BloodMagicInfo,Ideas

HowToUseBloodMagic

Bloodmagicdoesnotnecessarilyinvolvespillingblood,thoughinaritualsetting,many
spellcasterschoosetodosoasasymbolicgesture.Therealdrainisimposedbythespell,
whichdrawspowerdirectlyfromthemage.

Whenaspellcasterchoosestousebloodmagic,hemustvoluntarilysacrificehitpoints:25%,
50%,75%,or100%ofhismaximumhitpoints.Thiscanbedoneregardlessofthecaster's
currenthitpointsacasterwithonly1hitpointremainingcouldchoosetosacrifice100%ofhis
maximumhitpoints.Hewould,however,becomeunconsciousimmediatelyafterthespellwas
cast,andlikelydieaswell.Noeffectshortofdivineinterventioncanpreventthisdamage.

Foreach25%ofmaximumhitpointssacrificedinthisway,thespellgains+1spelllevelsand
+2casterlevels.Theadditionalspelllevelsmaybeusedtocastanyspellthatthecasterhad
preparedduringthatday,orthatthecasterknowsifhecastsspontaneously.Additionalspell
levelsmayalsobeusedtoaddmetamagicfeatstothespell.Aspontaneousspellcasterdoes
nottakelongertocastabloodmagicspell,evenifthespellusesmetamagicfeats.

Ifaspellcasterchoosestosacrifice100%ofhismaximumhitpoints,hegainsadditional
benefits.Thespellhecastsmaybeanyspellonhisclasslist,solongasitisnotfromabanned
school.Ifhechoosestoapplymetamagicfeatstothespell,hemayapplyanymetamagicfeat,
whetherornothehasthatfeat.
RecoveringFromBloodMagic

Damagetakenfrombloodmagicmusthealbynaturalrecovery.Nohealingmagicshortof
divineinterventioncanrestorehitpointslosttobloodmagic.TheHealskillcanbeusedto
speedrecoveryasnormal,butmagicalhealingisnotpossible.
MarksofBloodMagic

Sufficientuseofbloodmagiccanchangeaspellcaster'sbody.Noorganizedresearchhasbeen
conductedduetothedangersinherentinbloodmagic,butsomemageshavefoundscarsor
oddmarkingsonvariouspartsoftheirbody.Theexacteffectsseemstovaryfromoneindividual
tothenext.

BloodMage(3.5eClass)

Contents

1BloodMage
1.1MakingaBloodMage
1.1.1ClassFeatures
1.1.2EpicBloodMage
1.1.3ElfBloodMageStartingPackage
1.2CampaignInformation
1.2.1PlayingaBloodMage
1.2.2BloodMagesintheWorld
1.2.3BloodMageLore
1.2.4BloodMagesintheGame

BloodMage

<generaldescription>.
MakingaBloodMage

<Strongpointsandweakpoints,andeffectivenesswithpartymembers.>.

Abilities:IntelligencedetermineshowpowerfulaspellaBloodMagecancast,howmanyspells
aBloodMagecancastperday,andhowhardthosespellsaretoresist(seeSpells,below.Like
asorcererorwizard,aBloodMagebenefitsfromhighDexterityandConstitutionscores.

Races:HumansaremorelikelytojointhisclassAlignment:Anynongood.

StartingGold:3d4times10gp(100gp).

StartingAge:"Aswizard"

Table:TheBloodMage

HitDie:d6
Level Base
AttackBonus SavingThrows
Special
SpellsperDay
Fort Ref Will 0
1st
2nd 3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
1st
+0
+0
+0
+2
SummonFamiliar,FleshRunes
3
1

2nd +1
+0
+0
+3
BloodMagic 4
2

3rd
+1
+1
+1
+3
4
2
1

4th
+2
+1
+1
+4
4
3
2

5th
+2
+2
+2
+4
BloodiedSilent
4
3
2
1

6th
+3
+2
+2
+5
4
3
3
2

7th
+3
+2
+2
+5
4
4
3
2
1

8th
+4
+2
+2
+6
SuddenStill 4
4
3
3
2

9th
+4
+3
+3
+6
4
4
4
3
2
1

10th +5
+3
+3
+7
4
4
4
3
3
2

11th +5
+3
+3
+7
CraftContingentSpell
4
4
4
4
3
2
1

12th +6/1 +4
+4
+8
4
4
4
4
3
3
2

13th +6/1 +4
+4
+8
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1

14th +7/2 +4
+4
+9
BloodiedEmpower 4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2

15th +7/2 +5
+5
+9
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1

16th +8/3 +5
+5
+10
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2

17th +8/3 +5
+5
+10 BloodiedMaximize 4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
18th +9/4 +6
+6
+11
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
19th +9/4 +6
+6
+11
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
20th +10/5 +6
+6
+12 BloodiedMetamagic 4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

ClassSkills2+Intmodifierperlevel,4at1stlevel)
TheBloodMagesclassskills(andthekeyabilityforeachskill)areConcentration(Con),Craft
(Int),DecipherScript(Int),Heal(Wis),Knowledge(allskills,takenindividually)(Int),Profession
(Wis),andSpellcraft(Int).|}
ClassFeatures

AllofthefollowingareclassfeaturesoftheBloodMage.

WeaponandArmorProficiency:BloodMagesareproficientwithallsimpleweapons,butnot
withanytypeofshield.Theycanuselightarmor.

Spells:ABloodMagecastsarcanespellswhicharedrawnfromthesorcerer/wizardspelllist.A
BloodMagemustchooseandprepareherspellsaheadoftime(seebelow).

Tolearn,prepare,orcastaspell,theBloodMagemusthaveanIntelligencescoreequaltoat
least10+thespelllevel.TheDifficultyClassforasavingthrowagainstaBloodMagesspellis
10+thespelllevel+theBloodMagesIntelligencemodifier.

Likeotherspellcasters,aBloodMagecancastonlyacertainnumberofspellsofeachspell
levelperday.HerbasedailyspellallotmentisgivenonTable:TheWizard.Inaddition,she
receivesbonusspellsperdayifshehasahighIntelligencescore.

BloodMagesareuniqueinthattheydonothaveaspellbook,butrathertheyritualisticallyscar
themselveswiththearcaneformularequiredtolearntheirspellseachday.Thismeansthatthey
needneverfearlosingtheirspellbook,butitalsomeansthatthenumberofspellstheycan
knowislimitedbytheirskill.Assuch,whiletheypreparespellsasaWizard,theyhavealimited
numberofspellsknown.ABloodMagemustchooseandpreparehisspellsaheadoftimeby
gettingagoodnightssleepandspending1hourstudyinghismarkings.Whilestudying,the
BloodMagedecideswhichspellstoprepare.BloodMageschoosetheirspellsfromthe
sorcerer/wizardlist.
Table:BloodMageSpellsKnownLevel
SpellsKnown
0
1st
2nd 3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
1st
5
3

2nd 6
3

3rd
6
4
1

4th
7
4
2

5th
7
5
2
1

6th
8
5
3
2

7th
8
6
3
2
1

8th
9
6
4
3
2

9th
9
6
4
3
2
1

10th 10
6
5
4
3
2

11th 10
6
5
4
3
2
1

12th 10
6
6
5
4
3
2

13th 10
6
6
5
4
3
2
1

14th 10
6
6
5
5
4
3
2

15th 10
6
6
5
5
4
3
2
1

16th 10
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
2

17th 10
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
2
1
18th 10
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
19th 10
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
20th 10
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4

SummonFamilar:ABloodMagecanobtainafamiliar.Doingsotakes24hoursandusesup
magicalmaterialsthatcost100gp.Afamiliarisamagicalbeastthatresemblesasmallanimal
andisunusuallytoughandintelligent.Thecreatureservesasacompanionandservant.

TheBloodMagechoosesthekindoffamiliarhegets.AstheBloodMageadvancesinlevel,his
familiaralsoincreasesinpower.

Ifthefamiliardiesorisdismissedbythesorcerer,theBloodMagemustattemptaDC15
Fortitudesavingthrow.Failuremeansheloses200experiencepointsperBloodMagesuccess
reducesthelosstoonehalfthatamount.However,aBloodMagesexperiencepointtotalcan
nevergobelow0astheresultofafamiliarsdemiseordismissal.Aslainordismissedfamiliar
cannotbereplacedforayearandday.Aslainfamiliarcanberaisedfromthedeadjustasa
charactercanbe,anditdoesnotlosealeveloraConstitutionpointwhenthishappyevent
occurs.

Acharacterwithmorethanoneclassthatgrantsafamiliarmayhaveonlyonefamiliaratatime.

FleshRunes:ABloodMagedoesnotuseaspellbookinstead,heinscribesthearcaneformula
requiredforhisspellsdeeplyintohisskin.Theserunesallowhimtochannelhislifebloodinto
themagichewields.ThescarsmaketheBloodMagesuffera4penaltyonhisDisguisecheck
tohidethefactthatheisaBloodMage.Anyonewhodoesseetheruneshoweverdoesnot
necessarilyrealizetheirsignificance,whichrequiresaDC15Knowledge(Arcana)check.

BloodMagic:At2ndlevelaBloodMagegainstheabilitytoturnhislifeforce(hisblood)directly
intotherawmagicalenergyrequiredtopoweraspell.Hecanopttotakeanamountof
ConstitutionBurn(asshownonthetableConstitutionBurnbySpellLevel)tospontaneously
castaspellwithoutexpendingspellslotsasafullroundaction.IftheBloodMagediesfromthis
Constitutionloss,thenthelastspellstillfunctionsnormally,evenifthismeansthattheBlood
MageeffectivelyhasanegativeConstitutionscore.IfthespellisofalevelthattheBloodMage
couldnotnormallycast(suchasfrommetamagicaugmentationwithBloodiedMetamagicand
similarabilities)theBloodMagediesinstantlyasthespelliscast.(stillhavingnormalaffect,the
BloodMage'slossoflifestilldoesnotruinthespell).However,iftheBloodMageisresurrected,
thenhesuffersanumberofpointsofpermanentConstitutionlossthatcannotberemovedby
anymeansequaltothenumberofspelllevelsthatthekillingspellwasminusthelevelofthe
BloodMage'shighestlevelspellslot.

ConstitutionBurnbyLevelSpelllevelConstitutionBurn

Highestspelllevel+3:Deathand3pointsofpermanentConstitutionloss.

Highestspelllevel+2:Deathand2pointsofpermanentConstitutionloss.

Highestspelllevel+1:Deathand1pointofpermanentConstitutionloss.

Highestspelllevel:7points

2ndHighestspelllevel:6points

3rdHighestspelllevel:6points

4thHighestspelllevel:5points

5thHighestspelllevel:4points

6thHighestspelllevel:4points

7thHighestspelllevel:3points

8thHighestspelllevel:2points

9thHighestspelllevel:2points

10thHighestspellleve:1points

BloodiedSilent:At5thlevelaBloodMagemayprepareaspellwiththemetamagicfeatSilent
Spellevenifhedoesnotpossesit.Thelevelofthespellisraisedasnormal.Uponcastingthe
spell,hetakes1pointofconstitutionburn.Ifthespellisunusedbytheendofthedaythenno
pointsofconstitutionarelost.IftheBloodMagealreadyhasSilentSpellorgainsitatalater
level,thentheBloodMagecanspontaneouslycastthespellwiththeeffectoftheSilentSpell
featwithoutraisingitscasterlevelasafullroundaction.Thisusedealsthenumberofpointsof
constitutionthataspellofthetotaleffectivelevelofthespell(includingmetamagicfeats)would
ifitwascastwiththeBloodMagicability.IfthisspellwascastwiththeBloodMagicclass
feature,thenitdealstwiceasmuchtotalabilityburn.

BloodiedStill:At8thlevelaBloodMagemayprepareaspellwiththemetamagicfeatStillSpell
evenifhedoesnotpossesit.Thelevelofthespellisraisedasnormal.Uponcastingthespell,
hetakes1pointofconstitutionburn.Ifthespellisunusedbytheendofthedaythennopoints
ofconstitutionarelost.IftheBloodMagealreadyhasStillSpellorgainsitatalaterlevel,then
theBloodMagecanspontaneouslycastthespellwiththeeffectoftheStillSpellfeatwithout
raisingitscasterlevelasafullroundaction.Thisusedealsthenumberofpointsofconstitution
thataspellofthetotaleffectivelevelofthespell(includingmetamagicfeats)wouldifitwascast
withtheBloodMagicability.IfthisspellwascastwiththeBloodMagicclassfeature,thenit
dealstwiceasmuchtotalabilityburn.

CraftContingentSpell:At11thlevelaBloodMagegainstheitemcreationfeatCraftContingent

Spell(ifyouarenotusingCompleteArcane,thenyoucanreplacethisbonusfeatwithanyother
itemcreationfeatforwhichyouqualify).

BloodiedEmpower:At14thlevelaBloodMagemayprepareaspellwiththemetamagicfeat
EmpowerSpellevenifhedoesnotpossesit.Thelevelofthespellisraisedasnormal.Upon
castingthespell,hetakes2pointsofconstitutionburn.Ifthespellisunusedbytheendofthe
daythennopointsofconstitutionarelost.IftheBloodMagealreadyhasEmpowerSpellor
gainsitatalaterlevel,thentheBloodMagecanspontaneouslycastthespellwiththeeffectof
theEmpowerSpellfeatwithoutraisingitscasterlevelasafullroundaction.Thisusedealsthe
numberofpointsofconstitutionthataspellofthetotaleffectivelevelofthespell(including
metamagicfeats)wouldifitwascastwiththeBloodMagicability.Ifthisspellwascastwiththe
BloodMagicclassfeature,thenitdealstwiceasmuchtotalabilityburn.

BloodiedMaximize:At17thlevelaBloodMagemayprepareaspellwiththemetamagicfeat
MaximizeSpellevenifhedoesnotpossesit.Thelevelofthespellisraisedasnormal.Upon
castingthespell,hetakes3pointsofconstitutionburn.Ifthespellisunusedbytheendofthe
daythennopointsofconstitutionarelost.IftheBloodMagealreadyhasMaximizeSpellor
gainsitatalaterlevel,thentheBloodMagecanspontaneouslycastthespellwiththeeffectof
theMaximizeSpellfeatwithoutraisingitscasterlevelasafullroundaction.Thisusedealsthe
numberofpointsofconstitutionthataspellofthetotaleffectivelevelofthespell(including
metamagicfeats)wouldifitwascastwiththeBloodMagicability.Ifthisspellwascastwiththe
BloodMagicclassfeature,thenitdealstwiceasmuchtotalabilityburn.

BloodiedMetamagic:At20thlevelaBloodMagegainstheabilitytouseallofhismetamagic
featstospontaneouslymodifyhisspells.Uponcastingaspellmodifiedwiththisability,the
BloodMagetakesanumberofpointsofConstitutionBurnasifthespellwascastwithhisBlood
Magicclassability.IfthisspellwascastwiththeBloodMagicclassfeature,thenitdealstwice
asmuchtotalabilityburn.
EpicBloodMage

Table:TheEpicBloodMage

HitDie:d6
Level Special
21st bonusfeat
22nd
23rd bonusfeat
24th
25th bonusfeat
26th
27th bonusfeat
28th
29th bonusfeat

30th

<numberofskillpoints>+Intmodifierskillpointsperlevel.

BonusFeats:TheepicBloodMagegainsabonusfeat(selectedfromthelistofepicblood
magebonusfeats)at21stlevelandevery2levelsafter21st.

EpicbloodmageBonusFeatList:<listofbonusepicfeats>.
ElfBloodMageStartingPackage

Weapons:Shortspear(1d6,crit2,rangeinc.20ft.,3lb.,onehanded,piercing).Lightcrossbow
(1d8,crit1920/2,rangeinc.80ft.,4lb.,piercing).

SkillSelection:Pickanumberofskillsequalto4+Intmodifier.
Skill Ranks Ability Armor
Check
Penalty
Knowledge(Arcana) 4
Int

Spellcraft
4
Int

Concentration4
Int

DecipherScript
4
Int

Hide(cc)
2
Dex 0
MoveSilently(cc)
2
Dex 0
Search(cc) 2
Int

Spot 2
Wis

Feat:Endurance

SpellsKnown:0levelspellsdetectmagic,ghostsound,light,magehand,readmagic.1stlevel
spellsmagearmor,magicmissile,sleep.

Gear:Backpackwithwaterskin,onedaystrailrations,bedroll,sack,andflintandsteel.Hooded
lantern,5pintsofoil.Spellcomponentpouch.Casewith10crossbowbolts..

Gold:3d4gp
CampaignInformation
PlayingaBloodMage

Religion:Duetotherathermacabrenatureofthisclass,gooddeitiesarenotoverlywelcoming
towardsatravelingBloodMage.MostofthisclassworshipgodsofknowledgesuchasBoccob
orWeeJas,whereasVecnaisalsoacommongodamongthetrulyevilmembersofthisclass.
ManyBloodMagesworshipnogodatall,relyingsolyontheirownpowertoseethemthrough.


OtherClasses:BloodMagesarenotknownfortheirinterpersonalskills.Paladinsdistrustthem
atbestandareopenlyhostileatworst,regardlessoftheMagesalignment.Theytendtorelate
poorlytootherprimaryarcanespellcastersastheyarealmostuniversallyextremelycompetitive
withtheirpeers.Theyrespectthehealingpowerofdivinemagicanditsusersbuttendtobe
ratherflippantwithreligioningeneral.Theyhavelittleincommonwithfightersandotherprimary
combatants,andwhiletheyrealizethatwithoutthedefensiveservicesprovidedbysuch
characterstheywouldhavenohopeofsurvival,innoncombatvenuestheyusuallyremain
apathetictowardsthemartialclasses.Infact,theclasstheygetalongbestwithhappenstobe
theBard.Thebardsspellcastingisnothreattothebloodmage,andthetypicalanticsofbards
ingeneralsoftentheBloodMagescallusexterior.

Combat:BloodMagesaresimilartosorcerersinthattheirroleislargelydefinedbythespells
theychosetoinscribeupontheirflesh.Theyhavepowerfulifcostlymetamagicabilitiesbuiltinto
theirclassandtheyusethemasoftenastheydare.

Advancement:Asmetamagicfocusedcharacters,BloodMagesshouldgrabupasmanyof
suchfeatsastheycan.Generallymulticlassingisnotadvisedduetotheinevitableslowingof
theBloodMagesspellprogression.Yet,thisclasslendsitselfbetterthanmosttotheideaofan
armoredmagewithitsstillspellability.
BloodMagesintheWorld

withinmybloodliesthepowertoovercomethelimitationsofmortalmagic,whocould
turnthatdown?

<NPCname>,HumanBloodMage

BloodMagestendtobereclusiveandsecretive,comingoutonlywhentheyhaveagreatand
pressingneedto.Theonlyknownexceptiontothisisinthecaseofabloodmageapprentice
whowasexpelledbutnotkilled,whichisarareeventinandofitself.

DailyLife:<dayinthelifeofacharacterofthisclass>.

Notables:<notableNPCsofthisclass>.

Organizations:BloodMagesrarelyorganizeexcepttoformoneononeapprenticeships.
Sometimessuchapprenticeshipscanlastmanyyearsandbequitestable,especiallywitha
lawfullmasterandapprentice.Morecommonlyhowevertheserelationshipsbreakdownaftera
relitivlyshorttime,andwhathappensaferthatislargelyafunctionofthemasterand
apprentice'smoralalignments.

NPCReactions:BloodMagesarefairlyobscure,andassuchdonotgarneraspecificresponse
fromordinarypeople.Yetanynewspellcasterwillbesubjecttosomeamountofsuspicionand
duetotheinscribedrunesandpowerfulmagicthatBloodMageswield,theyareofteneven
morereviledthansorcerers.

BloodMageLore

CharacterswithranksinKnowledge(Arcana)canresearchBloodMagestolearnmoreabout
them.Whenacharactermakesaskillcheck,readorparaphrasethefollowing,including
informationfromlowerDCs.
Knowledge(arcana)DC
Result
15
BloodMagesaredangerousspellcasterswhocanoccasionallycastextremelypowerful
spells.Theycovertheirbodiesinstrangerunes.
20
BloodMagesdrawpowerfromthebloodflowingthroughtheirveins,allowingthemto
castspellsthatgobeyondthenormallimitsofpower.Therunesallowthemtofocusanduse
thepoweroftheirbloodintheirspells.
25
Atthischeckresult,thecharacterlearnsthewhereaboutsofaspecificbloodmage,
friendlyorotherwise.

BloodMagesintheGame

TheBloodMageisafineexampleofaantiheroclass,onewhothroughdubiousmeans
achievesnobleends.Ofcourse,theycanjustaseasilybeusedasvillainstoconfoundplayers
whoareboredatjustrunningintoonemoresorcerer.BloodMagesareobscureenoughtobe
simplydroppedintoacampaignwiththeexplanationbeingthatthePCssimplyhavenever
heardofthisspecializedformofspellcaster.

Adaptation:Thisclassdoesnotneedtohaveitsslightlyeviltone.Indeedthelossofconstitution
couldbeaholysacrificeforadivineorotherwiseholycause,anddeathfromspellcasting

SampleEncounter:<DMplacementforNPCsofthisclass.>.

ELwhatever:<EncounterscenarioandcharacterinfoonsampleNPCincludingstatblock.The
CRoftheNPCistypicallythesameastheELfortheencounter.>.

BloodBlaze

Schooltransmutation[fire]Levelalchemist2,antipaladin1,bloodrager2,cleric2,magus2,
sorcerer/wizard2,witch2
CASTING

CastingTime1standardaction
ComponentsV,S
EFFECT

Rangetouch

Targetcreaturetouched
Duration1round/level(D)
SavingThrowFortnegates(harmless)SpellResistanceyes(harmless)
RacialSpell
ThisspellwasoriginallycreatedforOrcs.Charactersorcreaturesofotherracescanlearnto
castitwithGMpermission.
DESCRIPTION

Thetargetgainsa5footradiusaurathatcausesthebloodofcreaturesinthatareatoignite
uponcontactwithair.Anycreature(includingthespell'starget)withintheaurathattakesat
least5pointsofpiercing,slashing,orbleeddamagefromasingleattackautomaticallycreatesa
sprayofburningblood.Thespraystrikesacreatureinarandomlydeterminedsquareadjacent
totheinjuredcreature.Thespraydeals1d6pointsoffiredamagetoanycreatureinthatsquare,
and1pointofsplashdamagetoallcreatureswithin5feetofthespray'starget,includingthe
targetofthisspell.Acreaturecanonlycreateonesprayofburningbloodperround.Creatures
thatdonothaveblood(includingoozesandmostconstructsandundead)donotcreateblood
sprayswhenattacked.

BLOODRAGERCLASS(PATHFINDER)

Whilemanyferociouscombatantscantapintoadeepreservoirofburiedrage,bloodragers
haveanintrinsicpowerthatseetheswithin.Likesorcerers,bloodragers'veinssurgewitharcane
power.Whilesorcerersusethispowerforspellcasting,bloodragersenteranalteredstatein
whichtheirbloodlinebecomesmanifest,wheretheechoesoftheirstrangeancestrylashout
withdevastatingpower.Inthesestates,bloodragerscancastsomearcanespellsinstinctively.
Thebloodrager'smagicisasfast,violent,andseeminglyunstoppableastheirphysicalprowess.

Role:Mastersofthebattlefield,bloodragersunleashfearfulcarnageontheirenemiesusing
theirbloodlinesandcombatprowess.Thebloodrager'splaceisonthefrontlines,rightinhis
enemies'faces,supplyingtremendousmartialforcebolsteredbyatraceofarcanemagic.

Alignment:Any.

HitDie:d10.

ParentClasses:Barbarianandsorcerer.

StartingWealth:3d610gp(average105gp.)Inaddition,eachcharacterbeginsplaywithan
outfitworth10gporless.
ClassSkills


Thebloodrager'sclassskillsareAcrobatics(Dex),Climb(Str),Craft(Int),HandleAnimal(Cha),
Intimidate(Cha),Knowledge(arcana)(Int),Perception(Wis),Ride(Dex),Spellcraft(Int),
Survival(Wis),andSwim(Str).

SkillRanksperLevel:4+Intmodifier.
Table:BloodragerLevel
BaseAttackBonus FortSave
RefSave
WillSave
Special
SpellsperDay
1st
2nd 3rd
4th
1st
+1
+2
+0
+0
Bloodline,bloodlinepower,bloodrage,fastmovement

2nd +2
+3
+0
+0
Uncannydodge

3rd
+3
+3
+1
+1
Bloodsanctuary

4th
+4
+4
+1
+1
Bloodcasting,bloodlinepower,eschewmaterials 1

5th
+5
+4
+1
+1
Improveduncannydodge
1

6th
+6/+1 +5
+2
+2
Bloodlinefeat 1

7th
+7/+2 +5
+2
+2
Bloodlinespell,damagereduction1/
1
1

8th
+8/+3 +6
+2
+2
Bloodlinepower
1
1

9th
+9/+4 +6
+3
+3
Bloodlinefeat 2
1

10th +10/+5
+7
+3
+3
Bloodlinespell,damagereduction2/
2
1
1

11th +11/+6/+1
+7
+3
+3
Greaterbloodrage 2
1
1

12th +12/+7/+2
+8
+4
+4
Bloodlinefeat,bloodlinepower
2
2
1

13th +13/+8/+3
+8
+4
+4
Bloodlinespell,damagereduction 3
2
1
1
14th +14/+9/+4
+9
+4
+4
Indomitablewill
3
2
1
1
15th +15/+10/+5 +9
+5
+5
Bloodlinefeat 3
2
2
1
16th +16/+11/+6/+1
+10 +5
+5
Bloodlinespell,bloodlinepower,damage
reduction4/3
3
2
1
17th +17/+12/+7/+2
+10 +5
+5
Tirelessbloodrage 4
3
2
1
18th +18/+13/+8/+3
+11 +6
+6
Bloodlinefeat 4
3
2
2
19th +19/+14/+9/+4
+11 +6
+6
Damagereduction5/
4
3
3
2
20th +20/+15/+10/+5
+12 +6
+6
Bloodlinepower,mightybloodrage 4
4
3
2

ClassFeatures

Thefollowingaretheclassfeaturesofthebloodrager.

WeaponandArmorProficiency

Bloodragersareproficientwithallsimpleandmartialweapons,lightarmor,mediumarmor,and
shields(excepttowershields).Abloodragercancastbloodragerspellswhilewearinglight
armorormediumarmorwithoutincurringthenormalarcanespellfailurechance.Thisdoesnot
affectthearcanespellfailurechanceforarcanespellsreceivedfromotherclasses.Likeother
arcanespellcasters,abloodragerwearingheavyarmororwieldingashieldincursachanceof
arcanespellfailureifthespellinquestionhassomaticcomponents.
Bloodline

Eachbloodragerhasasourceofmagicsomewhereinhisheritagethatempowershis
bloodrages,bonusfeats,andbonusspells.Sometimesthissourcereflectsadistantblood
relationshiptoapowerfulbeing,orisduetoanextremeeventinvolvingsuchacreature
somewhereinhisfamily'spast.Regardlessofthesource,thisinfluencemanifestsinanumber
ofways.Abloodragermustpickonebloodlineupontakinghisfirstlevelofbloodrager.Once
made,thischoicecannotbechanged.

Whenchoosingabloodline,thebloodrager'salignmentdoesn'trestricthischoices.Agood
bloodragercouldcomefromanabyssalbloodline,acelestialbloodlinecouldbegetanevil
bloodragergenerationslater,abloodragerfromaninfernalbloodlinecouldbechaotic,andso
on.Thoughhisbloodlineempowershim,itdoesn'tdictateorlimithisthoughtsandbehavior.

Thebloodragergainsbloodlinepowersat1stlevel,4thlevel,andevery4levelsthereafter.The
bloodlinepowersabloodragergainsaredescribedinhischosenbloodline.Forallspelllike
bloodlinepowers,treatthecharacter'sbloodragerlevelasthecasterlevel.

At6thlevelandevery3levelsthereafter,abloodragerreceivesonebonusfeatchosenfroma
listspecifictoeachbloodline.Thebloodragermustmeettheprerequisitesforthesebonusfeats.
At7th,10th,13th,and16thlevels,abloodragerlearnsanadditionalspellderivedfromhis
bloodline.ThesespellsareinadditiontothenumberofspellsgivenonTable:Bloodrager.
Thesespellscannotbeexchangedfordifferentspellsathigherlevels.

Ifthebloodragertakeslevelsinanotherclassthatgrantsabloodline,thebloodlinesmustbethe
sametype,evenifthatmeansthatthebloodlineofoneoftheclassesmustchange.Subjectto
GMdiscretion,thebloodragercanchangehisformerbloodlinetomakethemconform.

BloodlineMutations:Althoughheirstosimilararcanebloodlinesmaysharecommonalities,the
uniquecircumstancesinwhichabloodlineentersabloodragerorsorcerer'slineagecanresult
inthemanifestationofparticularlystrangeorunusualbloodlinepowersknownasmutations.
Wheneverabloodragerorasorcerergainsanewbloodlinepower,shecanswapherbloodline
powerforabloodlinemutationwhoseprerequisitesshemeets.Oncethischoiceismade,it
cannotbechanged,andabloodragerorsorcerercannotswapabloodlinepowerthatshehas
alteredorreplacedwithanarchetypeforabloodlinemutation.Abloodragerneednotbeina

bloodragetouseherbloodlinemutationpowers.Alternatively,abloodragerorsorcerercan
selectabloodlinemutationinplaceofabloodlinebonusfeat,providedherclasslevelisatleast
equaltothelevelofthebloodlineabilitythemutationnormallyreplaces.Thelistofbloodline
mutationscanbefoundhere.Source:PPC:MTT

Bloodrage(Su)
Thebloodrager'ssourceofinternalpowergrantshimtheabilitytobloodrage.

At1stlevel,abloodragercanbloodrageforanumberofroundsperdayequalto4+his
Constitutionmodifier.Ateachlevelafter1st,hecanbloodragefor2additionalroundsperday.
TemporaryincreasestoConstitution(suchasthosegainedfrombloodragingorspellslike
bear'sendurance)don'tincreasethetotalnumberofroundsthatabloodragercanbloodrage
perday.Thetotalnumberofroundsofbloodrageperdayisrenewedafterrestingfor8hours,
althoughthesehoursneednotbeconsecutive.

Abloodragercanenterabloodrageasafreeaction.Whileinabloodrage,abloodragergainsa
+4moralebonustohisStrengthandConstitution,aswellasa+2moralebonusonWillsaves.
Inaddition,hetakesa2penaltytoArmorClass.TheincreasetoConstitutiongrantsthe
bloodrager2hitpointsperHitDie,butthesedisappearwhenthebloodrageendsandarenot
lostfirstliketemporaryhitpoints.Whilebloodraging,abloodragercannotuseanyCharisma,
Dexterity,orIntelligencebasedskills(exceptAcrobatics,Fly,Intimidate,andRide)orany
abilitythatrequirespatienceorconcentration.

Abloodragercanendhisbloodrageasafreeaction.Whenthebloodrageends,he'sfatigued
foranumberofroundsequaltotwicethenumberofroundsspentinthebloodrage.A
bloodragercannotenteranewbloodragewhilefatiguedorexhausted,butcanotherwiseenter
bloodragemultipletimesduringasingleencounterorcombat.Ifabloodragerfallsunconscious,
hisbloodrageimmediatelyends,placinghiminperilofdeath.

Bloodragecountsasthebarbarian'srageclassfeatureforthepurposeoffeatprerequisites,feat
abilities,magicitemabilities,andspelleffects.
FastMovement(Ex)

Abloodrager'slandspeedisfasterthanisnormalforhisraceby10feet.Thisbenefitapplies
onlywhenheiswearingnoarmor,lightarmor,ormediumarmor,andnotcarryingaheavyload.
Applythisbonusbeforemodifyingthebloodrager'sspeedduetoanyarmorwornorload
carried.Thisbonusstackswithanyotherbonusestothebloodrager'slandspeed.
UncannyDodge(Ex)

At2ndlevel,abloodragercanreacttodangerbeforehissenseswouldnormallyallowhimtodo
so.Hecannotbecaughtflatfooted,nordoeshelosehisDexteritybonustoACiftheattackeris
invisible.HestillloseshisDexteritybonustoACifimmobilized.Abloodragerwiththisabilitycan
stilllosehisDexteritybonustoACifanopponentsuccessfullyusesthefeintactionagainsthim.


Ifabloodrageralreadypossessesuncannydodgefromadifferentclass,heautomaticallygains
improveduncannydodge(seebelow)instead.
BloodSanctuary(Su)

At3rdlevel,duetothepowerofhisblood,abloodragercanstandconfidentlyamidtheeffects
ofspellscastbyhimselforhisallies.Hegainsa+2bonusonsavingthrowsagainstspellsthat
heoranallycasts.
BloodCasting(Su)

At4thlevel,thebloodragergainstheabilitytocastspellsevenwhilebloodraging.Hecanalso
castthesespellsdefensivelyandcanmakeconcentrationchecksforthesespellswhile
bloodraging.Whilebloodraging,hecancastandconcentrateononlyhisbloodragerspells(see
below)spellsfromotherclassescannotbecastduringthisstate.
EschewMaterials

At4thlevel,thebloodragergainsEschewMaterialsasabonusfeat.

SpellCasting

Beginningat4thlevel,abloodragergainstheabilitytocastasmallnumberofarcanespells
drawnfromthebloodragerspelllist.Tolearnorcastaspell,abloodragermusthavea
Charismascoreequaltoatleast10+thespelllevel.Hecancastspellsheknowswithout
preparingthemaheadoftime.ThesavingthrowDCagainstabloodrager'sspellis10+the
spelllevel+thebloodrager'sCharismamodifier.

Likeotherspellcasters,abloodragercancastonlyacertainnumberofspellsofeachlevelper
day.HisbasedailyspellallotmentisgivenonTable:Bloodrager.Inaddition,hereceivesbonus
spellsperdayifhehasahighCharismascore.Thebloodragerdoesnotneedtopreparethese
spellsinadvancehecancastanyspellheknowsatanytime,assuminghehasn'tyetusedup
hisallotmentofspellsperdayforthespell'slevel.

Thebloodrager'sselectionofspellsislimited.At4thlevel,abloodragerknowstwo1stlevel
spellsofhischoice.Abloodragergainsmorespellsasheincreasesinlevel,asindicatedon
Table:BloodragerSpellsKnown.Unlikespellsperday,thenumberofspellsabloodrager
knowsisnotaffectedbyhisCharismascore,butitisaffectedbyanybonusspellshegainsfrom
hisbloodline.At8thlevelandevery3levelsthereafter,abloodragercanchoosetolearnanew
spellinplaceofonehealreadyknows.Thisswapfollowsallthesamerulesasforasorcerer.
Table:BloodragerSpellsKnownLevel
SpellsKnown
1st
2nd 3rd
4th
1st

2nd

3rd

4th
2

5th
3

6th
4

7th
4
2

8th
4
3

9th
5
4

10th 5
4
2

11th 5
4
3

12th 6
5
4

13th 6
5
4
2
14th 6
5
4
3
15th 6
6
5
4
16th 6
6
5
4
17th 6
6
5
4
18th 6
6
6
5
19th 6
6
6
5
20th 6
6
6
5
ImprovedUncannyDodge(Ex)

At5thlevel,abloodragercannolongerbeflanked.Thisdefensedeniesrogues(orother
classeswiththesneakattackability)theabilitytosneakattackthebloodragerbyflankinghim,
unlesstheattackerhasatleastfourmoreroguelevels(orlevelsintheclassgrantingsneak
attack)thanthetargethasbloodragerlevels.

Ifacharacteralreadyhasuncannydodgefromanotherclass,thelevelsfromtheclassesthat
grantuncannydodgestackwhendeterminingtheminimumroguelevelrequiredtoflankthe
character.
DamageReduction(Ex)

At7thlevel,abloodragergainsdamagereduction.Subtract1fromthedamagethebloodrager
takeseachtimeheisdealtdamagefromaweaponoranaturalattack.At10thlevel,andevery
3levelsthereafter,thisdamagereductionincreasesby1point.DamageReductioncanreduce
damageto0,butnotbelow0.
GreaterBloodrage(Su)

At11thlevel,whenabloodragerentersabloodrage,themoralebonustohisStrengthand
Constitutionincreasesto+6andthemoralebonusonhisWillsavesincreasesto+3.In
addition,uponenteringabloodrage,thebloodragercanapplytheeffectsabloodragerspellhe
knowsof2ndlevelorlowertohimself.Thespellmusthavearangeoftouchorpersonal.Ifthe
spell'sdurationisgreaterthan1round,itinsteadlastsforthedurationofthebloodrage.This
useconsumesabloodragerspellslot,asifhehadcastthespellhemusthavethespellslot
availabletotakeadvantageofthiseffect.

Greaterbloodragecountsasthebarbarian'sgreaterrageabilityforthepurposesoffeat
prerequisites,featabilities,magicitemabilities,andspelleffects.
IndomitableWill(Ex)

At14thlevel,abloodragergainsa+4bonusonWillsavestoresistenchantmentspellswhile
bloodraging.Thisbonusstackswithallothermodifiers,includingthemoralebonusonWill
saveshealsoreceivesduringhisbloodrage.
TirelessBloodrage(Su)

At17thlevel,abloodragernolongerbecomesfatiguedattheendofhisbloodrage.
MightyBloodrage(Su)

At20thlevel,whenabloodragerentersabloodrage,themoralebonustohisStrengthand
Constitutionincreasesto+8,andthemoralebonusonhisWillsavesincreasesto+4.
Furthermore,thespellhecanapplytohimselfatthebeginningofabloodrageduetothegreater
bloodrageclassfeatureisnotlimitedtoonlyspellsof2ndlevelorlower.

BloodragerBloodlines
BloodragerBloodlines

Whenabloodragerentersabloodrage,heoftentakesonaphysicaltransformationinfluenced
byhisbloodlineandpoweredbythemagicthatroilswithinhim.Unlessotherwisespecified,he
gainstheeffectsofhisbloodlinepowersonlywhileinabloodrageoncethebloodrageends,all
powersfromhisbloodlineimmediatelycease,andanyphysicalchangesthebloodrager
underwentrevert,restoringhimtonormal.
PaizoBloodragerBloodlines

Aberrant
Abyssal
Arcane
BlackBlood
Celestial
Destined
Draconic

Elemental
Fey
Infernal
Kyton
Undead

AllBloodragerBloodlines(Includes3pp)


BloodragerBloodlinesAscensionGames,LLC
Forgeborn
Shadow
BloodragerBloodlinesEverymanGaming,LLC
Kitsune
BloodragerBloodlinesJonBrazerEnterprises
Cleansed
BloodragerBloodlinesPaizo,Inc.
Aberrant
Abyssal
Arcane
BlackBlood
Celestial
Destined
Draconic
Elemental
Fey
Infernal
Kyton
Undead

FavoredClassBonuses

Insteadofreceivinganadditionalskillrankorhitpointwhenevertheygainalevelinafavored
class,someraceshavetheoptionofchoosingfromanumberofotherbonuses,depending
upontheirfavoredclasses.Thefollowingoptionsareavailabletothelistedracewhohave
bloodragersastheirfavoredclass,andunlessotherwisestated,thebonusapplieseachtime
youselectthelistedfavoredclassreward.
Race Bonus Source
Paizo
CoreRaces
Dwarf Increasethebloodragerstotalnumberofbloodrageroundsperdayby1. ACG
Elf
Add1foottothebloodragersbasespeed.Incombat,thisonlyhasaneffectforevery
fiveincreasesinbasespeed.Thisbonusstackswiththebloodragersfastmovementclass
feature,andappliesunderthesameconditionsandthatfeature. ACG
Gnome
Addtothebloodragerseffectiveclasslevelwhendeterminingthepowerofher
bloodragerbloodlinepowers.
ACG
HalfElf
Increasethebonusgainedfrombloodsanctuaryby.
ACG
HalfOrc
Increasethebloodragerstotalnumberofbloodrageroundsperdayby1. ACG
Halfling
Gaina+dodgebonustoACwhilebloodragingagainstcreaturesatleastone
sizecategorylargerthanthebloodrager. ACG
Human
Increasethebloodragerstotalnumberofbloodrageroundsperdayby1. AC


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Android
Add+1/4bonustothebloodragersnanitesurgewheninabloodrage.
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Catfolk
Add+2.5feettothedistancethearcanistcanmovewhenusingthedimensional
slideexploit,uptoamaximumof1.5timestheusualdistanceshecouldmoveathergiven
level.Thisoptionhasnoeffectunlessthearcanisthasselectedittwice(orpossesses
incrementsevenlydivisibleby5)adistanceof12.5feetiseffectivelythesameasadistanceof
10feet,forexample. JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Changeling Whencastingarcanisttransmutationspellstargetingonlythearcanist,add+1/3
tothecasterlevel. JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Elan Whencastingarcanistevocationspells,add+1/3totheeffectivecasterlevel,butonly
forthepurposeofdeterminingduration.
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Gillmen
Adda+1bonusoncasterlevelcheckstocastspellsunderwater.
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Lizardfolk
Add+1/2roundofbloodrageperday.
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Merfolk
Add+1foottothebloodragersswimspeedwheninabloodrage.Incombatthis
optionhasnoeffectunlessthebloodragerhasselectedit5times(oranotherincrementof5)a
swimspeedof54feetiseffectivelythesameas50feet,forexample.
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Samsaran
Reducethedurationoffatigueafterbloodragingby1/4rounds.Thisoptionmust
beselected4times(oranotherincrementof4)toreducethefatiguesduration.
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Skinwalker Wheninabloodrage,thebloodragerdealsanadditional+1/3damagefrom
naturalattacks.
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Tengu Add+1/2toconcentrationchecksmadewhilebloodragingwhencastingdefensivelyor
wheninjuredwhilecasting. JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Wyrwood
Add+1tothebloodragerstotalnumberofbloodrageroundsperday
JBE:BoHR:AFCO
Wyvaran
Add+1foottothebloodragersflyspeedwheninabloodrage.Incombatthis
optionhasnoeffectunlessthebloodragerhasselectedit5times(oranotherincrementof5)a
flyspeedof34feetiseffectivelythesameas30feet,forexample.