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AD&D Character Class:  Illusionist
  A sub-class of magic-users, illusionists have similar restrictions on armor and weapons, relying mostly on spell power.  Illusionist spells are more limited in range and in number, but are generally more powerful in the lower levels; furthermore, illusionists advance much more rapidly to higher levels in the class, and their most powerful spells are obtained at a lower level.

  The illusionist must have a minimum intelligence of 15 and an minimum dexterity of 16, with only constitution and comeliness allowed to be below 6.  They may use any potions which are not limited to fighters only, illusionist scrolls, magic-user scrolls which contain spells useable by illusionists (all first level magic user spells are useable), all rings, specific rods, wands, and staves, miscellaneous magic items usable by all classes, crystal balls with no added powers, all robes but the robe of the arch-magi, any written works or books useable by magic-users, magic daggers, and any artifacts which would be useable devices if they were not magical (e.g., not a magic sword).  At level ten, illusionists can make magic items which sustain illusion, through a complex process.

  At level ten, an illusionist may construct a stronghold similar to that of an eleventh-level magic-user, with the same results.  All other details of illusionists match those for magic users in regard to hit points, combat tables, and other rules.

  Advancement table:

Level
From
To
-2
-2000
-1001
-1
-1000
-501
0
-500
-1
1
 Prestidigitator
0
2205
2
 Minor Trickster
2251
4500
3
 Trickster
4501
9000
4
 Master Trickster
9001
18000
5
 Cabalist
18001
35000
6
 Visionist
35001
60000
7
 Phantasmist
60001
95000
8
 Apparitionist
95001
145000
9
 Spellbinder
145001
220000
10
 Illusionist
220001
440000
  220000 xp/level above the 10th.

  Any Gnomes except Tinker Gnomes, and Occidental Humans may be Illusionists.

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