Mesmerist - Pathfinder 1e Class Conversion

Check out the source material here: Mesmerist (Archives of Nethys)

Level 20 is supported, but a level cap expansion mod is not required to play this class

Overview

For a game that heavily features mindflayers and themes of psychic power, I always felt that the player options for a psychic-based character were lacking.

Enter the Mesmerist: a class from Pathfinder that's all about psychic casting, mental control, enchantment and illusion. They're a class heavily focused on single-target debuffs, making them excellent for locking down major threats. Your choice of subclass will help you specialize in becoming an even better debuffer, buffing your allies, or giving you the skills necessary to wade into melee combat.

The Mesmerist is a charisma-based spontaneous caster, making them an excellent party face. Masters of deceit, they'll almost never get caught in a lie, and have a number of tricks up their sleeves for when combat rolls around. They excel with melee weaponry, especially with weapons that are one-handed and deal piercing damage. They have potent spells to debilitate the minds of their foes, though beware the enemies whose minds are fortified against such magics (or enemies that don't have a brain).

Hit Die: d8

Armor Proficiency: Light

Weapon Proficiency: Simple Weapons, Hand Crossbows, Finesse Weapons (Rapiers, Scimitars, Shortswords)

Saving Throw Proficiency: Dexterity, Charisma

Skill Proficiency: Choose three from: Arcana, Deception, History, Intimidation, Insight, Investigation, Perception, Performance, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand, Stealth

Class Tags: Bard, Rogue

All Mesmerists, regardless of subclass, gain access to the following abilities:

Hypnotic Stare

Cost: Bonus Action

Range: 9m/30ft

Focus your stare against a target, inflicting 1 turn of Mesmeric Gaze on them for as long as the Stare persists. The stare will persist until either you or the target are dead, you switch the stare to a new target, or you simply end the stare's effects on that target (with a temporary spell added to the hotbar).

At 5th level and 11th level, the number of turns of Mesmeric Gaze inflicted increases by 1.

Mesmeric Gaze is