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Spheres of Power
Spheres of Power is a unique magic system created by Drop Dead Studios for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. In this variant system, players choose their magical abilities from among twenty different spheres, spending Magic Talents to create a uniquely customized spherecaster. Spheres of Power is more about what you can do than what you can't - it gives you the tools you need to create a character, then lets you decide how to flavor it. For more information about the mechanics, see 'Using Spheres of Power' below.
Spheres of Power content uses the standard blue links.
Spheres of Might
Spheres of Might is a unique martial system created by Drop Dead Studios for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. In this system, players choose martial abilities from twenty-three different spheres, spending Combat Talents to create a uniquely customized practitioner. Spheres of Might is extremely flexible and focuses on allowing players to build up an idea, rather than pushing them into a specific role. For more information about the mechanics, see 'Using Spheres of Might' below.
Spheres of Might uses this color for links.
The two systems are brought together in Champions of the Spheres, which uses this color for links and options.
The [CS] mark is used to distinguish this content where it may not be obvious by looking at the section. This mark is also used for cross-system content that did not appear in the actual Champions of the Spheres book.
Magic Spheres
-Alteration
-Conjuration
-Creation
-Dark
-Death
-Destruction
-Divination
-Enhancement
-Fate
-Illusion
-Life
-Light
-Mind
-Nature
-Protection
-Telekinesis
-Time
-War
-Warp
-Weather
Advanced Magic
-About Advanced Magic
-Advanced Talents
-Incantations
-Rituals
-Spellcrafting
-Wild Magic
Character Options
-Alternate Racial Traits
-Casting Traditions
-Feats
-Traits
Gear
-Weapons
-Armor
-Equipment
-Special Materials
-Magical Items
Creatures
-Sphere Bestiary
-Sphere Templates
Sample Characters
-The Classic Mage (Level 1 Generalist Incanter)
-The Green Witch (Level 1 Nature-focused Hedgewitch)
-The Master of Many Forms (Level 1 Alteration-focused Shifter)
-The Mind Mage (Level 1 Mind-focused Eliciter)
Combat Spheres
-Alchemy
-Athletics
-Barrage
-Barroom
-Beastmastery
-Berserker
-Boxing
-Brute
-Dual Wielding
-Duelist
-Equipment
-Fencing
-Gladiator
-Guardian
-Lancer
-Open Hand
-Scoundrel
-Scout
-Shield
-Sniper
-Trap
-Warleader
-Wrestling
Character Options
-About Legendary Talents
-Associated Feats & Skills
-Martial Traditions
-Practitioner Feats
-Practitioner Traits
-Practitioner FCB's
-Racial Options
Gear
-Adventuring Gear
-Practitioner Weapons
-Practitioner Magic Items
Other
-Practitioner Bestiary
-Starfinder Conversion
Champion Options
-Champion Feats
-Unified Traditions
-Champion FCBs
Sample Characters
-The Master Thief (Level 1 Flexible Technician)
-The Unbreakable (Level 1 Defensive Sentinel)
Spherecasters
-Armorist
-Elementalist
-Eliciter
-Fey Adept
-Hedgewitch
-Incanter
-Mageknight
-Shifter
-Soul Weaver
-Symbiat
-Thaumaturge
Prestige Classes
-Bokor [Core]
-Waking Sleeper
Practitioners
-Armiger
-Blacksmith
-Commander
-Conscript
-Scholar
-Sentinel
-Striker
-Technician
Champions
Archetypes
-Alchemist (Archaic Alchemist, Combat Engineer, Essentialist, Mortal Chemist [Core])
| Alchemist Discoveries
-Antipaladin (Blood-Soaked Demon [Core], Warrior of Blind Faith [Core])
-Arcanist (Sphere Arcanist)
-Barbarian (Berserker [Core], Worldsoul Incarnate)
| Barbarian Rage Powers
-Barbarian, Unchained (Worldsoul Incarnate)
-Bard (Sphere Bard [Core])
-Bloodrager (Sphere Bloodrager, Stormlord [Core])
-Brawler (Brutal Pummeler [Core])
-Cavalier (Blooded Knight [Core])
-Cleric (Faithful Shepherd, Sphere Cleric [Core])
-Druid (Sphere Druid [Core], Spirit Mender)
-Fighter (Coiled Blade [Core], Impossible Warrior, Impressor, Spirit-Wielder, War Hero)
-Gunslinger (Glass-Eye Gunmage, Gunfighter [Core], Wandslinger)
-Hunter (Beastmaster [Core], Sphere Hunter)
-Inquisitor (Ordained Hunter, Shield of the Gods, Sphere Inquisitor)
-Investigator (Battered Detective [Core], Psyforensic)
| Investigator Talents
-Magus (Mystic [CS], Runic Knight [Core], Sphere Magus)
| Magus Arcana
-Medium (Psychic Medium)
-Monk (Beastsoul Monk, Street Fighter [Core])
-Monk, Unchained (Beastsoul Monk, Shadow Boxer, Yamabushi)
| Ki Powers
-Ninja (Shinobi [Core])
-Oracle (Sphere Oracle)
-Paladin (Dirt Spattered Angel [Core], Parzivalian Knight, Sphere Paladin [Core], Warrior of Blind Faith [Core])
-Ranger (Folk Healer, Geosurveyor, Nature's Blade [Core], Sphere Ranger [Core])
-Rogue (Canny Scoundrel [Core], Snake Oil Salesman)
-Rogue, Unchained (Lucky Bastard, Talent Thief, Treasure Seeker)
| Rogue Talents
-Samurai (Blind Swordsman, Wandering Swordsman [Core])
-Shaman (Sphere Shaman)
-Skald (Sphere Skald)
-Slayer (Guild Assassin [Core])
| Slayer Talents
-Sorcerer (Sphere Sorcerer [Core])
-Summoner (Mirrored Soul [CS], Sphere Summoner)
-Swashbuckler (Dancing Blade [Core])
-Vigilante (Alter-Ego, Shadow Warrior [Core])
-Warpriest (Divine Heretic, Sphere Warpriest)
-Witch (Sphere Witch)
| Witch Hexes
-Wizard (Eclectic Researcher, Sphere Wizard [Core])
-Animal Companions (Martial Beast [CS])
-Familiars (Beast of Omen, Shadow Familiar)
Other Systems
Spheres of Power is the main focus of this site, but it's not the only high-quality subsystem created for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. Below, you'll find links to other systems that are also available on this site.
About: The Akashic Mysteries focus on veilweaving, an ancient art that can form manifestations of energy and bestow a wide variety of effects.
About: The Cthulhu Mythos focus on the uncountable, nameless horrors beyond space and time - and their inevitable return when the time is right.
About: Gonzo is a collection of wild and crazy classes. From mimes and rockstars to magical girls and nuclear mages, these options start at crazy and get rapidly weirder from there. The only thing that's certain is your games will never be the same.
About: Heroes of the Jade Oath offers content with a strong eastern flavor to it, making it ideal for characters or campaigns involving such themes. This page includes new classes, races, feats, character traits, magic systems, and more.
About: The Mythic rules are an addition to the main ruleset of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, allowing players to access truly legendary powers and abilities and confront foes that are far more dangerous than the usual enemies of the game.
About: This subsystem focuses on making pacts with otherworldly entities and calling upon them for power. In addition to a new base class, Pact Magic offers archetypes for many of Paizo's classes, over one hundred different spirit allies, and numerous other options for characters.
About: Strange Magic is a collection of flavorful and unique subsystems, each revolving around a different style of casting. From channeling the power of the universe into ethereal blasts to composing magical melodies or reciting true names, these powers are strange indeed…
About: This section contains class options, new choices, and other material too small to deserve its own section, but too numerous to be put on the front page. Come in and take a look - you never know what interesting new rules you'll find next.
Other Resources
In addition to the rulesets listed above, this site offers a number of other resources to help you run games.
- BB Code Profile Template - If you play games online, this pre-formatted template will help you create an attractive, easy-to-read profile.
- Character Roles - An introduction to the various roles that characters can take in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and how to build a character who is effective at that role.
- Citations Guide - Some rules on this cite have citations referencing other products. If you aren't sure what those refer to, check this guide.
- Creature Templates - A collection of templates to quickly and easily modify creatures by granting them exotic new abilities
- Damage Types - An overview of the different types of damage types in Pathfinder, including their traits and how they're resisted by foes.
- Developing Fantastic Nations - Rules exist for generating standard settlements, but fewer options are available for generating nations that better suit a fantastic setting. This page offers some tables and techniques for quickly generating exotic locales.
- Recharge Sphere Magic - This is an alternate, unofficial ruleset for Spheres of Power intended for use with particularly high power and/or low-player games.
- Wiki Weapons - New weapons for characters to use, developed by the Wiki.
- Newsletters - Check out the archives of the newsletters and see what's going on with the site.
