I really have a boner for the idea of a Battlemage, and my first submission ever was an attempt at exactly that. Since I have recently started making less-shit ideas, I figured I'd revamp my favorite class idea. Get ready for...
The key idea behind the Battlemage is that he uses magic and weapons to amplify each other, not just one alongside the other like a Spelblade. Whether you think he's needed or not, bon appétit.
Notes:
The Battlemage's central theme (aside from wielding the elements to empower his melee combat) is versatility. That's why he gets relatively little extra Stamina and gold, but has access to 8 abilities in addition to a few default ones. I tried to balance everything, but I'm not a game designer for a reason (that reason is actually because I'm 17 but that's besides the point). The Battlemage can pick and choose those 8 abilities from one of the 4 natures/affinities/attunements/whatever-you-want-to-call-ems, plus he gets 2 standard skills and an Ultimate (even though Rawb never uses these, I will continue to design convoluted Ultimate abilities; you'll fall for them one day or another!). He also has a rules card explaining the elemental effects of each of those many-named thingies.
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