Rune Chaser

[GuardianTempest]

Homebrew Class: Rune Chaser

Characteristics: Intelligence, Dexterity, Charisma
Skills: Academic Lore, Acrobatics, Arcana, Brawl, Common Lore, Forbidden Lore, Intimidation, Perception, Scrutiny, Weaponry
Sword Schools: Eldritch Advent, Forged Needle, Infinite Choir
Magic Schools: Evocation
Bonus for Completion: Gain a rank in a Magic School, to a maximum of half your level (round up)

Trial Participant
Level: 1
Prerequisites: Acrobatics 2, Arcana 2, Dexterity 3
Feats:
Fast Reflexes
Fleet of Foot
*Minor Magic OR Spell Book
Spell Might
Tested
*Armor Proficiency (Light)

Rune Chaser
Level: 2
Prerequisites: Acrobatics 3, Arcana 2, Dexterity 3, Fleet of Foot, Spell Might, one rank in a Magic School
Feats:
Danger Sense
Evasion
Lanovian Casting
Meditation
*Minor Magic OR Spell Book
*Wizard Tradition (Stormwalker)

Burst Mage
Level: 3
Prerequisites: Acrobatics 3, Arcana 3, Dexterity 4, Lanovian Casting, one rank in two Magic Schools
Feats:
*Combo Maker
Defensive Mobility
Headstrong
*Minor Magic OR Spell Book
Spell Parry
Touch Spell Specialization

Strafing Comet
Level: 4
Prerequisites: Acrobatics 4, Arcana 4, Dexterity 4, Defensive Mobility, Touch Spell Specialization, two ranks in one Magic School, one rank in another
Feats:
Arcane Melee
Daggerspell Stance
Hard Target
Mana Cycling
*Minor Magic OR Spell Book
*Perfect Self

Octarine Flash
Level: 5
Prerequisites: Acrobatics 5, Arcana 5, Dexterity 5, Arcane Melee, two ranks in two Magic Schools
Feats:
Elusive Spelldodger
Feather Step
*Minor Magic OR Spell Book
Spell Mastery
*Spell Shield
Step Aside


UNIQUE FEATS

Arcane Melee
When casting a spell or spell combo that is modified by Lanovian Casting, you may remove its Blast special quality and instead add a static bonus to the damage roll equal to the Blast rating. If applied to a spell combo, this feat affects all of its component spells with the relevant property. (Example: Casting Energyball changes the Blast property into a +10 bonus to the damage roll)

Elusive Spelldodger
Oh goodness, you're one of the those wizards, the ones who just can't sit still when casting spells. Once per turn when you successfully cast a spell with the Attack keyword, you may move at your Half Move rate as a free action. The target of your spell does not get a free attack against you for disengaging but other enemies in range can still do so unless they're also targeted by the spell.

Lanovian Casting
Those greybeards are cowardly slackers, REAL mages prefer to shove their fireballs and lightning bolts right into the opponent's face. When casting a spell with the Ranged Touch keyword, you may change it into the Touch keyword and reduce the Focus Power TN by 5. You may also apply this feat to a spell combo, affecting all of the component spells (with the relevant keyword), but the TN reduction is still 5.

Mana Cycling
Casters who stay away from their spells are missing out on the ambient energy they can recycle. Each wound dealt to you by your own spells adds a free raise to your next Focus Power test before the end of your next turn, to a maximum of twice your level.

OTHER HOMEBREW FEATS

Combo Maker (Warlock)
When casting a Spell Combo, reduce the Focus Power TN by 5.

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Energy Meteors and Reality Maelstrom has "Burst" but we can infer that it's an error

[GuardianTempest]

So I've been playing Wizard of Legend and, as you can expect, I've been inspired to make a classline. This class is focused on casting spells up close and darting around the battlefield, which kind of makes this the weird lovechild of Arcane Knight and Danmaku Duelist.

Arcane Melee was originally a bad attempt at replicating gameplay mechanics, since the wizards participating in the Chaos Trials are actually casting melee-range spells for their basic attacks, until Username talked me into being able to give up the Blast property in exchange for more damage. Since it felt a little too narrow, I also made it apply Spell Might to the damage roll like some kind of arcane Power Attack. Elusive Spelldodger is just Assassin Strike but for spells because the trial participants are gonna be dodging. A lot. Lanovian Casting is a simple way of casting spells up close, just don't cast Dragon Slave. Mana Cycling is to reduce the harm your own Blast spells do to you, and getting a bonus if it still hurts. Initial draft was "Double your resilience against your own spells" but that might be too much and there are other ways to increase Resilience anyway.

Personally I think current Arcane Melee isn't particularly synergistic with Mana Cycling as you're ever going to benefit from one or the other at that point. Maybe it's just me.

[GuardianTempest]

Mana Cycling buffed to make it worth using over Arcane Melee in situations where you punch with an Energyball. The "take half damage from your own spells" has been removed to make it easier to get those raises.

Old version for comparison

Mana Cycling
Casters who stay away from their spells are missing out on the ambient energy they can recycle. Halve the result of your spells' damage rolls against yourself. Whenever you are dealt wounds by your own spells, gain a free raise on your next Focus Power test in the current scene.

Also, in hindsight Eldritch Advent does what the original version of Arcane Melee did in a more elegant way. Here's the first version for comparison (with footnotes)

SPOILER: Click to show

Arcane Melee
Some channel their spells through melee weapons, while yours ARE your melee weapons. Choose a Level 1 or 2 spell, it must be a Half Action with a damage roll, the Attack and Touch keywords; and must not have the Focus or Material keywords. You can use it in melee attacks^[1] and can benefit from bonuses like feats or Sword School mastery^[2]. Bonuses are not applied to the Focus Power test. When used with Multiple Attacks, make the Focus Power test once and apply the result to all copies of the spell in your turn. The chosen spell cannot cast Spell Combos this way, or be used with special attacks. It can also be changed with a 15-minute ritual.

[1] Including Charge, Fight Defensively, Multiple Attacks and so on; not just Standard Attacks.
[2] Not just those two, but stuff like Exaltation powers and even spells that modify melee attacks...except for Blood Wind, which specifies natural attacks.

Examples:
Iron Heart's Mythril Blade mastery
Fire Dragonblooded spending Breath
Ion Deluge spell from Fulmination
Feats like Furious Assault and Power Attack