Wildspell
Source War of Immortals pg. 138Magic was woven into
the Universe from its creation, a source of power to be tapped by those with the skill, knowledge, or gift. This power isn’t distributed evenly, however. Ley lines, mana droughts, and magic storms represent areas where this power waxes and wanes. Spellcasters usually use tiny fragments of this power in defined, controlled ways, but a few can draw greater amounts than what normal spells require, channeling this energy to fuel diverse effects.
You’ve tapped into a nigh-unlimited well of magical energy and become so attuned to it that magic flows through the fabric of your being, a trickle of mystic power constantly radiating from you. You might have reached this state through intense study, years of meditation, revelation, as a gift from a powerful entity, or just through the natural progression of your inherent abilities. By accessing this raw power, you can raise the ambient level of magical energy and use it to empower, alter, and hinder spells nearby.
Wildspells are surrounded by faintly visible evidence of their connection, though the precise nature of the manifestation varies with the nature of their magic. Some have a faint aura that makes colors more intense, others are shadowed by barely perceptible smoke, and others might have garments or hair constantly moving, seemingly of their own accord. Places long inhabited by a wildspell are often home to strange occurrences: small objects animating, weather altered by their mood, plants growing larger, animals with unnatural colorations, and so on.
Wildspells revel in the use of their abilities, knowing that the power they tap into sets them above lesser casters. Most wildspells seek out new ways to shape the energies they unleash, knowing that their control is their only limit.
Alejandro the Green (excitable male human druid) poured out raw magic into his forest refuge in the River Kingdoms, over time causing the trees to walk and attracting hordes of curious fey from the First World. With the help of these newly made arboreals and fey visitors, he’s been able to drive out numerous hostile invaders. However, his wild magic has recently attracted the attention of malevolent proteans from the Maelstrom, and he’ll need more allies than he currently has to keep his home safe from their unpredictable predations.
Ernhilda Truestone (patient female dwarf sorcerer) used her wildspell powers to create an oasis of stable magic in the Mana Wastes, allowing her to give succor to harried travelers. Her home in the wastes grew to a bustling trading post, protected by her powers, though it rapidly faded after her passing. Some believe that Ernhilda’s spirit now resides in a cave somewhere under the settlement and that she could be brought back to life with the proper ritual. Finding the proper site for such magic has been hindered by the subterranean tunnels, which seem to shift randomly and without warning.
Teachers at the Magaambya are concerned about a young student named
Mkosa (curious nonbinary halfling student) who has begun to exhibit signs of being a nascent wildspell. They don’t wish to hinder Mkosa’s education but are afraid of accidental explosions of magic harming others. The teachers haven’t informed Mkosa about their worries, and the time to make a decision is rapidly approaching.
Power and magic are yours to unleash, but only time will tell if you can master them to become a true wildspell. You’ll undergo trials of the spirit and body that have every chance of breaking you, either tearing your flesh apart with unfiltered magic or breaking your mind with arcane revelations about the Universe. If you survive, your story will be one for the legends.
Click here for more rules on using this archetype.Uncommon Destiny Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 139Archetype WildspellPrerequisites ability to
cast spells from spell slots
You gain the ability to tap into a powerful well of magic. You gain the
spellsurge focus spell. This spell is of your main casting tradition.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 139Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationTrigger A creature
Casts a Spell within your
spellsurge aura.
You cause a surge of magical energy to flare up, harming that creature and those near it. The triggering creature and all creatures adjacent to it take 1d6 damage per rank of the spell (
basic Will save against your class DC or spell DC, whichever is higher). The damage is of the same type as dealt by the spell (or one type of damage of your choosing if the spell deals multiple types of damage). If the spell doesn’t deal damage, the damage is mental. The effect gains the trait of the damage dealt. If you spend a Mythic Point as part of using this reaction, calculate the DC with mythic proficiency; you can also choose to deal
acid,
cold,
electricity, or
fire damage instead of the type that would normally be dealt, and creatures that fail the saving throw take
persistent damage of the same type as the base effect equal to the rank of the triggering creature’s spell.
Concentrate Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 139Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationRequirements Your
spellsurge aura is active.
You tap deeper into the vortex of magical energy within you. Until the start of your next turn, the radius of your spellsurge aura increases to 30 feet. If you spend a
Mythic Point as part of this action, the radius increases to 60 feet instead until the start of your next turn and is then 30 feet for the duration of the spell.
Concentrate Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 139Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationRequirements Your
spellsurge aura is active.
You alter the aura of magic surrounding you to protect a nearby ally. You grant one creature within your spellsurge aura
temporary Hit Points equal to your level. These temporary Hit Points last for as long as the target is in the aura. Using this ability again cancels the temporary Hit Points from any previous usage. If you spend a
Mythic Point as part of this action, you grant the temporary Hit Points to a number of creatures up to half your level that are within the aura.
Concentrate Mythic Spellshape Source War of Immortals pg. 139Archetype WildspellFrequency once per day
Prerequisites Wildspell Dedication
You overload your minor spells to give them greater effect. Spend a
Mythic Point. If the next action you use is to
Cast a Spell, that spell is heightened to the highest spell rank that you can cast. Any spell attack roll is made with mythic proficiency, and the spell’s DC is calculated with mythic proficiency. The spell slot used to cast the spell isn’t changed.
Mythic Stance Source War of Immortals pg. 139Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationTrigger You cast
spellsurge.
Your aura links your friends together with mystic strands. While you’re in this stance, an ally within your spellsurge aura can treat any other ally within the aura as the point of origin for a spell they cast, calculating range and cover from the other creature’s space instead of their own. This allows all allied creatures within your spellsurge aura to act as though they’re in touch range of each other since each creature is in touch range of itself. Additionally, while you’re in this stance, an ally casting a spell that targets only the caster can have that spell affect any other ally within your
spellsurge aura instead.
Concentrate Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 139Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationTrigger Your previous action was to
Cast a Spell.
You pass the energy of your magic onto an ally, allowing another to release the spell. Upon completing the
Casting of a Spell, instead of the normal effects of the spell, you imbue the energy of that spell to an ally that’s adjacent to you or within your spellsurge aura. You expend the spell, spell slot, or
Focus Point as normal. At any time during the next hour, that ally can release the energy of the spell with a single action that has the
concentrate and
manipulate traits; they don’t need to expend any spell slots or Focus Points. All attributes of the spell are determined based on your original casting of the spell, including any
spellshape feats used, but the ally is treated as the spellcaster for determining the origin of the spell and for making any choices the spell requires. If the spell must or can be
Sustained, your ally takes the action to Sustain it. You can’t target yourself with this ability. If the spell isn’t released by the ally within 1 hour, the energy dissipates. You can only have one spell imbued at a time; additional uses of this ability cause previously imbued spells to
dissipate immediately.
Concentrate Light Mythic Spellshape Visual Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationRequirements Your
spellsurge aura is active.
You release a torrent of magic to fill the air with tiny, distracting explosions of light. All creatures within your
spellsurge aura become
concealed, and all creatures outside the aura are concealed to creatures within it. However, you can ignore this concealment. This effect lasts until the end of your next turn, but you can extend the duration for an additional round by
Sustaining it once per round.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellFrequency once per round
Prerequisites Wildspell DedicationRequirements Your
spellsurge aura is active.
You’ve honed your control over your
spellsurge aura and can rapidly alter its effects.
Sustain spellsurge to choose a different effect for its aura.
Concentrate Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell Dedication
You can break your spells down into raw magical potential and transfer it to an ally. Expend one prepared spell, spell slot, or
Focus Point, and choose an adjacent ally or an ally within your
spellsurge aura. If you expended a spell or spell slot, the ally regains one expended spell or spell slot with a rank equal to or lower than the spell or spell slot you expended. If you expended a Focus Point, the ally regains a Focus Point. This feat can’t grant more spell slots or Focus Points than the target can normally possess. You can’t target yourself with this ability. Only one spell, spell slot, or Focus Point can be transferred with each use of this ability.
Mythic Sonic Spellshape Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationRequirements Your
spellsurge aura is active.
Your magic explodes in bursts of excess energy, creating thunderous waves. If your next action is to
Cast a Spell, attempt a DC 5
flat check.
Critical Success Enemies within a 10-foot radius
burst centered on the target of the spell or within the spell’s area of effect take
sonic damage equal to twice your level (
basic Fortitude saving throw against your class DC or spell DC, whichever is higher). Those who fail the save are also knocked
prone.
Success Enemies within a 10-foot radius burst centered on the target of the spell or within the spell’s area of effect take sonic damage equal to your level (basic Fortitude saving throw against your class DC or spell DC, whichever is higher). Those who critically fail the save are also knocked prone.
Failure All creatures within a 10-foot radius burst centered on you take sonic damage equal to your level (basic Fortitude saving throw against your class DC or spell DC, whichever is higher). Those who fail the save are also knocked prone.
Concentrate Mythic Spellshape Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellFrequency once per day
Prerequisites Wildspell DedicationRequirements Your
spellsurge aura is active.
You reabsorb the magic of your
spellsurge aura to power a piece of powerful magic. Spend a
Mythic Point. Your
spellsurge ends. If your next action is to
Cast a Spell that’s at least 2 ranks lower than the highest spell slot you have, you reduce the number of actions to cast it by 1 (minimum 1 action). You then immediately regain the ability to cast that spell again (with the normal parameters) or the spell slot used.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell Dedication
You can violently discorporate your form. You gain the
arcane explosion focus spell.You can violently discorporate your form. You gain the
arcane explosion focus spell.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell Dedication
You can overwhelm the magical designs of others with sheer magic power. When you attempt a
counteract check against a spell, you can spend a
Mythic Point to attempt the check at mythic proficiency. If the target of the counteract check is within your
spellsurge aura, critical failures on this check are treated as failures.
Uncommon Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 140Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell Dedication
Magic energy sustains you, supporting your form far beyond the capabilities of mere flesh. You can’t die except due to old age as long as you’re under the effects of an ongoing spell or within your
spellsurge aura; if your
dying or
doomed condition would increase to a high enough value to kill you, it doesn’t increase, and any effect that would instantly kill you instead just reduces you to 0 Hit Points.
If you die for any reason, you transform into a magical font attached to an allied creature of your choice within 1 mile. This creature gains knowledge of the
embodied font ritual to return you to your corporeal state. Until you’re restored, once per hour, you can cast
spellsurge, centered on the chosen creature. You still make all choices for the
spellsurge and can take actions allowed by the spell, though you can take no other actions.
Mythic Source War of Immortals pg. 141Archetype WildspellPrerequisites Wildspell DedicationTrigger A creature
Casts a Spell within your
spellsurge aura.
You absorb the scattered energy of others’ failed spells, using it to recharge your own magic. You attempt to
counteract the spell. If you’re successful, you absorb the dispersed magical energy, regaining one spell or spell slot of 8th rank or lower of your choice. If you spend a
Mythic Point when you successfully counteract the triggering creature’s spell, you instead regain a 9th-rank spell or spell slot of your choice.