Pathfinder 1e Archetype Wizard

Arcane Physician

Trades arcane school and Scribe Scroll for Brew Potion and the ability to spend spell slots on healing salves and antitoxins.

Class
Wizard
Kind
Archetype
Granted Spells
Replaces
2 features

Arcane physicians use their scholarly knowledge and arcane mastery to achieve incredible feats of medicine.

Replaces

Arcane SchoolScribe Scroll

Archetype Features

Medicinal Alchemy Level 8

The arcane physician treats all spells of the healing subschool on the alchemist extract list as if they were on the wizard spell list for the purpose of activating magic items. Additionally, he can expend a spell slot of the appropriate level to meet the spell requirements for magic item construction (including potions) as if the expended spell slot contained any alchemist spell that belongs to the healing subschool. If the spell is on both the wizard and alchemist lists, the arcane physician may expend a slot equal to the spell's alchemist level instead of the spell's wizard level. At 8th level, the arcane physician can expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher as a standard action to alter a potion or alchemical remedy held in hand. An alchemical remedy can become any other alchemical remedy of the same or lower price of the arcane physician's choice. A potion can change to contain any alchemist extract of the arcane physician's choice that belongs to the healing subschool and is of the same level as or lower than the expended spell slot. The extract must have no material component costing more than 1 gp, and it must be one that it is possible to make into a potion. This ability replaces arcane school.

Brew Potion Level 1

At 1st level, an arcane physician gains Brew Potion as a bonus feat. This replaces scribe scroll.

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