Hi there folks,
one of my players has been playing a lot of Final Fantasy lately and he so he asked me if there was any archetype for any class that operates similar to the Arithmetician a.k.a Calculator, from Final Fantasy Tactics. For the life of me I cannot think of anything off the top of my head and so far my reading has turned up no such thing, but figured I may as well ask on the offhand chance someone knew something. 3rd party products are not off the table, so if anyone can think of something relatively well balanced that they have seen out there I'm all ears. Thanks for your time folks.
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http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/sacred-geometry
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/calculating-mind
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/arithmancy
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Maybe explain what this class from FF does, so people who haven't played it have a chance to help too?
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/sacred-geometry
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/calculating-mind
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/arithmancy
This, plus a bunch of Metamagic feats should do the trick. Maybe specialize in abjuration, transmutation, and evocation?
I do believe he asked for something well balanced
Alright, just finished driving into work, so I'll start looking at those feats shortly. At the very least the names of them already sound promising.
As to what it does, in short the Arithmetician chooses a spell, chooses a mathematical variable, such as all targets with a level that is a multiple of some number and casts it. Other variables could be based on some other mathematical number such as height, elevation or the like. Link to the class below. Drawbacks of said Calculator, math doesn't discriminate and as such neither does the calculator, so it is entirely possible that the equation you use could backfire, such as accidentally healing the enemy as well or harming a party member.
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Arithmetician
Alright, just finished driving into work, so I'll start looking at those feats shortly. At the very least the names of them already sound promising.
As to what it does, in short the Arithmetician chooses a spell, chooses a mathematical variable, such as all targets with a level that is a multiple of some number and casts it. Other variables could be based on some other mathematical number such as height, elevation or the like. Link to the class below. Drawbacks of said Calculator, math doesn't discriminate and as such neither does the calculator, so it is entirely possible that the equation you use could backfire, such as accidentally healing the enemy as well or harming a party member.
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Arithmetician
I feel like you could just modify the Sacred Geometry feat, so instead of failing it just targets a different character. Such as trying to hit an ally it hits a enemy and other way around.
Anything else aside, i would really advise you against using such a character at your table, except if everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY at the table really loves math and is good at it.
Do you really want to prep the hight and weight for every encounter? Do you want to have your player hold up the game for ages while he searches for the most beneficial equation?
PF changed power attack, because paople in 3.5 where using to much time in combat thinking about the best ratio to use it with and this is immensely more complicated...