Wu Jen

Background:

Once thought lost the ancient ways of the Wu jen are returning to Talinar.  Much like their Shugenja counter parts they have taken losses in both their ability to manipulate arcane power and their numbers.  Those of the ‘Blood Rage’ viewed the ancient Wu jen as their greatest advisory and have taken great steps to eliminate them.  Once loners and hermits the singular Wu jen were easily wiped out in the early years of ‘The Grand Purge’.  The remaining Wu jen saw fit to seek aid of the great clans.  The Wu jen of today are not unlike the Shugenja though their training is not regulated by the clan but by the masters who hand pick their students from the populace.  A few great and powerful Wu jen still remain as hermits in the waste with vast magical defenses and the environment as shields.  These being wield power said to rival a god though this is speculation.  None can ignore the favor shown to Wu jen by the higher powers.

Abilities:

A wu jen casts arcane spells which are drawn from the wu jen spell list (Oriental Adventures Source Book).  A wu jen must choose and prepare her spells ahead of time.  To learn, prepare, or cast a spell, the wu jen must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level.  The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a wu jen’s spell is 10 + the spell level + the wu jen’s Intelligence modifier.  Like other spellcasters, a wu jen can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day.  Her base daily spell allotment is listed below.  In addition, she receives bonus spells per day if she has a high Intelligence score.  Unlike a shugenja, a wu jen may know any number of spells. She must choose and prepare her spells ahead of time by getting a good night’s sleep and spending 1 hour studying her spellbook. While studying, the wu jen decides which spells to prepare.

Hit Dice:

d4

Skills:

Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Knowledge (all skills, taken individually) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int). See Chapter 4: Skills in the Player's Handbook for skill descriptions.

Skill Points at 1st level: (4 + Int modifier) x4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int modifier.

Weapon and Armor Proficiency:

Wu jen are proficient with the club, dagger, heavy crossbow, light crossbow, and quarterstaff, but not with any type of armor or shield. Armor of any type interferes with a wu jen’s movements, which can cause her spells with somatic components to fail.

Spells:

A wu jen casts arcane spells. She is limited to a certain number of spells of each spell level per day, according to her class level.  A wu jen must prepare spells ahead of time by getting a good night's sleep and spending 1 hour studying her spellbook.  While studying, the wu jen decides which spells to prepare (see Preparing Wizard Spells in the Player's Handbook).  To learn, prepare, or cast a spell, a wu jen must have an intelligence score of at least 10 + the spell's level.  A wu jen's bonus spells are based on Intelligence.  The Difficulty Class for saving throws against wu jen spells is 10 + the spell's level + the wu jen's Intelligence modifier.  Unlike shugenja and sorcerers, wu jen may know any number of spells.  Wu jen cast spells from the Wu jen spell list (Oriental Adventure Source Book). 

Spells Per Day

Spellbooks

A Wu jen spellbook is a very personal item and does not have to take the form of an ordinary spellbook.  Players are free to use optional types of spellbooks please be creative (These optional books will follow the rules given in the Complete Arcane Source Book).  For a Wu jen with clan status no matter the rank the clan more than happily will pay for any new spells the wu jen should wish to inscribe in her spellbook.  A wu jen may scribe up to 200 gp per class level for each level.  In this way the courts and rules hope to gain favor of the wu jen.

Arcane Will

A Wu jen has access to powers most cannot conceive even at early stages in training.  These powers consider each Wu jen dedicated and skilled enough to learn the basics a worthwhile investment.  They even offer small hints of advice or warning though signs so minute most would ignore them.  This grants the Wu jen an advantage she can use her ki power to gain a +4 on any imitative roll or simply re-roll the result if she chooses.  She can use this ki power a number of times per day equal to half her intelligence modifier but at least once per day.

Arcane Boon

As a gift for proceeding so far in their training all apprentice wizards are taught one secret art by their mentor.  All wu jen begin play with a bonus metamagic feat.

Scribe Scroll

All wu jen learn to scribe scrolls for both personal use and for the use of the clan.  Wu jen gains scribe scroll as a bonus feat.

Sponsorship of the Courts

Now that the wu jen have been accepted into the clans both rank and support comes to those who embrace it.  This form of sponsorship takes some of the burden off the wu jen she is free to spend any of her backing points instead of experience points when crafting items.  These points do not carry over from level to level so any points not spent are lost.

Spell Secret

At 3rd level, and every three levels thereafter, a wu jen can choose one spell known to her that then becomes permanently modified as though affected by one of the following.

Metamagic feats:

Enlarge Spell

Extend Spell

Still Spell

Silent Spell

The spell's level does not change, and once the choice of spell and modification are chosen, they cannot be changed.  As the wu jen goes up in level, she can choose the same spell to be modified in different ways with multiple spell secrets.  She does not need to know the feat she applies to the spell.

Elemental Mastery

As part of their training a wu jen must choose a particular element to attune their bodies to earth, water, air, or fire.  This enables them to better control magic of that element.  The wu jen gains a +2 increase in her caster level when using spell of her chosen element.  In addition to a +2 bonus on any saves against spells of her chosen element.  Spell listed with ‘Any’ as there element are subject to the effects of Elemental Mastery no matter the chosen element. 

Brew Potion

All wu jen are shown early the art of brewing potions for both personal and clan use.  Wu jen gains brew potion as a bonus feat.

Bonus Item Creation Feat

As part of their training all wu jen learn the basics of magic item creation.  This is also required by the courts who make use of the items in both military and civilian matters.  A wu jen gains a free item creation feat of her choice as a bonus feat.