature casting the spell must make a WIS saving throw DC equal to your spell save DC and on a failed save roll 1D8 and the DM selects a spell from the corresponding School of Magic and replaces the casting of the spell with the new spell. The caster chooses the targets and area for the new spell. On a successful save the Weave returns to its original form and the spell resolves as intended.

You can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Your ability to Weave has reached great heights and has allowed you a great degree of control over the Weave. You can use the following options when you use your Weaving feature.

Reflect the Weave: As a reaction when a 1st level spell or higher is cast within 30 ft of you, you can reinforce and shape the Weave causing it to act like a hard surface. The creature casting the spell must make a WIS saving throw DC equal to your spell save DC and on a failed save the spell is cast on themselves or centered on themselves (Spells that require Concentration automatically fail and the spell slot is still expended). On a successful save the spell resolves as normal.

Implant the Weave: As a ritual that lasts 10 minutes, you take a greater swatch of the Weave and place it into a magic item that uses charges and you restore one charge to the item. For Legendary Items and Artifacts you must attempt a DC 20 Arcane check and a DC 20 Dexterity check in order to restore a charge.

Enhance the Weave: As a reaction when a 1st level spell or higher is cast within 30 ft of you, you take their spell and enhance the Weave of the spell making it grander and beautifying it. As long as the spell’s caster is willing and the spell can be upcast, the spell is upcast one level.

You can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can't increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Your ability to Weave has reached the apex of power and creativity allowing you a great degree of control over the Weave. You can use the following options when you use your Weaving feature.

Rework the Weave: As a ritual lasting 10 minutes, you alter the Weave of a magic item and change it on a fundamental level. The item is reshaped to accommodate the new pattern of the Weave. This feature can only change similar items to similar items such as Boots of Elvenkind to Boots of Striding and Springing. The item must be of the same Rarity as the new item. For Very Rare items you must make a DC 20 Arcana check and DC 20 Dexterity check to alter the item. This feature automatically fails for items that are Legendary, Cursed, Artifacts, and on items not Attuned to you or a willing creature.

Pick Apart the Weave: As a ritual lasting 10 minutes you can make a temporary opening in the Weave. You target an area up to your Arcanist level x 100 ft and the area has the effects of Wild Magic or Dead Magic for 24 hours. This is an act of heresy to all gods of magic and you are punished and cannot cast spells for 1D4 days.

Preserve the Weave: As a ritual lasting 10 minutes you make an exact replica of the Weave and overlay it with the original. You target an area up to your Arcanist level x 5 ft and the area nullifies all spellcasting, magic items, and magical features for one hour as all magical effects attempt to use the false Weave.

You gain an Epic Boon feat for which you qualify.

Having reached a near oneness with the Weave, your expertise and persistence have gained you the backing of one or more gods of magic. You no longer suffer the effects of Backlash when you are using your Weaving abilities.