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The mystic arts

Chapter One: mystic classes

Kenza

that kenza are found where they are least expected,

from the court of the Emperor to the lowliest peasant

village. Their motives are closely guarded, which

makes their behavior inscrutable and unpredictable to

those around them.

Religion: The power of the kenza is drawn from

the natural world. Some kenza believe that the gods

created this world and must be revered as the ultimate

source of their power. Others believe the world came

into being through an interplay of natural forces,

and that the gods merely stumbled across it. Devout

kenza can be found (in small numbers) in all the

faiths common to medieval Japan, from Buddhism to

Shinto to Christianity.

Background: Most kenza show a talent for their

craft at a very young age and are apprenticed to a

more experienced magician early in life. Kenza are

always seeking to expand their numbers, and look

upon the training of these apprentices as a solemn

duty. This does not mean that life is easy for the

ﬂedgling mage—far from it. Before the kenza learns

his ﬁrst magic spell, he is introduced to a life of

hard work and expected to demonstrate a thorough

understanding of the laws of nature.

Bloodline: Kenza are born, not made, and this

innate talent manifests itself in people of all social

classes. Most kenza care little for issues of birth

and heredity; it’s difﬁcult to tell by their dress or

mannerisms whether a magician comes from a noble

background or is the basest of outcasts.

Other Classes: Kenza get along well with all other

professions, though some samurai naturally distrust

kenza for living outside the natural social order. On

the other hand, kenza get along very well with ronin,

ninja, and other “outcast” classes precisely because

they all exist outside the accepted social structure.

Role: A kenza serves the part of the traditional

mage very well, providing long-range attack spells

to supplement any archers in the party. At low levels

they need frontline ﬁghters to keep their foes at bay

while they work their magic; while they always

beneﬁt from such protection, this need lessens as the

power of the kenza’s spells grow.

The kenza is a master of the

elements, a mystic who can use his

knowledge of the magic arts to rain

destruction down on his enemies. His Ki is so strong

he can bend nature herself to his will. In a warrior

culture, the kenza is both respected and feared.

Adventures: The kenza is a seeker after

knowledge, and his adventures usually reﬂect that

quest. Kenza also travel the land seeking mentors

with whom to advance their knowledge of the

mystic arts. Occasionally a kenza takes service with

a daimyo and undertakes adventures at his lord’s

request.

Characteristics: The kenza is a master of

destructive magic who can harness the power of

nature to assault his foes. The kenza is also a skilled

scholar, and many members of this class live in the

wild, studying the sublime harmony of nature.

Honor: The kenza cares little about honor; he lives

in a society of his own governed by unique rules.

Living outside the rigid orderliness of society means

Game Rule Information

Kenza have the following game statistics.

Abilities: The most important ability for the kenza

is determined by his ﬁrst elemental mastery (see

below). Because casting spells in armor is difﬁcult, a

high Dexterity is also a key ability for the kenza.

Honor: Kenza can come from virtually any walk

of life; this class has no Honor requirements.

Hit Die: 1d6

Legends of the samurai: The mystic arts

Welcome to Legends of the Samurai: the Mystic Handbook, the second installment in the Legends of the

Samurai series. For all of you who read the ﬁrst book and hated it… well, you’re probably not reading this.

But for those of you who read the ﬁrst book and loved it, but proclaimed, “What, no magic?!”—this book is

for you.

Legends of the Samurai brings the mystical world of medieval Japan to life. This book details Japan’s

many exotic religions and varied forms of magic. New rules describe the means by which shokunin bring

enchanted weapons to life, and the ways that wielders can tap into the full potential of those weapons.

Also within these pages you’ll ﬁnd four new core classes for arcane and divine casters, a new magic

system, many new feats, an even greater number of new spells, new priestly domains, and rules for magical

weapons.

Class Skills

The kenza’s class skills (and the key ability for each

skill) are: Concentration (Con), Craft (alchemy) (Int),

Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Knowledge

(arcana, astrology, calligraphy, Chinese classics,

Chinese poetry, composition and rhetoric, divination,

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history, Japanese poetry, law, mathematics, medicine,

nature, nobility and royalty, politics, tactics) (Int)

Spellcraft (Int), and Survival.

Skill Points at 1 st Level: (4 + Int modiﬁer) x4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 4 + Int

modiﬁer.

• Cold: add Balance and Tumble to kenza class

skill list

• Earth: +2 bonus on all Fortitude saves

• Fire: add Bluff and Gather Information to kenza

class skill list

• Water: add Climb and Swim to kenza class skill

list

Once he has acquired multiple elemental spell lists

in this manner, the kenza may also choose spell lists

that combine two or more of his known elemental

masteries: magma and weather.

Alternatively, instead of selecting a new spell

list when he gains the Elemental Mastery ability,

the kenza may instead choose to master a spell list

he already knows. Each time the kenza selects an

already-acquired spell list, he may choose one of the

following abilities to apply to it:

Elemental Ease (Prerequisite Elemental

Mastery): The spell point cost of all spells of

the chosen element is reduced by -2 spell points.

The minimum spell point cost for each spell level

is the lowest amount that can be achieved on the

spell point table (0 spell points for 0 and 1 st level

spells, 1 spell point per level for all other spells).

Elemental Power (Prerequisite Elemental

Mastery): The DC for all spells of the chosen

element is increased by +2 spell points.

Elemental Resistance (Prerequisite

Elemental Mastery): You gain 1 DR

per spell level you can cast (i.e. without

overcasting) against attacks of the chosen

element (air, cold, earth, ﬁre or water). You

may choose this ability more than once.

Its effects stack.

Elemental Ease, Improved

(Prerequisite Elemental Ease): You may

apply any of the following to spells of

the chosen element: Enlarge Spell, Extend

Spell, Silent Spell and Still Spell. You do

not need the appropriate feat to apply these

Class Features

All of the following are class features of the kenza.

Weapon and Armor Proﬁciency: Weapon

Proﬁciency (Knives, Spears and Staves)

Arcane Spells: A kenza casts arcane spells drawn

from one or more of the elemental spell lists (see the

Elemental Mastery ability below for a description of

this process).

To cast a spell, a kenza must have a minimum

ability score equal to at least 10 + the spell’s level

(11 for a 1 st -level spell to as high as 19 for a 9 th -level

spell). The ability required is determined by the

element in question as detailed below; a kenza might

need many high abilities to be a master of all the

elements.

Like other spellcasters, the kenza has a limited

number of replenishable spell points with which to

cast spells, as detailed on Table 2-1: Spell Points. The

ﬁrst element selected by the kenza determines which

ability modiﬁes his spell points.

Elemental Mastery: At 1 st , 4 th , 8 th , 12 th , 16 th , and

20 th level the kenza gains the Elementary Mastery

ability, and may pick one of the following elemental

spell lists: Air, Cold, Earth, Fire or Water. The kenza

may cast spells based on that element normally. The

ﬁrst element a kenza chooses determines the ability

score from which he derives his bonus spell points:

Air (Wisdom), Cold (Dexterity), Earth (Constitution),

Fire (Charisma) or Water (Strength).

Each time a kenza acquires one of these ﬁve

elemental lists, he gains the following ability,

depending on the element selected:

• Air: add Spot and Listen to kenza class skill list

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effects to spells of the chosen element, and they do

not increase the casting cost of the spell in question.

You may only apply one of these effects to a given

spell casting, but you may change which effect to

apply from round to round.

Elemental Ease, Greater (Prerequisite Improved

Elemental Ease): You may apply any of the following

effects to spells of the chosen element: Empower

Spell, Maximize Spell, Quicken Spell or Widen Spell.

You do not need the appropriate feat to apply these

effects to spells of the chosen element, and they do

not increase the casting cost of the spell in question.

You may only apply one of these effects to a given

spell casting, but you may change which effect to

apply from round to round.

Elemental Solace: When near a large quantity of

an element he has mastered, the kenza ﬁnds it easier

to meditate and recover his strength. His spell point

recovery is increased by +1 per hour. This source

might be a campﬁre for a ﬁre kenza, a river or lake

for a water kenza, a mountain for an earth kenza or a

pure mountain breeze for an air kenza. At 14 th level,

this bonus increases to +2 spell points per hour.

Ki: Beginning at 5 th level the kenza can tap the

power of his Ki once per day. He can use his Ki to

cast any spell of 0-3 rd level without paying the spell

point cost. This ability may not be used on spells

marked with asterisk on the spell chart or on any spell

that has a metamagic feat applied to it.

At 10 th level the kenza can use his Ki twice per day

and can cast spells of up to 5 th level with this ability.

At 15 th level the kenza can use his Ki three times

per day and cast spells of up to 7 th level with this

ability.

At 20 th level the kenza can use his Ki four times per

day and cast spells of up to 9 th level with this ability.

Bonus Feats: At the levels indicated on the class

table, the kenza can choose a bonus feat from the

following list: Aikijutsu, Analytical Combat, Bojutsu,

Educated, Empower Spell, Enlarge Spell, Extend

Table 1-1: The Kenza

Level

Base Attack

Bonus

Fort

Save

Ref

Save

Will

Save

Special

1 st +0 +0 +0 +2

Elemental Mastery

2 nd +1 +0 +0 +3

3 rd +1 +1 +1 +3

Elemental Solace

4 th +2 +1 +1 +4

Elemental Mastery

5 th +2 +1 +1 +4

Ki 1/day (0-3rd level spells)

6 th +3 +2 +2 +5

Bonus Feat

7 th +3 +2 +2 +5

8 th +4 +2 +2 +6

Elemental Mastery

9 th +4 +3 +3 +6

Elemental Consort

10 th +5 +3 +3 +7

Ki 2/day (4th-5th level spells)

11 th +5 +3 +3 +7

12 th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8

Elemental Mastery; Bonus Feat

13 th +6/+1 +4 +4 +8

14 th +7/+2 +4 +4 +9

Elemental Solace (Greater)

15 th +7/+2 +5 +5 +9

Ki 3/day (6th-7th level spells)

16 th +8/+3 +5 +5 +10

Elemental Mastery

17 th +8/+3 +5 +5 +10

Elemental Consort, Greater

18 th +9/+4 +6 +6 +11

Bonus Feat

19 th +9/+4 +6 +6 +11

20 th +10/+5 +6 +6 +12 Elemental Mastery; Ki 4/day (8th-9th level spells)

Spell, Heighten Spell, Innate Spell, Jodo,

Jojutsu, Low Proﬁle, Maximize Spell, Metabolic

Fuel, Poise, Power Surge, Quicken Spell,

Renown, Silent Spell, Still Spell and Widen Spell.

Elemental Consort: At 9 th level the kenza can

summon elementals of any element for which he

has taken Elemental Mastery (in other words, of

any elemental spell type he can cast). The kenza can

summon 1 large elemental, 1-2 medium elementals or

1-3 small elementals of the chosen type. This ability

can be used once per day; elementals summoned in

this fashion remain until they are slain or until the

kenza dismisses them. They serve the kenza willingly

as a kindred spirit.

At 17 th level the kenza can summon 1 elder

elemental, 1-2 greater elementals, 1-3 huge

elementals, 1-4 large elementals, 1-6 medium

elementals or 1-8 small elementals.

Mahoutsukai

The mahoutsukai is a master of sorcery, or

so-called “black” magic. He does not wield

the power of the gods like the senkensha and the

shukke, nor can he shape nature to his will like the

kenza. Instead, the mahoutsukai relies on his ability

to bend the minds of others, making them see his lies

as reality. As his power grows, the mahoutsakai’s

lies are potent enough to actually reshape reality

in accordance with his will. Despite his power (or

perhaps because of it), the mahoutsukai is considered

a disreputable, dishonorable ﬁgure.

Adventures: The mahoutsukai is a wanderer by

nature, because he is something of an outcast. The

mahoutsukai is also an adventurer at heart and always

desires new, exciting experiences. These tendencies

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combine to make a mahoutsukai want to be “where

the action is”—in other words, in the middle of

trouble.

(or worse, a stain on the family honor worthy only of

death).

Other Classes: Since they are considered the

antithesis of honor, many mahoutsukai consort with

ninja, who are equally despised. Indeed, many ninja

train in the ways of mahoutsukai—one source of the

ninja’s reputation for hypnotic powers and the ability

to bend the will of others.

Role: The mahoutsukai provides information

and deception magic to his group, helping the party

achieve their aims subtly.

Characteristics: The mahoutsukai is a

master of enchantments and illusions.

He is a magical conman much like the

mountebanks and gypsies of Europe.

Honor: Many consider the

mahoutsukai the antithesis of honor.

Where the samurai strives to be clear

in his intentions (even when that

intention is to kill his opponent), the

mahoutsukai strives to deceive. The

kenza is understood by honorable men

and women, even though his tools are

the elements rather than the sword. The

mahoutsukai, however, uses deceit as his

weapon and wears his dishonor as a

badge.

Religion: Many mahoutsukai

revere Uzume and regard her as the

creator of their craft. Most mahoutsukai

use religion the same way they use

everything else: as a convenient tool for

deception, to be discarded the moment it

becomes cumbersome.

Background: Like most spellcasters,

mahoutsukai show a talent for their art at

a young age. A youth who demonstrates

a predilection for the ways of the

mahoutsukai is typically recruited by an

older mahoutsukai, who desires to pass

along the art and see it ﬂourish in future

generations.

Bloodline: Mahoutsukai come from all

bloodlines, but the majority rise from the

lower bloodlines which are more willing to cast

aside traditional notions of honor and loyalty. A

mahoutsukai from a noble or warrior family would

be considered a “black sheep” unworthy of mention

Game Rule Information

Mahoutsukai have the following game statistics.

Abilities: Charisma is the most important ability

for the mahoutsukai, as it helps him cast his spells

and weave his more mundane lies (through his many

Charisma-based skills). Intelligence and Dexterity

are also important, as the mahoutsukai must be quick

of mind and body when his deceptions are inevitably

discovered.

Honor: The mahoutsukai has no Honor

requirements.

Hit Die: 1d6

Class Skills

The mahoutsukai’s class skills (and the key ability

for each skill) are: Appraise (Int), Balance (Dex),

Bluff (Cha), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft

(alchemy) (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Diplomacy

(Cha), Disguise (Cha), Escape Artist (Dex), Forgery

(Int), Gather Information (Cha), Hide (Dex),

Knowledge (divination) (Int), Listen (Wis), Move

Silently (Dex), Sense Motive (Wis), Sleight of Hand

(Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Spot (Wis) and Use Rope

(Dex).

Skill Points at 1 st Level: (6 + Int. modiﬁer) x4.

Skill Points at Each Additional Level: 6 + Int

modiﬁer.

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