Invocation of the Knife (Su): Beginning at 2nd level, daggerspell mages develop a strong mystical connection between their arcane spellcasting abilities and the daggers that they wield. In addition, a daggerspell mage can deliver a touch spell with a dagger attack (either a melee touch attack or a normal melee attack, but not with a thrown dagger). Casting a spell in this way still provokes attacks of opportunity normally. If a daggerspell mage holds anything other than a dagger, he must have at least one hand free to cast a spell with somatic or material components. A daggerspell mage can cast a spell with somatic and material components even when holding a dagger in each hand. Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Daggerspell mages gain no proficiency with any weapon or armor.ĭaggercast (Ex): Daggerspell mages seamlessly blend the use of their twin daggers with powerful spellcasting abilities. These characters follow all precepts of the guild, but they are more likely to defend truth with the sharp points of their daggers than with the arcane power of their spells. Although members of the guild are primarily spellcasters, some follow more complicated multiclass pathways that include ﬁghter or paladin levels. Drawn to the exotic ﬁghting style and balanced ideas of the Daggerspell Guardian, these individuals enjoy the enigmatic reputation and unorthodox techniques of the guild. The two halves of the organization work together amicably, but they have decidedly different approaches to most problems.Īlmost every daggerspell mage begins his career as a wizard or sorcerer, taking a level or two of rogue after a few successful adventures. Both preserve the work of good folk and balance the concerns of civilized communities against the sanctity of nature, but where a shaper is quiet and calculating, a daggerspell mage is wild and impulsive. Daggerspell mages do not see morality as an absolute, and their ideals are guided by their sense of what is right and fair.ĭaggerspell mages are closely related to the daggerspell shapers, the other half of the organization known as the Daggerspell Guardians (see page 167).

Daggerspell mages, like their colleagues the daggerspell shapers, seek truth and justice, but they deﬁne such concepts in the heat of the moment. These sometimes reclusive ﬁgures remain spellcasters ﬁrst and melee combatants second. Daggerspell mages see the quick movements of their deadly daggers as an attendant part of their spellcasting.