Hedge Witch
A hedge witch uses their unique understanding of the universe to their benefit, allowing them to cast a variety of unique Hedge Witchcrafts.
Hedge Witches and Wizards are taught and trained much like arcane wizards, except they need to start with a very non-standard outlook on life to successfully cast Hedge Witch Magic. In addition, training is usually done by word of mouth, from one older witch to another apprentice witch. They use the power of understanding certain unintuitive inner workings of the world and mortal minds to achieve magical effects. They have access to a more varied list of magics but a smaller individual Mana Pool, ensuring they never seek to do anything flashy or individually taxing, instead striving to achieve the most magical effect from the smallest amount of Mana expenditure. The terms witch and wizard are not gendered. Some simply prefer one term over the other.
Playing a Hedge Witch
XP Cost: 4 Prerequisites: Charisma, Wisdom or Intellect Score of 14 or higher
When you Choose this Archetype and pay its XP cost you gain the Following:
Training
Gain Training in Arcane and 3 of the following Skills: Medicine, Knowledge, Investigation, Perception, Insight, Charm, Debate, Deception, Chemistry and Survival.
You gain Training in the use of 1 Melee, Ranged or Thrown Weapon Type.
Equipment
Acquire a Common suit of Light Armor of your choice.
Acquire a Common Weapon of your choice.
Acquire a Bundle of your Choice.
Ability
Hedge Magic You gain access to and the Ability to Cast Hedge Magic Spells. You memorize every Hedge Spell you Acquire and Never need a spell book or to consult notes while casting.
Choose one of these three ARPs (Attribute Resource Pools) which you can now convert into Mana: Panache, Willpower or Brainstorm Points. You may now convert the chosen points into Mana at any time at no action cost. The correlating Attribute Modifier (Charisma, Wisdom or Intellect) becomes your Spellcasting Modifier.
Acquire the Hedge Witchcraft Spell Witch Bolt at this time.
Trait
Hedge Spell Repertoire You Acquire a number of Hedge Spells of Tier I equal to your Spellcasting Modifier or a number of Hedge Spells of Tier II equal to ½ your Casting Modifier or a combination thereof.
Archetype Ability
Hedge Witch’s Defense When you Roll Initiative you may Reduce your Mana Maximum by -1 to gain a bonus to your AC equal to your Spellcasting Modifier until the end of Active Combat. You may use a Motion or Reaction to Drop this Magic Defense and Immediately Regain the Mana Used to Initiate this Ability.
You may never gain the benefit of more than 1 Magic Defense type at any time.
Traits and Abilities
Purchase with XP
Traits
Accurate Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Your witch bolts are now more precise, making them easier to aim.
Effect: Your Witch Bolt Spell Attack Rolls are made with a +2 Modifier.
Precision Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 4 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Accurate Witch Bolt
Your witch bolts are now even more precise, making them trivial to aim.
Effect: Your Witch Bolt Spell Attack Rolls are made with an additional +2 Modifier.
Longshot Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 1 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Your witch bolts have their range slightly increased.
Effect: Your Witch Bolts now have a standard Range of 12 Meters.
Farshot Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Longshot Witch Bolt
Your witch bolts have their range significantly increased.
Effect: Your Witch Bolts now have their standard Range doubled and the Overpower Range Distance is also doubled, giving your Witch Bolts a Range of 24 Meters that can be increased by 10 meters per Overpower.
Sniper's Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 3 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Farshot Witch Bolt
Your witch bolts have their range drastically increased.
Effect: Your Witch Bolts now have their standard Range increased to 50 Meters. Overpowering the Spell to Add Range to the Spell now increases it by 25 Meters.
Viscous Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 1 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Your witch bolts now deal more damage.
Effect: Hits with your Witch Bolt Spell now deal +2 Kinetic Damage.
Deadly Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Viscous Witch Bolt
Your witch bolts now deal even more damage.
Effect: Hits with your Witch Bolt Spell now deal an additional +2 Kinetic Damage.
Disintegrating Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 3 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Deadly Witch Bolt
Your witch bolts now deal a tremendous amount of damage and disintegrates enemies slain by them.
Effect: Hits with your Witch Bolt Spell now deal an additional 1d6 Kinetic Damage.
Creatures slain by this spell are Disintegrated and cannot be Resurrected.
Blasting Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 1 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Your witch bolts now transfer more kinetic energy directly into your targets, causing a push effect.
Effect: Hits with your Witch Bolt Spell that deal 10 or more Damage to Large or Smaller Targets cause the target to be Pushed 1 Meter.
Heavy Blasting Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Blasting Witch Bolt
Your witch bolts now transfer even more kinetic energy directly into your targets, causing a significant push effect.
Effect: Hits with your Witch Bolt Spell that deal 10 or more Damage to Large or Smaller Targets cause the target to be Pushed 1d4 Meters.
Super Blasting Witch Bolt
XP Cost: 3 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Heavy Blasting Witch Bolt
Your witch bolts now transfer even more of their kinetic load directly into your targets, causing a powerful push effect.
Effect: Hits with your Witch Bolt Spell that deal 10 or more Damage to Large or Smaller Targets cause the target to be Pushed 1d6+2 Meters.
Hedge Spell Bank
XP Cost: 1 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
You have acquired a standard collection of Hedge Spells
Acquire 3 Tier I, or 2 Tier II Hedge Spells of your choice or any combination thereof.
Hedge Spell Vault
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Spell Vault
You have acquired more than the average accompaniment of Hedge Spells
Acquire 4 Tier II, 6 Tier I, or 1 Tier III Hedge Spells of your choice or any combination thereof.
Hedge Spell Hoard
XP Cost: 3 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch, Spell Hoard
You have acquired a trove of Hedge Spells
Acquire 2 Tier III, 6 Tier II or 9 Tier I Hedge Spells of your choice or any combination thereof.
Strong Willed
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Gain Training in Wisdom Saving Throws. You may now add your Training Bonus to Wisdom Saving Throws.
Mental Fortitude
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Gain Training in Intellect Saving Throws. You may now add your Training Bonus to Intellect Saving Throws.
Emotional Awareness
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Gain Training in Charisma Saving Throws. You may now add your Training Bonus to Charisma Saving Throws.
Nimble
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Gain Training in Dexterity Saving Throws. You may now add your Training Bonus to Dexterity Saving Throws.
Strong
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Gain Training in Strength Saving Throws. You may now add your Training Bonus to Strength Saving Throws.
Resilient
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Gain Training in Constitution Saving Throws. You may now add your Training Bonus to Constitution Saving Throws.
Potent Magics
XP Cost: 1 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Your Hedge spells Saving Throw DC’s are increased by 2.
Non-Lethal Magics
XP Cost: 1 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Your Hedge Spells may now deal Non-Lethal Psychic Damage equal to the amount listed in the spells effect.
Snap Spell
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Choose a Tier I Hedge Spell that you know. You may now cast that spell at no mana cost. Overpowering the spell still requires mana. Sustaining the spell still requires you to reduce your mana maximum.
Careful Casting
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
You can now choose to exclude any tiles in the area of your spell effects. Items and Creatures in those excluded tiles are not targeted and do not receive damage or effects from the spell.
Spell Persistence
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Your pronunciation and gestures are impeccable allowing you to fit more commands per tap into the Mana Stream.
Your Mana Cost for Sustaining Spells is reduced by ½ .
Subtle Casting
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Spells that would usually require a full free arm or hand to execute now only require a single free finger. Essentially allowing you to cast even while Bound or Restrained. Hedge Spells that Require Free Hands require 1 less Free Hands.
Silent Casting
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
You have found the Mana Stream can hear your thoughts if you speak them loud enough and you use this method to cast rather than using your Voice for your spells.
You can cast spells without breaking stealth, or while Gagged or Silenced.
Spell-Slang
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
Gain 1 Additional Spell Attack Action.
Abilities
Combined Spells
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
You can pay the Mana Cost for two Tier I Hedge Spells Prior to having the target creature Roll any Saving Throws, then, have that creature roll just one of the two Spells Saving Throws. If the creature Fails the Saving Throw, they are considered to have Failed Both Spell Saving Throws and suffer the Full Effects of both Spells. If they Save they are considered to have saved against both Spell Effects. The Caster only needs to Spend the Action Cost for one of the two Combined Spells.
Chained Spells
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
You can pay the Mana Cost for two Ranged or Melee Spell Attacks prior to making the Attack Rolls, then roll just one of the Spell’s Attack Rolls. If it Hits both Spells are considered to have Hit the Target and it receives the Damage from both Spells. You do not need to expend any typically required for the Spell added through Chained Spells.
Spell Adjustment
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
You can make small alterations to your spells at the Cost of 1 Mana. These alterations can do things such as: change the damage type of a spell or spell attack to another type of spell damage you are capable of dealing, add an additional target to a spell attack and split the damage(roll two attack rolls and 1 damage roll) or substitute Dazed, Slowed or Enraged, until end of next turn for the damage of a targeted spell attack.
Spell Empowering
XP Cost: 2 Prerequisites: Hedge Witch
You can empower your spells to increase their lethality. When you pay a spell’s Overpower Mana Cost you also have the option to deal an additional set of damage dice equal to the initial spell Effect. Any non-damage dice related effects are not doubled.
