An artificer/incantatrix prc for crystal mages. What am I thinking??
CRYSTALLOGRAPHER 
Picture Credit: Google Image Search "I grow them myself, so you can be assured my crystals are of the highest quality."-Silkworm, gnomish crystallographer
A crystallographer is a crystal mage that specializes in growing metamagic crystals to improve their spells.
BECOMING A CRYSTALLOGRAPHER A crystallographer comes from the ranks of crystal mages and crystal warriors who wish to use the special metamagic properties of spellcrystals.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Skills: Arcana 9 ranks, Engineering 6 ranks.
Feats: Any metamagic feat.
Spellcasting: Ability to cast 3rd-level arcane spells or create 3rd-level weird science devices.
Special: Grow crystal class feature, or both Scribe Scroll feat and Item Creation class feature.
Class Skills The Crystallographer's class skills (and the key ability for each skill) are Arcana (Int), Concentration (Wis), Engineering (Int), Profession (Wis), Scholarship (Int), and Wordcraft (Int).
Skills Points at Each Level : 2 + Int
| Table: The Crystallographer | HD: d6 |
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Attack
Bonus | | +0 | | +1 | | +1 | | +2 | | +2 | | +3 | | +3 | | +4 | | +4 | | +5 |
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Fort
Save | | +0 | | +0 | | +1 | | +1 | | +1 | | +2 | | +2 | | +2 | | +3 | | +3 |
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Ref
Save | | +0 | | +0 | | +1 | | +1 | | +1 | | +2 | | +2 | | +2 | | +3 | | +3 |
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Will
Save | | +2 | | +3 | | +3 | | +4 | | +4 | | +5 | | +5 | | +6 | | +6 | | +7 |
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Special | | Metamagic crystal (+1, least) | | Bonus metamagic feat | | Harvest crystal | | Metamagic crystal (+2, lesser) | | Bonus metamagic feat | | Crystalline spell trigger | | Metamagic crystal (+3, greater) | | Bonus metamagic feat | | Felicitous crystal | | Crystalline resonance, metamagic crystal (all) |
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Craft
Reserve | | 500 | | 700 | | 900 | | 1,200 | | 1,500 | | 2,000 | | 2,500 | | 3,000 | | 4,000 | | 5,000 |
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Spellcasting | | -- | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class | | +1 level of existing spellcasting class |
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Weapon and Armor Proficiencies: A crystallographer gains no new weapon or armor proficiencies.
Spellcasting: At each level above 1st, a crystallographer gains new spells per day and an increase in caster level (and spells known, if applicable, including spells automatically added to a spellcrystal at each level) as if he had also gained a level in a spellcasting class to which he belonged before adding the crystallographer level. He does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If he had more than one spellcasting class before becoming a crystallographer, he must decide to which class to add each level for the purpose of determining spells per day, caster level, and spells known.
If the crystallographer has the weird science class feature, he may use this class to advance his level for the purposes of weird science instead.
Metamagic crystal: A crystallographer learns to craft metamagic crystals, which are single-use magic items that he (or another spellcaster) can use to apply metamagic to spells. To use a metamagic crystal, a spellcaster includes it in the casting of a spell as an additional material component, which consumes the crystal; however, the spell is affected by the given metamagic feat without an increase in casting time or level. Only one metamagic crystal may be used during any given casting. Metamagic crystals come in several varieties (one for each metamagic feat) and three grades: least, which can be used to augment spells of up to 3rd-level; lesser, which can be used for spells of up to 6th level; and greater, which can be used on spells of 9th level or lower.
At 1st level, a crystallographer can create metamagic crystals for feats which increase the base spell level by one; at 4th level, he can create metamagic crystals for feats which increase the base spell level by two; at 7th level, he can create metamagic crystals for feats which increase the base spell level by three; and at 10th level, he can create metamagic crystals for feats which increase the base spell level by any amount. He can create least metamagic crystals at 1st level, lesser crystals at 4th level, and greater crystals at 7th. A crystallographer can only create metamagic crystals for metamagic feats that he knows.
Craft reserve: Crafting a metamagic crystal requires expenditure of time, wealth, and XP just like crafting any other magic item. However, a crystallographer gains a craft reserve (as shown on the table above) which can be used to cover the XP cost of crafting metamagic crystals, growing spell crystals (as per the Grow Crystal class feature of the crystal mage), or scribing scrolls. Each time the crystallographer gains a new level, he receives a new craft reserve; leftover points from the previous level do not carry over. If the points are not spent, they are lost. A crystallographer can also use his craft reserve to supplement the XP cost of a spellcrystal, metamagic crystal, or scroll he is crafting, taking a portion of the cost from his craft reserve and a portion from his own XP.
Bonus metamagic feat: At 2nd level, and again at 5th and 8th level, a crystallographer gains a bonus metamagic feat for which he meets the prerequisites.
Harvest crystal (Su): Beginning at 3rd level, a crystallographer gains the ability to salvage XP from a metamagic or spellcrystal and and use those points to create another metamagic or spellcrystal. The crystallographer must spend a day with the crystal; after one day, the crystal is destroyed and the crystallographer adds the the XP it took to create the crystal to his craft reserve. These points are lost if the crystallographer does not use them before he gains his next level.
Crystalline spell trigger: At 6th level, a crystallographer can combine the metamagic crystals he crafts with spell-trigger items such as wands or staves. It takes 24 hours to attune a metamagic crystal to a spell-trigger item; once it has been attuned, the metamagic crystal attaches to the end and any spells cast with the item are affected by the metamagic feat, but require an additional charge. Only one metamagic crystal may be attuned with a particular spell-trigger item at any given time. A metamagic crystal used this way lasts for 10 charges (e.g., 5 uses of a standard wand) before becoming defunct.
Felicitous crystal: A crystallographer of 9th level or higher learns to make metamagic crystals at incredible speed if the need arises. He can spend 10 times the normal XP cost to create a metamagic or spellcrystal in one hour.
Crystalline resonance (Su): Upon reaching 10th level, a crystallographer has mastered metamagic to such an extent that whenever he uses a metamagic feat, the required increase in spell level (if any) is reduced by one, to a minimum of +1 spell level.
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