The Alienist's Handbook
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This archetype requires sphere arcanist.
Incomplete Knowledge
An interminate does not gain a moldable talent at 1st, 5th, 9th, 13th, or 17th levels.
This alters moldable talents.
Plundered Lore (Ex)
An interminate gains the Spellbook Mastery and Spellcrafting feats as bonus feats at 1st level. She may add spells to her repertoire even if she does not meet the prerequisites for them, casting those spells as if out of a spellbook. However, for the purpose of casting spells out of a spellbook, the interminate is not considered to possess any talents she does not possess.
In a game where techniques are used, an interminate may gain Technique Crafting as a bonus feat in place of Spellcrafting and Spellbook Mastery. She may add techniques to her repertoire even if she does not meet the prerequisites for them, performing these techniques as if out of a technique script. However, for the purpose of performing techniques out of a technique script, the interminate is not considered to possess any talents she does not possess.
This replaces the arcanist exploit gained at 1st level.
Eidetic Arcana (Su)
At 3rd level, an interminate can quickly understand abilities that she sees in practice. When she successfully identifies a sphere effect, as an immediate action she can spend an arcane pool point to gain knowledge of 1 + 1 per 3 class levels magic talents used in that effect (2 at 3rd level, 3 at 6th level, etc.). This knowledge is retained for 1 minute per class level. The interminate may retain knowledge of 3 talents at 3rd level, +1 talent per three class levels thereafter. If this ability would grant talents in excess of this limit, she must choose which previously gained talents to lose until their total mimicked talents are within the limit. An interminate cannot choose to lose a talent that is a prerequisite for another talent gained from this ability without losing the other talent as well.
The interminate may copy a cantrip or spell (or spell-like ability that mimics a spell) in place of a talent, gaining the ability to cast that spell or cantrip while it is retained. To cast such a spell, she must pay spell points based on the level of the slot to do so: level 1-2: 1 spell point, 3-5: 2 spell points, 6-8: 3 spell points, 9: 4 spell points. Cantrips and orisons may be used without spell point cost. She may not mimic a spell with a level greater than half her class level. Mimicked spells are cast according to the interminate’s casting tradition, though any material components or focuses with a cost of greater than 10 gp must still be provided.
Any sphere effects that use talents gained from this ability increase their wild magic chance by 10% per mimicked talent or 5% per spell level in the case of a mimicked spell.
This replaces the arcanist exploit gained at 3rd, 9th, and 15th levels. The arcanist counts as having the exploits class feature starting at 3rd level.
Bridge the Gap (Su)
At 5th level, when an interminate uses her eidetic arcana ability on a spellcrafted spell or technique, she may spend an additional arcane pool point to learn the spell or technique itself in addition to any talents. This spell or technique remains in her repertoire for 24 hours and does not count towards the maximum number of spells or techniques in her repertoire. During this period, the interminate may record the spell into a spellbook or technique script as normal.
Whenever she casts a spellcrafted spell or technique that she does not meet the prerequisites for, the interminate may spend any number of points from her arcane pool. For every arcane pool point spent, the chance of a mishap is reduced by 10% to a minimum of 0%. Every arcane pool point spent in this way increases the effect’s wild magic chance by 10%.
This replaces the arcanist exploit gained at 5th level.
Author's Note: When using bridge the gap to reduce the mishap chance of a technique, increased complexity for not meeting prerequisites is also reduced by 1 per arcane pool point spent.
U: Part of Ultimate Spheres of Power and does not need to be bought separately from that book