Eldritch Font

For some arcanists, the power bubbling up from within is nearly too much to contain. They become adept at shaping this magical energy without needing to bind it up in spells.

The eldritch font is an archetype of the arcanist class.

Font of Power

An eldritch font gains one additional spell slot for each level of arcanist spell they can cast. However, the number of spells of each level that they can prepare reduces by 1. If this reduces their spells prepared for a level to 0, they still gain spell slots of that level, which can be consumed using the consume spells class feature to fuel their arcane reservoir or cast spells using metamagic feats.

Eldritch Surge (Su)

At 3rd level, an eldritch font can, as a Swift Action, pour more power into their spells and abilities. They can add 2 to the caster level and DC of a spell, or increase their effective arcanist level by 2 when using an arcanist exploit. They become Fatigued upon using this ability. If they are already Fatigued, they become Exhausted. If they’re already Exhausted, or something would prevent them from becoming Fatigued or Exhausted, they cannot use this ability. This ability does not stack with spending points from their arcane reservoir to increase the spell’s caster level or DC (as the arcane reservoir class feature). Only rest can remove fatigue or exhaustion caused by an eldritch surge—spells and abilities have no effect.

This ability replaces the arcanist exploit gained at 3rd level.

Improved Surge (Su)

At 7th level, an eldritch font can use their eldritch surge ability to reroll an attack roll associated with a spell or arcanist exploit, or to reroll all of the damage dice associated with a spell or arcanist exploit. In the case of attack rolls, this ability must be used after the die is rolled but before the results are revealed. The eldritch font must take the results of the reroll, even if they are lower.

This ability replaces the arcanist exploit gained at 7th level.

Greater Surge (Su)

At 13th level, an eldritch font can use their eldritch surge ability to force a creature to reroll a saving throw against one spell or arcanist exploit and take the lower value. The eldritch font must declare the use of this ability before the result of that creature’s saving throw is revealed. If the spell or arcanist exploit affects more than one target, only one target is affected by this ability.

This ability replaces the arcanist exploit gained at 13th level.

Bottomless Well

At 20th level, an eldritch font can spend 1 hour studying their spellbook to refuel themselves. Doing so allows them to prepare new spells and regain points of arcane reservoir equal to 1/2 their level. They can use this ability multiple times per day, however they still only regain spell slots once per day.

This ability replaces magical supremacy.

Parent Class

Arcanist