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The Sha'ir (Warlock and Wizard options)

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Presenting the sha'ir: a spellcaster whose ability comes from the assistance of an elemental familiar called a gen. 

In Midnight in the City of Brass, our interpretation draws as heavily from the 2e source as possible while opening options to different classes. We took the approach of re-introducing characters kits, which allows the sha'ir concept to be filled by many different characters - clerics, bards, and even non-spellcasters!

Since even before the release of Midnight in the City of Brass, questions circled about our approach to the sha'ir. In this document we explain our line of thinking and present three different approaches: a new wizard arcane tradition (appearing here for the first time), a warlock patron and pact as they appeared in Midnight in the City of Brass, and a suggestion for a genie-blooded sorcerer (which is detailed in Midnight in the City of Brass).


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Greg O April 03, 2019 2:13 am UTC
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the warlock version sounds very much like our take for our home FR game except we had the gen become available at 3rd level (yes, the Chain pact is a requirement) but at first lvl the Sha'ir gained Genie language skill, advantage on identifying genie made artifacts, and resistance based on their Genie Patron's element (djinn lightning, marid cold, efreet fire, dao bludgeoning)
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Gregory L April 03, 2019 9:49 am UTC
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Great minds think alike I suppose!

The tricky thing with the dao for us is that the dao itself doesn't have resistance to bludgeoning, so it seemed odd to give its follower that. A few ideas came and went through the course of playtesting, but everyone is pretty happy with the final version.

It surprised us a bit that a few customers were asking about a wizard subclass approach in addition to the warlock and sorcerer options from Midnight in the City of Brass. Luckily, we had an Arcane Tradition that we had developed but set aside earlier in the writing process, and here we are!

Thank you for your interest! And keep an eye out for Adventures in the Burning World, our larger-scale take on the Al-Qadim setting, coming soon.
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GM Lent, Brock Sayre, Miniature Giant Space Hamster Press, Zakhara by MGSHP
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Milo Winter, Edmund Dulac, Wizards of the Coast
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