Source: Ultimate Spheres of Power
It is amazing how some people can consider themselves masters of magic when they have no idea what it is or where it came from. For the cosmic sage, magic is a secondary effect of understanding the universe. He is a scientist who studies the fantastic.
This archetype requires sphere wizard.
Scribe Scroll
At 1st level, the cosmic sage gains the scribe scroll feat as a bonus feat. The cosmic sage may ignore the requirement to possess the base sphere when scribing or using a scroll, although scribing a scroll without the base sphere increases the DC of the Craft check by +5.
This alters scribe scroll.
Sagacious Secrets
Beginning at 2nd level, the cosmic sage begins to assemble magical secrets to aid in his spherecasting. He may create a book of notes and formulae that can help him assist in his spherecasting. Despite its contents, it is just a normal book, and if lost, can be replaced in about 8 hours - the book is only for quick reference.
When the cosmic sage spherecasts, he may consult his notes and gain a +1 enhancement bonus to caster level. This bonus increases by +1 every 4 levels after the 2nd, to a maximum of +5 at 18th level. Using this ability increases the casting to a fullround action, if it is not a full-round action or longer already.
This replaces sphere specialization from the sphere wizard archetype.
Author’s Note: The increase in casting time is applied after all other effects that increase casting time, such as meta-magic effects, and is applied even if the quicken meta-magic feat would lower the casting time. If the casting time is already a full-round action or greater, there is no further increase in casting time.
Archived: Original version (from before Ultimate Spheres of Power)