Contents

Renegade Wizard’s
Spellbook
Credits Contents
Editor file
Mark Gedak Introduction 2
Layout
Matt Sharp
What They Did 3
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Cover Art Not Teach You

Alejandro Villen
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Logo & Cover Design
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Anne Stokes

Interior Illustrations Spell Lists 9

Eric Bergeron, Brent Chumley, Anthea Dilly,
Marcio Fiorito, David Griffith, Renato Guedes,
Carlos Henry, Vincent Hie, Vitor Ishimura, Spell Descriptions 29
Andrew Jordan, Rhonda Libbey, John McSweeney,
Randy Nunley, Tony Parker, Gillian Pearce,
Scott Purdey, Fred Rawles, Phil Renne,
Chad Sergesketter, Stephen Sheperd, Jamie Sims, Appendix 241
Ronald Smith, Alejandro Villen and Nathan Webb

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 Introduction
‘Look, I know you’re new at this whole adventuring thing having just gotten out of wizard’s
school with your precious little book loaded with cantrips, feather fall, mage armour and
magic missile, but if you want to survive in this world you’d better learn right now. Don’t
believe what you have been told.’
Jaizki Stormcloud, to the young wizard Arcadius, hours before he fell victim to a kobold
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agic is a powerful tool for creation and
destruction that has been described by many.
In the years since the wizards’ schools where
built and magic instruction became mechanistic in the
fields of combat, the tombs of ancient kings and deep
underground, the arcane arts have been practiced
and it has grown. Free of the order and monotony
of the wizard school’s ivory towers, new techniques
have been developed to spread the effects of spells, file
new descriptors adopted to better classify spells and
even changes to the time necessary to channel spell
energy.
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As the nature of magic has changed, it is important
for arcane spellcasters to try to keep up to date on
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these innovations or else he could find his own
fireball counterspelled and possess no defence
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against another mages’ oozing sores. When striving
for ultimate power, do you want to be using the
same tools as everyone else, or will you turn to the
Renegade Wizard’s Spellbook?
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The Renegade
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who only has access to ‘standard’ spells that everyone
else has. With spells and spellcasting rules drawn
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Renegade Wizard’s Spellbook is your one-stop shop
for arcane power!
The Renegade Wizard’s Spellbook was designed to
include a wide range of arcane spells from a wide
range of sources. What They Did Not Teach You At
Wizard’s School presents information on a number
of enhancements to the magical overview section of
your standard magic sourcebook. This is followed
by complete Spell Lists for the Renegade Wizard’s
Spellbook and over 200 pages of Open Game Content
spells from more than sixty print and electronic
sources. The Appendix houses all the additional rules
such as feats, monster statistics and skills necessary
to make full use of the spells provided for you in this
collection. Hopefully, the next arcane spellcaster in
your game will have a few new tricks with which to
surprise their fellow adventurers.
The Renegade Wizard’s Spellbook features 100%
Open Game Content.
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WHAT THEY DID

NOT TEACH YOU AT
WIZARD’S SCHOOL
Contingent
– School
This is a contingent
subschool, which is
typically noted in the spells
description as (Contingent
– School). A contingent
spell requires that an arcane
or divine spellcaster have
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and not be prohibited from
its spells. For example, a
spell labelled Enchantment
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at wizard’s school is
sufficient for most
spellcasters but anyone truly
devoted to the arcane arts will
eventually decided to leave
their mouldy textbooks behind
and begin to experiment with
the nature of magic itself. Many of the spells
introduced in this tome are the direct result of this sort
of this experimentation. Likewise the spells presented
in this tome may exhibit a number of new properties
which are detailed below.
Subschool
Almost every spell belongs to one of eight schools
of magic. A school of magic is a group of related
spells that work in similar ways. A small number
of spells (arcane mark, limited wish, permanency,
prestidigitation and wish) are universal, belonging
to no school. Traditionally there are 13 subschools
of magic with each school having a limited set of
subschools. However, some specialist wizards have
discovered that there is another subschool that can be
applied to any of the traditional schools of magic.
unavailable to specialists who are prohibited
from contingent schools.
DESCRIPTOR
Appearing on the same line as the school and
subschool, when applicable, is a descriptor that
further categorises the spell in some way. Some spells
have more than one descriptor. There are eight new
descriptors used in the Renegade Wizard’s Spellbook,
their descriptions and properties are noted below.
Archaic
There are a small number of spells that are ancient,
older than almost any other spell known by wizards
today. It stands to reason that the art of spellcasting, just
like any other art or science, would adapt and evolve
over time until there came a point when ‘modern’
spellcasting techniques would little resemble the
techniques used thousands of years ago. Spellcasters,
it can be assumed, would have difficulty following
the archaic practices detailed in the spellbooks from
so long ago an era. For our purposes, such spells are
identified with the descriptor Archaic.

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Archaic spells are both more difficult to learn and
more difficult to cast. Learning an archaic spell
requires the spellcaster to spend a number of weeks
equal to the spell’s level doing nothing but studying.
Breaks for eating and sleeping are allowed but the
spellcaster must spend a minimum of 15 hours a day
studying the spell in question. At the end of that time
the spellcaster must make an Intelligence check (DC
equal to the spell level plus 20). For each extra week
spent studying, the spellcaster gains a +1 circumstance
bonus to this check. If this check is failed, the
spellcaster may not attempt to learn this spell again
until he has gained a level in his spellcasting class.
When casting an archaic spell, the spellcaster must
make a Spellcraft check (DC 10 plus the spell’s
level). The caster gains a +1 circumstance bonus to
this roll for each round above the stated casting time
he spends doing nothing but casting the spell. If this
check fails, the spell slot is expended though the spell
has no effect.
NOTE: In your campaign, magic may have evolved
differently. The archaic descriptor, as described
above, assumes that spellcasting is actually decreasing
in power as time elapses. For campaigns in which
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magic is improving and not being forgotten,
the archaic descriptor is out of place and
should not be used. Each Games Master must
determine for himself how magic has changed
over time in his campaign world.
Age
This descriptor denotes any spell that relates
to magical aging effects or the rejuvenation
of a creature to an earlier age.
Focuse d
Spells with this descriptor can be cast by any
mage, but when cast by a specialist in the
spell’s school with Spell Focus and Greater
Spell Focus in that school of magic it has
an additional or more powerful effect. The
focused descriptor can be seen in action in
the caress group of spells in this spellbook.
Although this descriptor was first seen within
the Transmutation school; other specialists
are beginning to perfect this type of spell
research as well.
Hanging
Hanging spells are cast when an arcane
spellcaster first prepares or regains his spell
slots. These spells then remain ‘active’ throughout the
rest of the day, awaiting only a single word to perform
their full effect. While hanging, they count as current
spell effects and maybe dispelled normally. Speaking
the activation word is an immediate action that can
be taken even if it is not the caster’s turn as long as
he is not flat footed at the time. Hanging spells count
as spent spell slots and are instantly negated without
effect if the spellcaster refills that spell slot for any
reason, even through the use of an item like a ring of
wizardry. The casting time for any hanging spell is
one minute per spell level unless otherwise noted. If
the hanging spell is cast from a scroll, it remains in
effect for 24 hours; at the end of that time it fades if
it is not used.
Judicial Curse
There are times when a criminal cannot be brought
to justice, or when she is simply too powerful for
the forces of the law to overcome. But where an
evil archmage may be able to resist any minor spell
a crusading cleric has in her repertoire, the church
can call on the power of the faithful to overcome his
resistance. If a spell is identified as a judicial curse, it
has the following benefits and restrictions:
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Ceremonial Force: You can increase the power of
the spell by taking additional time to perform the
ritual and by receiving support from assistants. This
increased effect is measured in ceremonial force.
For every two hours you add to the casting time of the
spell, you receive 1 point of ceremonial force. You
can spend a maximum of six hours in order to receive
a total of 3 points of ceremonial force by increasing
casting time.
For every two assistants you have helping you with
the ritual, you receive 1 point of ceremonial force, to
a maximum bonus of 3. Assistants must be of at least
2nd level in a class that has the potential to cast the
spell in question. To provide you with this benefit,
an assistant must perform the verbal and somatic
components required by the spell, and he must
participate for the full casting time of the spell.
If the spell is divine in nature, you can increase its
power further through use of a sacred relic of your
deity. The nature of the deity will determine the nature
of her relics; a goddess of knowledge might have
spread the pages of the first book across the world,
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while a war god would treasure the weapons of his
sacred champions. You cannot create a relic, and it is
ultimately up to the Games Master to decide if your
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god even has relics. Depending on the holiness of the
object, you will gain 1 to 3 points of ceremonial force
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from its presence. Even if you have multiple relics,
you cannot gain more than 3 points of ceremonial
force. Arcane casters may be able to mimic this effect
by creating esoteric spell amplifiers; this is left up to
the Games Master.
Ceremonial force has the following effects:
· Spell formulas (such as spell range) may be
modified by the number of points of ceremonial force
in the spell. These effects vary, and details can be
found in the description of a specific judicial curse.
· The ceremonial force is added to the DC of
the spell’s saving throw. This cannot increase the DC
by more than 5 points.
· If the spell effect can be removed with break
enchantment, the ceremonial force is added to your
level to determine the effective caster level of the
spell.
· Unless otherwise specified, the effects of a
judicial curse can be broken with remove curse. Add
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the ceremonial force of the spell to your caster level;
the character attempting to break the curse must be of
equal or higher level or remove curse will fail.
Restrictions: A judicial curse can only be used on a
creature that could normally fall under the jurisdiction
of your justice system. Nationality is not an issue,
so most societies could target any human; but you
cannot excommunicate a dragon. As an optional rule,
the Games Master may decide that judicial curses
cannot be used unless the target has actually been
convicted of a crime (even if he was tried in absentia);
alternately, he could receive a +5 bonus to his saving
throw if he is innocent of any wrongdoing.
These benefits and restrictions only apply to spells
that are clearly designated as judicial curses! You
cannot increase the power of a fireball just because
you have a few friends working with you.
Poison
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The descriptor does not have any mechanical effect
in its own right. However, it interacts with various
other mechanics introduced in the book. It represents
a spell’s reliance on the magical manipulation of
poison. In addition to the spells contained in this
book, the following classic spells should have it added
to their entry: delay poison, detect poison, neutralise
poison and poison.
Prime
The prime descriptor indicates a spell that uses the field
of power between the caster and the Prime Material
Plane to generate its effects. As such, the spell does
not work if cast in a dimension other than the prime or
if the caster is in a physical state other than corporeal.
Outsiders can use prime spells without difficulty,
provided they are on the prime material plane when
they do so and are corporeal at the time. Creatures
who lack corporeality cannot use prime spells at all,
even if they are manifested at the time of casting.
Temporal
Temporal is a designator applied to all spells to do with
the manipulation, perception or investigation of time.
A wizard who has learned to cast these spells is often
known as a chronomancer. In order to successfully
be able to cast spells with the temporal designator,
an arcane spellcaster must possess at least 5 ranks in
both Knowledge (arcana) and Spellcraft, as well as
possess the Extend Spell and Quicken Spell feats.
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Components
A spell’s components are what you must do or possess
to cast it. The Components entry in a spell description
includes abbreviations that tell you what type of
components it has. Specifics for material, focus and
XP components are given at the end of the descriptive
text. Usually you do not worry about components, but
when you cannot use a component for some reason
or when a material or focus component is expensive,
then the components are important. Additionally,
some complex spells require a skill check to use
properly.
Skill Check (SK): A skill check is sometimes
necessary in spells that have long casting time or
delicate somantic components. The skill check
component was first seen in the crafted
series of Illusion spells that allow
for the development of enduring
illusions at all spellcaster
levels. The skill check can
also be used to make
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the spell’s save DC.
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Most spells have
a casting time of
one standard action.
Others take one round or
more, while a few require
only a free action. A spell
that takes one round to
cast is a full-round action.
It comes into effect just before
the beginning of your turn in the
round after you began casting the spell.
You then act normally after the spell is completed.
Recently spells have been researched that can be cast
as swift or immediate actions.
Swift Action
A swift action consumes a very small amount of
time, but represents a larger expenditure of effort
and energy than a free action. You can perform one
swift action per turn without affecting your ability to
perform other actions. In that regard, a swift action is
like a free action. However, you can perform only a
single swift action per turn, regardless of what other
actions you take. You can take a swift action any time
you would normally be allowed to take a free action.
Swift actions usually involve magic or the activation
of magic items; many characters (especially those
who do not use magic) never have an opportunity to
take a swift action.
Casting a quickened spell is a swift action. In
addition, casting any spell with a casting time of one
swift action is a swift action.
Casting a spell with a casting time of one swift action
does not provoke attacks of opportunity.
Imme diate Action
Much like a swift action, an immediate action consumes
a very small amount of time, but represents a larger
expenditure of effort and energy than a free
action. However, unlike a swift action,
an immediate action can be
performed at any time - even
if it is not your turn. Using
file an immediate action on
your turn is the same as
using a swift action,
and counts as your
swift action for
that turn. You
cannot use another
immediate action
or a swift action
until after your next
turn if you have
used an immediate
action when it is not
currently your turn
(effectively, using an
immediate action before
your turn is equivalent
to using your swift action
for the coming turn). You
a l s o cannot use an immediate
action if you are currently flat-footed.
Aiming a Spell
You must make some choice about whom the spell is to
affect or where the effect is to originate, depending on
the type of spell. The next entry in a spell description
defines the spell’s target (or targets), its effect or its
area, as appropriate. Mages who regularly see the
fields of battle are not content with the simple areas of
effect so common in other types of arcane magic. In
order to gain the maximum impact from their spells,
they have created several new ways to deliver magical
effects for some of their castings, detailed below.