Empyreal Sorcerer

Empyreal Sorcerer is an Archetype of the Sorcerer class in Owlcat Pathfinder Games.

Description[]

Your heavenly power derives from insight rather than force of personality.

Differences from Sorcerer class:

Features added	Features removed
Empyreal Bloodline Bloodline Arcana Channel Positive Energy use Wisdom for spellcasting	Bloodline other than Empyreal Must take Empyreal's bonus feats Must take Empyreal's bonus spells

Alignment: Any
Hit Die: d6
Hit Points: 4/level + Constitution modifier
Skill Ranks per Level: 2 + 1/2 Intelligence modifier
Class Skills: Knowledge (Arcana), Persuasion, Lore (Religion), Use Magic Device
Proficiencies: Simple Weapons
Spellcasting: Use Wisdom to cast Arcane Spells up to 9 or 10 levels from sorcerer/wizard spell list. Caster type: spontaneous casters

Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Features	Spells per day by spell level
Level	BAB	Fort	Ref	Will	Features	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	+0	+0	+0	+2	Sorcerer Bonus Feat, Spellcasting, Cantrips, Detect Magic, , Heavenly Fire, Class Skill - Lore (Religion), Empyreal Bloodline, Bloodline Arcana	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	+1	+0	+0	+3		4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	+1	+1	+1	+3	Bloodline Spell L1 (Bless), Celestial Resistances	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	+2	+1	+1	+4		6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	+2	+1	+1	+4	Bloodline Spell L2 (Resist Energy)	6	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6	+3	+2	+2	+5		6	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	+3	+2	+2	+5	Bloodline Spell L3 (Protection from Energy), Celestial Bloodline feat	6	6	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
8	+4	+2	+2	+6		6	6	5	3	-	-	-	-	-
9	+4	+3	+3	+6	Bloodline Spell L4 (Remove Curse), Channel Positive Energy	6	6	6	4	-	-	-	-	-
10	+5	+3	+3	+7		6	6	6	5	3	-	-	-	-
11	+5	+3	+3	+7	Bloodline Spell L5 (Flame Strike)	6	6	6	6	4	-	-	-	-
12	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8		6	6	6	6	5	3	-	-	-
13	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8	Bloodline Spell L6 (Dispel Magic, Greater), Celestial Bloodline feat	6	6	6	6	6	4	-	-	-
14	+7/+2	+4	+4	+9		6	6	6	6	6	5	3	-	-
15	+7/+2	+5	+5	+9	Bloodline Spell L7 (Banishment), Conviction, Wings	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	-	-
16	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10		6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	-
17	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10	Bloodline Spell L8 (Sunburst)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	-
18	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11		6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3
19	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11	Bloodline Spell L9 (Summon Monster IX), Celestial Bloodline feat	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4
20	+10/+5	+6	+6	+12	Ascension	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

An empyreal sorcerer gains most of the features of a sorcerer with the Celestial Bloodline. An empyreal sorcerer uses a modified version of sorcerer spellcasting and must take the Empyreal Bloodline as their sorcerer bloodline. Instead of the Celestial Bloodline Arcana and Aura of Heaven features normally granted by the Celestial Bloodline, an empyreal sorcerer gets the following class features.

	Empyreal Bloodline
	Your heavenly power derives from insight rather than force of personality. An empyreal sorcerer uses a modified version of sorcerer spellcasting and must take the Empyreal Bloodline as their sorcerer bloodline.
	Bloodline Arcana
	Unlike most sorcerers whose innate magic is powered by force of personality, you use pure willpower to master and fuel your magic. You use your Wisdom, rather than your Charisma, to determine all class features and effects relating to your sorcerer class, such as bonus spells per day, the maximum spell level you can cast, the save DCs of your spells, and the number of daily uses of your bloodline powers. You gain a +2 bonus on Lore (Religion) checks.
	Channel Positive Energy
	At 9th level, your bloodline makes you a natural receptacle of divine energy. You can channel energy once per day. This energy can be used to cause or heal damage, depending on the creatures targeted. A sorcerer channels positive energy and can choose to deal damage to undead creatures or to heal living creatures. Initially you get only 1 use of this ability. You do not get more charges with levels or stats. Although you can get more from items or Extra Channel feat.

The Empyreal Sorcerer is unique as it is the only class able to cast arcane spells based on their Wisdom score, which has some unconventional benefits:
- Since Wisdom governs Will Saves, Empyreal Sorcerers can achieve exceptionally high Will Saves while naturally progressing their spellcasting attribute. Eventually, their Will Save will be comparable to that of a Cleric of the same level.
- Since Wisdom also governs Divine spellcasting, Empyreal Sorcerers are a good foundation for the Mystic Theurge prestige class.
- Since Monks add their Wisdom Bonus as an AC bonus, therefore by taking a single level of Monk the Empyreal Sorcerer can achieve a significant boost in AC (provided that the Sorcerer is of Lawful alignment).
Second Bloodline mythic ability allows for more Sorcerer Bloodlines.