Arcane Tradition: School of Magic Variant

An alternative to Arcane Traditions that focuses on spellcasting instead of extra features.

Superior Scholar

When you get to 2nd level, choose a School of Magic (Abjuration, Conjuration, Divination, Enchantment, Evocation, Illusion, Necromancy, Transmutation). This choice is permanent.

You have advantage on Intelligence (arcana) checks involving your chosen School of Magic. You are proficient in saving throws against spells from your chosen School of Magic.

Every time you gain an Arcane Tradition feature (except this one), you also learn a new spell from your chosen School of Magic, and add it to your Spellbook.

Awesome Attunement

At 2nd level, you gain one extra 1st level spell slot. You can use this spell slot to cast a 1st level spell of your chosen School of Magic.

As a bonus action, you can add this spell slot to another unused spell slot to obtain a higher level spell slot, which you can use this turn to cast a spell of your chosen School of Magic, up to the maximum spell level availabe to you.

You recover this spell slot only at the end of a long rest.

Competent Caster

At 6th level, you learn a cantrip from your chosen School of Magic.

As a bonus action, you may focus to apply one of the following effects to a cantrip from your chosen School you cast this turn:

you add your Intelligence modifier to the damage it deals.

you have advantage on its attack roll, or give disadvantage on its saving throw.

you double its range.

you increase its area of effect. You double the radius of a circle or sphere, or the side of a square or cube, or the length of a cone or line.

if its duration is at least one minute, it's increased by half, with the minimum of one minute.

You can use this feature a number of times equal to your Intelligence modifier. You recover all uses at the end of a long rest.

Rapid Recall

At 10th level, you can cast any spell from your School of Magic that you had not prepared, by expending a higher level spell slot.

Phenomenal Focus

Starting at 14th level, you gain an additional 1st level spell slot, like the one granted by Deeper Attunement. They can be stacked.

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