Naturalism

For most wizards, magic is a matter of studying the arcane. They spend years learning and documenting the intricacies of the Weave in order to harness and manipulate its power. To these individuals magic is a form of academia, much the same as literature or history may be for others.

A naturalist breaks away from this mold. While they are as well versed in the scholarly side of magic as most other wizards, they see more than the rote logic and tedious memorization that is characteristic of most schools of magic. To a naturalist, magic is the force that drives the natural world.

A naturalist is just as at home in the forest as the library, and for this reason they are often mistaken for druids. However, for a naturalist, the study of nature is less of a spiritual endeavor and more of an academic pursuit. In addition to the study of scrolls and spell tomes, a naturalist will study the patterns of the wind in the trees or the movements of a flock of birds to gain insight into the arcane. In this way, they gain a much more holistic view of magic than most wizards.

Student of Nature

Your time studying the natural world has given you the ability to learn things from the natural world in much the same way many wizards learn from libraries. In addition to your wizard spellbook, you also now a Naturalist's Journal, a collection of notes from your studies of plants and animals.

During your adventrues you can spend time studying nature to expand these notes. By studying a creature for a number of hours equal to twice its challenge rating (minimum of 30 minutes), you can gain understanding into the creature's biology, and by spending a number of hours equal to four times its challenge challenge rating, you can gain superb understanding.

At Home in Nature

Beginning when you choose this tradition at 2nd level, the time you have spent in nature has helped you hone the skills necessary to abide there comfortably. Choose on ability from Animal Handling, Nature, or Survival. This skills now counts as an Intelligence skill for you.

In addition, you gain proficiency with an Herbalism Kit or expertise if you are already proficient, and you are able to gather herbs twice as fast as most.

Your extensive knowledge of the beneficial properties of certain herbs also allows you to make a Potion of Lesser Healing as part of a short rest or a Potion of Healing as part of a long rest.

Natural Magic

Your time in nature has given you insight into magic that is usually only familiar to druids. When you choose this tradition at 2nd level in addition to spells from the Wizard spell list, whenever you learn a new spell in this class, you can choose spells from the Druid spell list, which then count as wizard spells for you.

Additionally, you learn the Druidcraft cantrip if you don’t already know it. It counts as a Wizard cantrip for you, but doesn’t count against your number of cantrips known.

A Way With Nature

The time you have spent studying wildlife has given you exceptional insight into the way they think and feel.

At 6th level, you gain the ability to convey simple ideas and messages to animals or plant creatures that you don’t share a language with, and you are able to understand simple ideas and messages that they convey to you.

In addition, whenever an animal, plant, or plant creature makes a saving throw against the effects of and Enchantment or Illusion spell that you have cast, it does so with disadvantage.

Natural Fortitude

Your study of wildlife has given you unique insight into the constitution of those creatures.

Starting at 10th level, whenever you summon creatures in a form of which you have understanding using a spell from the Druid spell list they, appear with a number of temporary hit points equal to you level in this class.

Natural Form

Through your extensive study of wildlife you have gained superb knowledge of animal behavior and the magic that shapes them.

Beginning at 14th level, you add the spell Polymorph to your spellbook if you don’t already know it. You always have this spell prepared, and it doesn’t count against your number of prepared spells. In addition you can cast it without expending a spell slot. When cast in this manner the spell has the following rules:

• You can target only yourself.
• The spell can only be used to polymorph into a beast of CR 1 or lower of which you have superb understanding.
• You retain your mental ability scores but replace your physical ability scores with those of the beast into which you polymorph.
• The duration of the spell is a number of hours equal to your intelligence modifier.

You can cast the spell in this manner a number of times equal to half your intelligence modifier rounded down (minimum of 1), and you regain all expended uses when you finish a long rest.