Caster Prestige Archetype: Cyphermage

Welcome to the first in our new series of prestige archetypes (if you want a subscription you can find it here).

The second release is the cyphermage.

Cyphermages are students of ancient history, runic lore, and abominable secrets man was not meant to know. They are respected for their depth of knowledge about history, yet some people find them dangerously stubborn in their pursuit of secrets best left lost, or their borderline obsession with any scrap or fragment of carven rubble. Cyphermages are dogged in their pursuit of knowledge, often secretive not only with outsiders but with one another, as each strives to uncover a forgotten scrap of lore, or present a triumphant dissertation to his peers or to academics half a world away.

Prestige Class: Cyphermage

Build Classes: The cyphermage is primarily built on the wizard, but the following optional classes are described in their own section, below: arcanist, sacerdote, psychic, and witch.

• A sample character is available on the Purple Duck News blog and will be later added at levels 1, 5, 10, 15 to this file.