The Magus Class - Issues and Support Thread

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Release Notes

The Magus is a spell-slinging, steel-wielding new class with six subclasses, perfect for mixing and matching magical themes and combat styles. Also included are new spells and magic items.

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Enabling Content for Your Character

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New Class

This book features the Magus class. This class is mostly supported with the following exception:

Esoteric Eye. Similarly to a Barbarian’s Rage, this feature regains one expended use on a Short Rest and all expended uses on a Long Rest. We cannot currently support automatically regaining one use on a Short Rest.

Fighting Style: Mystic Warrior. Due to system limitations, we are currently unable to display the relevant information to players in the Saving Throws pane without also including the numerical bonus to all Constitution saves. We have elected to implement this identically to how similar features have historically displayed on the character sheet. A player may customize the CON save bonus on their character sheet directly.

Mystic Mark. We are currently unable to support nested feature selections drop-downs, nor are we able to restrict certain options based on existing choices. A Magus may benefit from only one Aegis and one Enspell at a time, and it is the responsibility of the player to follow this restriction when selecting temporary effects.

Subclasses

This book features 6 Magus subclasses:

• Arcane Order
• Heaven’s Guard
• Knights Stygian
• Shadow Court
• Sidereal Cabal
• Sylvan Circle

These subclasses are mostly supported with the following callouts:

Arcane Order: Mystic Insights – Eldritch Eye. The use of this Bonus Action encompasses the casting of two separate spells. We cannot currently tie the total uses of multiple spells to a single limited value. To support this feature, we have given the Bonus Action the appropriate limited use, and have indicated the restriction as a note on each spell.

This similarly extends to each subclass’s level 20 feature Spell Surge additions.

Heaven’s Guard: Heavensent – Best Offense. We cannot currently apply these bonuses automatically only while wielding a shield. A character sheet toggle has been enabled to allow players to enable it on the character sheet manually.

Sidereal Cabal: Starfinder – Weave Destiny. As with the Magus class’s “Esoteric Eye,” regaining one expended use on a Short Rest is currently unsupported.

Sylvan Circle: Nature’s Mask. Changing a spell’s duration and Concentration requirements is currently unsupported.

Sylvan Circle: Font of Life. We cannot currently automatically add the character’s Intelligence modifier to the action roll, without also giving it an attack roll. This is a known system limitation.

Equipment

This book includes 4 new non-magical items. These are fully supported.

Magic Items

The book includes 20 new magic items, which are fully supported with the following exception:

Starfall Spotter. We cannot currently change the attached spells’ damage type.

Spells

The book includes 33 new spells. These are fully supported.

Quote from pokepaladdy >>

• Selecting "Fighting Style Feat" at level 2 doesn't provide access to the various fighting style options.
• …
• Magus doesn't count as having Spellcasting when selecting feats.

Quote from BattlehammerCooke >>

can't select war caster/spell sniper feats even though magus class has spellcasting

Fighting Style feats and feats that require Spellcasting should now both be able to be selected on the character sheet! Please let us know if any remain missing, after providing sufficient time for caching.

Quote from pokepaladdy >>

• Selecting "Mystic Warrior" instead of Fighting Style Feat adds the INT mod to CON saves in general with the +INT note in the text beneath, it likely shouldn't be adding it in general.

During building and testing, we iterated on this feature multiple times. Due to system limitations, we are currently unable to display the relevant information to players in the Saving Throws pane without also including the numerical bonus to all CON saves. Ultimately, we decided to keep this implementation due to it behaving identically to how the Bladesinger Wizard’s “Bladesong” currently functions on the character sheet. I’ve updated the support thread text to include this information. 

Quote from pokepaladdy >>

• Mystic Mark shows two selection boxes, both of which provide the resistance note to the character sheet. Not sure if this should eventually be a selection for Aegis/Enspell, then the element, but currently allows for 2 resistances to be added.

We are currently unable to support nested feature selections drop-downs, and are unable to restrict certain options based on existing choices. The onus is on the player to ensure that they have only one Aegis and one Enspell option selected at any given time. I’ve updated the support thread text to include this information.

Quote from Fouryth >>

Cantrips can't be chosen using Pact of the tome warlock feature :)

Do you have your entitlements synced and have Sterling Vermin enabled in the character builder? I’m currently able to see and select all of the cantrips for Pact of the Tome: