While some kineticists tap into the Astral Plane or elemental planes to create or manipulate the elements, the Spirit Bonded Kineticist makes pacts with the forces of nature themselves, bargaining with the kami and spirits of the wilds to tap into untold power.
Spirit Speaker
A spirit bonded kineticist does not gain access to utility wild talents. She uses her Constitution modifier in place of her Wisdom modifier and her kineticist level in place of her shaman level for the purposes of determining the effects of her spirit abilities and hexes gained from this archetype.
Mysterious Magic
At 2nd level, the spirit bonded kineticist gains a hex from the list of hexes available to all shamans. She gains an additional hex at 6th level and every 4 levels thereafter.
Elemental Spirit
At 4th level, the spirit bonded kineticist learns to connect with the spirits of the world, forming a bond with a shaman spirit that matches her elemental focus. She gains the spirit ability of the shaman spirit associated with her wild talent. She gains that spirit’s greater spirit ability at 8 level and its true spirit ability at 16 level.
Spirit Focus
A spirit bonded kineticist must choose to expand her understanding of her primary element at 7th and 15th level. She gains a hex from the spirit associate with her primary element in place of utility wild talent.
This modifies, but otherwise acts as, expanded element
Gift of the Wilds (Su)
At 12th level, the spirit bonded kineticist gains small elemental of her primary element as a familiar. This familiar gains the spirit animal power of the spirit associate with the spirit bonded kineticist’s primary element.
Manifestation
At 20th level, the spirit bonded kineticist gains the manifestation of the shaman spirit associated with her primary element.
A spirit bonded kineticist does not gain access to utility wild talents. She uses her Constitution modifier in place of her Wisdom modifier and her kineticist level in place of her shaman level for the purposes of determining the effects of her spirit abilities and hexes gained from this archetype.
Mysterious Magic
At 2nd level, the spirit bonded kineticist gains a hex from the list of hexes available to all shamans. She gains an additional hex at 6th level and every 4 levels thereafter.
Elemental Spirit
At 4th level, the spirit bonded kineticist learns to connect with the spirits of the world, forming a bond with a shaman spirit that matches her elemental focus. She gains the spirit ability of the shaman spirit associated with her wild talent. She gains that spirit’s greater spirit ability at 8 level and its true spirit ability at 16 level.
Spirit Focus
A spirit bonded kineticist must choose to expand her understanding of her primary element at 7th and 15th level. She gains a hex from the spirit associate with her primary element in place of utility wild talent.
This modifies, but otherwise acts as, expanded element
Gift of the Wilds (Su)
At 12th level, the spirit bonded kineticist gains small elemental of her primary element as a familiar. This familiar gains the spirit animal power of the spirit associate with the spirit bonded kineticist’s primary element.
Manifestation
At 20th level, the spirit bonded kineticist gains the manifestation of the shaman spirit associated with her primary element.