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Illusionist
BF-Illusionist r9Specialist Magic-Users of visual, auditory, mental — and eventually quasi-real shadow — illusion, superior to a normal MU's phantasms. Begin with read magic + one 1st-level spell; learn via teaching (1 day) or spellbook study (1 day/level, 500 gp/level to transcribe).
NOTES
Treated as Magic-User except where noted. Supplement details many new illusion spells (see PDF).
Prime Requisite
Intelligence 13
Hit Die
d4
Attacks As
Magic-User
Saves As
Magic-User
Armor
No armor or shields
Weapons
Walking staff (cudgel) or dagger, plus magical versions
ABILITY MINIMUMS
INT 13+
SPECIAL ABILITIES
+2 on all saves vs. illusion or phantasm. Own spell list (shared spells learnable both ways with MUs at the Illusionist list level).
SPELLCASTING — illusionist
| Lvl | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Level 1: Audible Glamer, Detect Invisibility, Change Self, Color Spray, Dancing Lights, Detect Illusion, Gaze Reflection, Light*, Magic Mouth, Mirror Image, Phantasmal Image, Ventriloquism
Level 2: Alter Self, Blur, Continual Light*, Detect Magic, Dispel Illusion, Hypnotic Pattern, Invisibility, Obscurement, Phantasmal Force, Phantom Trap, Read Languages, Rope Trick
Level 3: Clairvoyance, Color Cloud, Darkvision, Displacement, Illusory Script, Illusory Wall, Invisibility, 10' Radius, Phantom Messenger, Phantom Steed, Shadow Door, Spectral Force, Stinking Cloud
Level 4: Advanced Illusion, Confusion, Dispel Magic, Hallucinatory Terrain, Hold Person, Improved Invisibility, Massmorph, Phantasmal Killer, Rainbow Pattern, Silence, 15' Radius, Solid Fog, Suggestion
Level 5: Cloudkill, Dream, Feeblemind, Mirage Arcana, Mislead, Nightmare, Programmed Illusion, Projected Image, Seeming, Wizard Eye
Level 6: False Vision, Invisible Stalker, Mass Invisibility, Mass Suggestion, Permanent Illusion, Shadow Walk, True Seeing, Maze, Phase Door, Veil
EXPERIENCE & HIT DICE
| Lvl | XP | HD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1d4 |
| 2 | 2,500 | 2d4 |
| 3 | 5,000 | 3d4 |
| 4 | 10,000 | 4d4 |
| 5 | 20,000 | 5d4 |
| 6 | 40,000 | 6d4 |
| 7 | 80,000 | 7d4 |
| 8 | 150,000 | 8d4 |
| 9 | 300,000 | 9d4 |
| 10 | 450,000 | 9d4+1 |
| 11 | 600,000 | 9d4+2 |
| 12 | 750,000 | 9d4+3 |
| 13 | 900,000 | 9d4+4 |
| 14 | 1,050,000 | 9d4+5 |
| 15 | 1,200,000 | 9d4+6 |
| 16 | 1,350,000 | 9d4+7 |
| 17 | 1,500,000 | 9d4+8 |
| 18 | 1,650,000 | 9d4+9 |
| 19 | 1,800,000 | 9d4+10 |
| 20 | 1,950,000 | 9d4+11 |
Source: BF-Illusionist r9 • Transcribed from your supplements, no hallucination.