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The Book of Beasts: Witch Codex is our third installment in the Book of Beasts: Character Codex Subscription. Previously, we shared with you the level 1 witch and the level 4 witch. Today we’re sharing with you the level 12 witch, the Arrogant Mage.
The Arrogant Mage is a great example of a witch that focuses on enchantment and transmutation spells that take a combatant out of a fight or otherwise weaken them. With spells like baleful polymorph, dominate person, hold monster, and mind fog ready to be cast, the arrogant mage can singlehandedly make life tough for a typical Pathfinder group. The NPC also has damaging spells to fall back upon like enervation, lightning bolt, and vampiric touch, but these are the lower-level spells, far from the character’s focus. If you are looking for an NPC that can be a real problem for your characters, this NPC is it.
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Arrogant Mage CR 11
XP 12,800
Human witch 12
N Medium humanoid (human)
Init +5; Senses Perception +3
Defense
AC 26, touch 16, flat-footed 21 (+4 armor, +1 deflection, +5 Dex, +2 natural, +4 shield)
hp 56 (12d6+12)
Fort +4, Ref +9, Will +9
Offense
Speed 30 ft., fly 60 ft. (good)
Melee mwk cold iron rapier +2/–3 (1d6+2/18–20)
Ranged mwk light crossbow +12 (1d8+8/19–20)
Special Attacks hexes (DC 21; evil eye, flight, fortune, healing, misfortune, retribution, tongues)
Witch Spells Prepared (CL 12th; concentration +17)
6th—flesh to stone (DC 21), transformation
5th—baleful polymorph (DC 20), dominate person (DC 21), hold monster (DC 21), mind fog (DC 21)
4th—debilitating portent UC (DC 20), dimension door, enervation, spite APG
3rd—dispel magic, haste, lightning bolt (DC 18), twilight knife APG, vampiric touch
2nd—cat’s grace, detect thoughts (DC 17), glitterdust (DC 17), see invisibility, web (DC 17)
1st—identify, ill omen APG (4), mage armor
0 (at will)—detect magic, light, read magic, touch of fatigue (DC 13)
Patron Agility
Tactics
Before Combat The witch casts mage armor each morning, as well as spite in conjunction with vampiric touch. If encountered in the witch’s abode, a symbol of sealing bars entry. Before battle, the witch drinks a potion of barkskin, uses the wand of shield, and casts cat’s grace.
During Combat The witch flies out of melee range and attempts to use high-level enchantments and transmutations to neutralize foes. Otherwise, the witch attacks from range with Arcane Blasts, the wand of maximized magic missile, or crossbow bolts, absconding via dimension door if cornered or casting transformation and twilight knife to fight head-on if escape is impossible.
Base Statistics Without mage armor, barkskin, shield, cat’s grace, or their familiar within reach, the witch’s statistics are AC 14, touch 14, flat-footed 11 (+1 deflection, +3 Dex); Ref +7; Ranged mwk light crossbow +10 (1d8+8/19–20); Dex 16; CMB +5; CMD 19; Skills Acrobatics +15, Escape Artist +15, Perception +1, Sense Motive +1.
Statistics
Str 8, Dex 20, Con 10, Int 20, Wis 13, Cha 12
Base Atk +6; CMB +5; CMD 21
Feats Arcane Blast APG, Arcane Strike, Detect Expertise UM, Focused Shot APG, Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Spell Focus (enchantment)
Skills Acrobatics +17, Climb +2, Craft (painting) +22, Escape Artist +17, Knowledge (arcana, history, planes) +20, Perception +3, Sense Motive +3, Spellcraft +20, Use Magic Device +16
Languages Celestial, Common, Daemonic, Draconic, Dwarven, Orc
SQ witch’s familiar (scarlet spider; possesses all 0-level spells and all prepared spells plus 1st—burning hands, detect secret doors, jump, 2nd—estow weapon proficiency, haunting mists UM, 3rd—bestow curse, remove curse, 4th—freedom of movement, ice storm, 5th—polymorph, teleport, 6th—mass cat’s grace, symbol of sealing)
Combat Gear potion of barkskin +2 (2), wand of maximized magic missile (CL 9th, 8 charges), wand of shield (12 charges); Other Gear mwk cold iron rapier, mwk light crossbow with bolts (20), headband of vast intelligence +2, marvelous pigments, ring of protection +1, canvas (10 sq. yds.), masterwork painting tools, spell component pouch, 514 gp
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This week saw a pair of new d66 lists this week: Passenger’s Ulterior Motives and Philosophy Book Titles
Why have a passenger that is there only to make the player’s some money when you can screw with them at the same time? d66 Passenger’s Ulterior Motives gives you the ideas you need to make every single passenger memorable and a jumping-off point for adventure.
22 Falsely accused of a crime, doesn’t believe they will get a fair trial
35 Mentally unstable conspiracy theorist wants to prove slave ring on ship
62 Smuggler, wearing stolen goods on their body for the whole trip
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14 Achieving Happiness And Other Impossible Acts
34 Meditating Upon the Stars
63 The Technocracy by Dunowan
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Eldritch Lore and Powerful Curses
Do your PCs need to hire some arcane know-how? Does your upcoming session need a spell slinger with some spooky flavor? Are you seeking a villain who can work a great and terrible curse to end your campaign? The Book of Beasts: Witch Codex has the solutions you need, arming game masters of the First Edition of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game with the following:
- 20 ready-made witch characters, one for each level of play
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- Personalities and details to give you ideas on how to use the characters both in combat and in roleplaying interactions
Populate Your Campaign With The Exact Character You Need!
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When you are reading and running an adventure, do you like the stat block right there? Would you rather not have to deal with the stat blocks until you are ready for them?
Do you like the stat blocks right where the room and the encounter is described so you don’t have to flip pages? Would you rather it be in a different file, letting you split screen/print out the monsters?
The Book of Beasts: Witch Codex comes out soon and is now available for subscribers of the Book of Beasts: Character Codex. Previously, we shared with you the level 1 witch. Today we’re sharing with you the level 4 witch, the Draconic Debilitator. Incase you are unaware, the Witch Codex is the third in the Character Codex Subscription. The first two are the Warpriest Codex and the Magus Codex.
The odd-numbered levels in the Character Codex are the more typical builds. The even-numbered levels by contrast are more varied, thematic. Take the draconic debilitator. This NPC is designed with the hex channeler archetype in mind. This archetype gives the witch the cleric ability channel energy, making them a better healer. Mind you, this one is better at healing undead than living creatures, but that is a minor detail. Also, this NPC has a higher Charisma than Intelligence, letting them channel more energy. It is rare to see a witch with such a low Int; however, kobolds do not have a reputation for long life so it makes sense for them to have a greater offense capability than plan for long-term spell preparation.
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Draconic Debilitator CR 3
XP 800
Kobold ARG witch (hex channeler ACG) 4
LE Small humanoid (reptilian)
Init +3; Senses darkvision 60 ft.; Perception +2
Defense
AC 23, touch 17, flat-footed 20 (+4 armor, +3 deflection, +3 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size)
hp 36 (4d6+20)
Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +4; +1 morale bonus vs. fear
Resist fire 1
Weaknesses light sensitivity
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Special Attacks channel negative energy 6/day (DC 17, 3d6), hexes (DC 13; channel energy [2])
Witch Spells Prepared (CL 4th; concentration +5)
1st—bungle UM (DC 12), cause fear (DC 12), mage armor, ray of enfeeblement (DC 12) 0 (at will)—bleed (DC 11), daze (DC 11), detect magic, resistance
Patron Occult UM
Tactics
Before Combat The witch casts false life and mage armor, then drinks a potion of aid and a potion of shield of faith.
During Combat The witch lobs grenades or uses their wand of magic missiles to attack from range, then channels negative energy once more than two foes are within 30 feet.
Base Statistics Without mage armor, false life, aid, and shield of faith, or their familiar within reach, the witch’s statistics are AC 16, touch 14, flat-footed 13 (+3 Dex, +2 natural, +1 size); hp 20 (4d6+4); Fort +1, Ref +4, Will +4; CMB –2; CMD 11; Skills Perception +0, Sense Motive +0.
Statistics
Str 4, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 16
Base Atk +2; CMB –1; CMD 14
Feats Improved Channel, Selective Channeling
Skills Fly +12, Perception +2, Sense Motive +2, Spellcraft +8, Use Magic Device +10
Languages Draconic, Undercommon
SQ gliding wings ARG, witch’s familiar (armadillo; contains all 0-level spells and all prepared spells plus 1st—detect undead, snowball UW, 2nd—command undead, death knell, hold person, molten orb ACG)
Combat Gear potion of aid, potion of shield of faith +3, wand of magic missile (25 charges), fuse grenade UE, iron pellet grenade UE (3); Other Gear flame-retardant outfit UW, spell component pouch, 370 gp
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The Book of Beasts: Witch Codex is out of editing and is in layout. So it is time for us to start talking about it. Incase you are unaware, the Witch Codex is the third in the Character Codex Subscription. The first two are the Warpriest Codex and the Magus Codex.
Unlike the previous two classes, the witch class is a 9-level arcane caster, which means it doesn’t have to spread its ability scores nearly as far as those other two classes. But that doesn’t mean this class lacks for options. On the contrary, the witch class has two major sources of options: hexes and spells. Of the two, there is an argument to be made for hexes being more powerful. There is no limit to the number of daily uses, any DC’s use half the witch level instead of spell level, and you get a new one every other level, giving you time to be thoroughly acquired with it before obtaining a new one. The hex featured in the level 1 character is the evil eye. This is a solid low-level hex, reducing an enemy’s attack or AC by 2. That can literally be the difference between winning a battle and a TPK, especially against the big bad. Now this is the level 1 NPC; imagine what the level 20 big boss can do, specifically against the player characters. Happy gaming.
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COVEN ASPIRANT CR 1/2
XP 200
Half-elf witch 1
N Medium humanoid (elf, human)
Init +0; Senses low-light vision; Perception +7
Defense
AC 16, touch 12, flat-footed 16 (+4 armor, +2 deflection)
hp 6 (1d6)
Fort –1, Ref +0, Will +6; +2 vs. enchantments
Defensive Abilities dual minded APG; Immune sleep
Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee dagger +1 (1d4+1/19–20)
Ranged light crossbow +0 (1d8/19–20)
Special Attacks hex (DC 13; evil eye)
Witch Spells Prepared (CL 1st; concentration +4)
1st—mage armor, obscuring mist
0 (at will)—dancing lights, detect magic, read magic
Patron Wisdom
Tactics
Before Combat The witch casts mage armor and drinks a potion of shield of faith.
During Combat The witch hexes opponents to lower their AC and targets them with the crossbow.
Base Statistics Without mage armor, shield of faith, or their familiar within reach, the witch’s statistics are AC 10, touch 10, flat-footed 10; CMD 11; Skills Fly +0, Perception +5, Sense Motive +2.
Statistics
Str 12, Dex 10, Con 8, Int 17, Wis 14, Cha 13
Base Atk +0; CMB +1; CMD 13
Feats Defiant Luck ARG
Skills Fly +3, Knowledge (arcana, nature) +7, Perception +7, Sense Motive +4, Spellcraft +7, Use Magic Device +5; Racial Modifiers +2 Perception
Languages Common, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Orc
SQ elf blood, witch’s familiar (bat; possesses all 0-level spells and all prepared spells plus 1st—burning hands, cure light wounds, inflict light wounds, snowball UW)
Combat Gear potion of cure light wounds, potion of shield of faith +2; Other Gear dagger, light crossbow with bolts (10), backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, candles (10), chalk (10), flint and steel, ink, inkpen, mess kit UE, pot, soap, spell component pouch, torches (10), trail rations (5), waterskin, 101 gp
