An antestes harnesses the esoteric energies used to create omphaloi to build a cult of followers around themself.
Casting
The antestes may combine spheres and talents to create magical effects. The sphere arcanist is considered a High-Caster. (Note: All casters gain 2 bonus talents and may select a casting tradition the first time they gain the casting class feature.)
This replaces the knacks, powers, and power points class features.
Spell Pool
The antestes gains a small reservoir of energy she can call on to create truly wondrous effects, called a spell pool. This pool contains a number of spell points equal to her class level + her casting ability modifier. This pool replenishes once per day after roughly 8 hours of rest.
Magic Talents
A antestes gains a magic talent at 2nd level and every 2 levels thereafter. However, unlike most casters, an antestes is able to change their talents as they desire. Whenever the antestes rests to regain spell points, she may change any and all magic talents gained from antestes levels, choosing new spheres and new talents. Magic talents gained as part of levels taken in other classes, as part of the 2 bonus talents all casters gain they first gain the casting class feature, or magic talents gained from taking the Extra Magic Talent feat are not eligible to be changed in this fashion.
Flexible Treatment
The DCs and effects of all of the antestes’ class abilities and the Unwilling Participant feat are based on the antestes’ casting ability modifier rather than Wisdom
Antestes’ Method (Su)
An antestes gains a unique method focused on the manipulation and amplification of magical energies for her followers. An antestes does not gain a power or knack as part of her method.
Antestes’s Touch
An antestes of 2nd level who utilizes transfer wounds can spend up to one spell point per two antestes levels to grant the target an equal number of temporary spell points. These temporary spell points last a number of rounds equal to the antestes’ casting ability modifier (minimum 1) and do not stack with any other temporary spell points.
Antestes’s Pulse
As a free action, an antestes of 6th level may project a pulse to all members of his collective by spending one spell point, granting them a +1 bonus to MSB and MSD for one round. This bonus increases by 1 at 9th level and every 3 antestes levels thereafter
Swift Aid
An antestes of 8th level may, as an immediate action and by expending either psionic focus or a spell point, grant a member of her collective a +1 insight bonus to their caster level that lasts until the beginning of the target’s next turn. This insight bonus increases by +1 at 16th level.
Antestes’s Expertise
At 11th level, an antestes no longer needs to spend an additional spell point to apply a [mass] talent to a spell effect.
Master Antestes
At 20th level, an antestes can spend either psionic focus or a spell point as a fullround action to shroud a member of her collective in overcharged energies. The target gains a +4 bonus to caster level, MSB, and MSD and gains spell resistance equal to 11 + your caster level. This effect lasts for one minute and can be used once every 10 minutes.
This ability replaces method.
Ruler of Many (Su)
At 2nd level, an antestes is treated as having any [mass] talents of any sphere for which she possesses the base sphere. Effects that target only members of the antestes’ collective ignore spell resistance.
This ability replaces spirit of many.
Request Invocation (Su)
Starting at 5th level, members of an antestes’ collective are able to request aid from the antestes. As a standard action, any member of the antestes’ collective can request assistance. The antestes can grant this request as a free action by creating a spell effect which could be created as a standard action and targets only the requesting creature, even if it is not her turn. The antestes can do this a number of times per day equal to 3 + her casting ability modifier.
This replaces request aid.
Bonus Feats
At 9th and 18th level, the antestes gains a bonus feat. This may be spent to gain an extra magic talent, or any feat which has casting as a prerequisite (Item Creation feats, metamagic feats, sphere focus, Circle Casting, etc.).
This replaces expanded knowledge.