Mage Knight

CREATURE 10

Though many spellcasters prefer to defend themselves with magic, some recognize that there's no substitute for a suit of steel. Mage knights defy the stereotype that spellcasters are frail, delicate, and passive and instead choose to hold their own in close-quarter combat.

A military serves to defend and fight on behalf of nations and can be trained and deployed in various ways.

Perception +17

Languages Common

Skills Arcana +22, Athletics +21, Warfare Lore +20

Str +5, Dex +1, Con +2, Int +4, Wis +3, Cha +0

Items Mace, Steel Shield, Full Plate, Spellbook

AC 29; Fort +18, Ref +13, Will +21; (Reflex +16 against damaging effects)

HP 140

Reflex +16 Against Damaging Effects

Shield Block

Trigger The monster has its shield raised and takes damage from a physical attack.

Effect The monster snaps its shield into place to deflect a blow. The shield prevents the monster from taking an amount of damage up to the shield's Hardness. The monster and the shield each take any remaining damage, possibly breaking or destroying the shield.

Speed 20 feet

Melee Fist +21 (agile, nonlethal, unarmed), Damage 1d4+11 bludgeoning

Melee Mace +22 (magical, shove), Damage 2d6+11 bludgeoning

Arcane Prepared Spells DC 28, attack +20; 5th Force Barrage, Impaling Spike, Toxic Cloud; 4th Fireball, Fly, Weapon Storm; 3rd Earthbind, Vampiric Feast, Wall of Thorns; 2nd Invisibility (×2), Mist; 1st Enfeeble, Fleet Step, Sure Strike; Cantrips (5th) Detect Magic, Electric Arc, Frostbite, Light, Read Aura, Telekinetic Hand, Telekinetic Projectile

Wizard Focus Spells DC 28, attack +20, 2 Focus Points; 5th Energy Absorption, Force Bolt

Bespell Strikes

Frequency once per turn

Requirements The mage knight's most recent action was to cast a non-cantrip spell

Effect The mage knight siphons spell energy into one weapon they're wielding, or into one of their unarmed attacks. Until the end of the turn, the weapon or unarmed attack deals an extra 2d6 force damage and gains the arcane trait if it didn't have it already. If the spell dealt a different type of damage, the Strike deals this type of damage instead

Drain Bonded Item (arcane)

Frequency once per day

Requirements The mage knight hasn't acted yet on this turn

Effect The mage knight expends the power stored in their bonded item (typically their shield). This gives them the ability to cast one prepared spell they prepared today and already cast, without spending a slot.

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