Unchained Magus

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There are those who once balked at the restrictive nature of the Academy, its rules, its regulations, its disciplined dogma overseen by gray haired Magnates. To them the undue burdened placed upon the use of the Arcane was and is still seen as a travesty, an unnecessary obstacle in the path of true understanding. Casting off the will of the Obsidian Academy, an Unchained Magus threw himself fully into the depths of Arcane mastery and study, no longer adhering to the carefully laid out doctrine many Wizards and Sorcerers follow. These men and women embraced a different viewpoint instead, one that to them is still as clear as any clarion call, and that is to pursue Arcane knowledge with every fiber of their being, regardless of the cost, whether it be physical or spiritual. Rumours speak of these ways being continued in the darker and quieter corners of Torica and beyond. An Unchained Magus is one who knows full well the value of knowledge and the exacting price one must pay to be its master.

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Requirements:

Alignment: Any Neutral
Skills: Spellcraft 8 ranks
Feats: One metamagic or item creation feat (other than Scribe Scroll), Spell Penetration, Greater Spell Penetration
Spellcasting: Must be a specialist wizard and able to cast 3rd-level arcane spells

Class Features:

Hit Die: d4
Base Attack Bonus: Low
High Saves: Will
Weapon Proficiencies: Unchained Magi gain no weapon proficiencies.
Armor Proficiencies: Unchained Magi gain no armor proficiencies. Skill Points: 4 + Int Modifier.
Class Skills: Bluff, Intimidate, Linguistics, Knowledge (all), and Spellcraft

Spells per Day/Spells Known: When a new Unchained Magus level is gained, the character gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as though he had gained a level in wizard. Unchained Magus arcane spell progression cannot be applied to other classes, such as sorcerers.

Enhanced Specialization: Upon becoming an Unchained Magus, the character becomes even more skilled at casting spells from his chosen school of specialization. The Difficulty Check for saves against spells cast from the specialist school is increased by +1, and the Unchained Magus receives +1 to his caster level when attempting to penetrate spell resistance when casting a spell from the specialist school.

Specialist Defense: An Unchained Magus gains a bonus on saving throws against spells from his specialist school. This bonus is +1 at 1st level, +2 at 3rd level, +3 at 7th level, and +4 at 9th level.

Spell Power: At 2nd level, the Unchained Magus' effective caster level for determining level-dependent variable checks is increased by +1. This bonus increases by +1 at every even Unchained Magus level (+2 at 4th level, +3 at 6th level, +4 at 8th level, and +5 at 10th level).

Wizard Bonus Feat: At 5th level, the Unchained Magus gains a bonus metamagic or item creation feat. The Unchained Magus gains an additional metamagic or item creation feat at 10th