Power Sources and Paths

Rules

Power Sources (PS) and Power Paths (PP) replace P2e's Background and Class

If you choose a Power Option for your Path and it has a resource trait/hint, also choose a Power Option for that resource from your Source.

Most Sources have associated damage types that abilities can use.

Futureproofing: The "Initial" trait markes options that can only be selected at first level with the Source or Path as your main choice (not via archetypes).

Power Sources

The PS presented in this document are Elemental Conduit and Quest for Knowledge.

Elemental Conduit

Primal

Initial Gifts

Boosts	Skills	Special
Constitution or Charisma, free	Trained in Nature and the Lore of your chosen elemental plane	Trained in Spell attack and DC

Choose an elemental plane. You gain a Primal Cantrip for that element as an innate cantrip and two associated damage types. Your Power Source gains that elemental trait.

Element	Cantrip	Associated Damage Types
Fire	Ignition	fire, cold
Air	Slashing Gust	slashing, bludgeoning
Water	Spout	bludgeoning, cold
Earth	Scatter Scree	bludgeoning, acid
Wood	Timber	piercing, poison
Metal	Live wire	slashing, electricity

When you select Power options of your path, also chose an option for the same resource:

• Magical Focus (Focus): After you cast your elemental Cantrip, you gain Focus on you or one target of the spell as a reaction.
• Absorbtion (Focus): When you take damage of your element or caused by a creature with your elemental trait, you can spend a free action to gain Focus on you or the source of the damage.
• Magical Recharge (Energy): Once per minute, after you cast your elemental Cantrip, you recharge 1 Energy Point as a reaction.
• Basic Shaping (Material): If you damage or get damaged by a creature with your elemental trait in your reach or take your elemental damage, you can create 1 Material as a reaction. If you have a free hand, you can also use Quick Transmute.

Sympathic Element Initial A: Target: a creature in your reach. You ignore restistance equal to half your level (min 1) to your one of your elemental damages on that creature for the next minute. Special: If you hit a target with your elemental cantrip or a target fails its save against it, you can use Sympathic Element on the target as a reaction.

Feats

Mixed Connection	Elemental Conduit 1
You have an additional elemental connection. Choose another element. You gain the Lore skill and Cantrip of that element and can use all your features also with the second element. You have to choose which element to use everytime you use a feature.

Sheltering Element	Elemental Conduit 1
You learned to control your element so that it can protect. When you use Sympathic Element you can replace its effect with giving resistance to your elemental damage equal to half your level (min 1). You can use the Raise A Shield action to gain a +1 circumstance bonus to AC against the target.

Quest for Knowledge

Mental Skill

Your Power Path choices choose 2 of the following options:

Close Inspection	Feature 1
Attention Source   When you successfully Seek a creature or attempt to Recall Knowledge about a target, you can gain Attention on that target or yourself. You gain the Ranger's Monster Hunter feat.   Your Attention pool increases by 1. Your Attention pool increases by 1 again if you choose this option a second time.

Knowledge is Power

Feature 1

Focus Source   Once per day, when you successfully Track a creature or Gather Information about a creature or location, you gain an additional Focus Point (may exceed your pool size) that lasts for 8 hours. You can only use this focus point in a situation where the creature is present or you are at the researched location.   If you succeed at Track or Gather Information for additional creatures later, you do not gain more focus points but you get more situations in which you can spend the gained focus point.   You refocus by reading or chatting up on current topics or otherwise investigating them.   Your Focus pool increases by 1. Your Focus pool increases by 1 again if you choose this option a second time.

Field Samples

Feature 1

Ingredient Source   Your Ingredients are catalogued samples of creatures and objects. Up to 1 minute after you successfully Recall Knowledge about a creature, you can spend an Interact on that creature action to take a sample and refill 1 Ingredient Point.   During your daily preparations, you can create up to you pool size of documented sample collections as a Stable Ingredients.   Your Ingredient pool increases by 1. Your Ingredient pool increases by 1 again if you choose this option a second time.

Power Paths

Warrior

Martial

You fight close up and personal. Either with bare hands or weapons.

Initial Gifts

Key Attribute	Hitpoints	Perception	Saving Throws
Strength or Dexterity	10 + Constitution HP per level	Expert	Fortitute: Expert Reflex: Expert Will: Trained
Skills	Attacks	Defenses	Special
Trained in your choice of Acrobatics or Athletics Trained in a number of additional skills equal to 2 plus your Intelligence modifier	Simple: Trained Martial: Trained Advanced: Trained Unarmed: Trained	All armor: Trained Unarmored: Trained	-

Basic Gifts

You are Trained in Warrior class DC.

You gain the monk's Powerful Fists feature.

Choose 2 Power options:

• Focused Assault (Focus): If you have focus on a target, you have either +1 circumstance bonus to AC or to attack rolls against the target. If you use ranged attacks this bonus only applies to the first range increment. You gain the following action: 

Full Attack	Warrior 1
Defocus   Make a weapon Strike against a target you have Focus on then make an finesse or agile unarmed Strike against it. If the first Strike was with a 1-handed weapon, the additional Strike can also be with a one-handed weapon or any unarmed attack instead.

• Heavy Blows (Focus): If you have Focus on yourself, you deal 2 extra damage with melee, thrown and unarmed strikes. The damage increases by 1 at level 3 and every 4 levels thereafter (max. 7). The damage is the same that the weapon or unarmed attack normally deals or one of the associated damages of your source, you choose when you gain Focus. You gain the following action:

Furious Attack	Warrior 1
Defocus   Make a Strike against a target you have Focus on. The damage from Heavy Blows is doubled on this Strike.

• Equipment Maintenance (Material): You are trained in Crafting. You can Transmute material into equipment enhancements as a free action.enhancements. When you do, choose an equipment in your possession. The effect lasts until the end of your turn.turn Ifor you Transmute empowered during you daily preparations, this effect lastsfor the whole day.day for the Stable version. One piece of equipment can have multiple enhancements.
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  • Shield: +2 hardness per proficiency rank in Crafting
  • Armor: resistance equal to half your level rounded up to either B, P, S or one of the associated damage types of your source
  • Any fundamental rune of your level - 1 or lower.
  • Repair an item:item (no duration): item gains HP equal to 2 + your level. 4+level if you are expert in crafting, 6+level if master, 8+level if legendary.
• Martial Prowess Initial: Your Proficiencies in simple and martial weapons and unarmed attacks increases to Expert. When you select this, you don't select an option of your source.

Feats

Brawling Focus	Warrior 1
You can lose Focus to gain a +1 circumstance to checks to Trip, Push, Grapple and Reposition. If the Focus is on the target of the check, the bonus is +2 instead. While you have Focus you gain a +1 circumstance bonus to DCs against those checks. If you have Focus on a creature that targets you with such an action, the bonus is +2 instead.

Rushing Charge	Warrior 1
Stride up to 2 times and make a Strike.

School Mage

Arcane

You can cast arcane spells.

Initial Gifts

Key Attribute	Hitpoints	Perception	Saving Throws
Intelligence	6 + Constitution HP per level	Trained	Fortitute: Trained Reflex: Trained Will: Expert
Skills	Attacks	Defenses	Special
Trained in your choice of Acrobatics or Athletics Trained in a number of additional skills equal to 2 plus your Intelligence modifier	Simple: Trained Martial: Trained Unarmed: Trained	Unarmored: Trained	Trained in spell attacks and DC

Choose an Energy option from your Power Source. This gives you 1 Energy Point and the Energy Level progression or that pool size.

You gain a spellbook with 5 known Cantrips and 1 known rank 1 spell, all from the Arcane spell list. Every level after the first, you learn an additional spell of up to your rank.

Select a magic school of the wizard class. You gain its Focus Spell and learn its spells of up to your rank.

Preparation

During your morning preparations, you can prepare 1 spell per rank of your school spells into slots. If you cast a prepared spell slot you don't have to reduce your energy level.

Cast Slot Spell	Mage 1
To cast a slot spell, you have to lower your Energy Level by its rank. Any cost reductions for your Energy Level you have apply. If you cast a slot spell of your rank by lower your Energy Level, you cannot do so again until your Energy Level is completely refilled.

Select 1 Power option:

• Spell Battery (Focus): Choose a Focus option from your Power Source. Once per round you can cast cantrips with one less action if you have focus. Once per round you can lose Focus to cast a Focus spell without paying an Energy Point. The target of the Focus has to be one of the targets of those spells or in the area of those spells.
• Spell Mastery (Energy): Choose an Energy Option from your Power Source or increase your Energy pool by 1. When casting a slot spell, you can spend an Energy Point to reduce the Energy Level cost by 1.
• Scroll Mastery (Material): You can use Advanced Transmute to create 2 scrolls of spells you know per Material used. You can use Quick Transmute to create a spell catalyst for a specific spell. This catalyst can be used Energy Level cost reduction when casting that spell.