Editing Sha'ir (section)

==3e==
In 3e, things are simplified, turning the class into a Charisma-based Wizard. They gain access to a small number of "spells known", which are easier for their gen to retrieve, and retrieving spells essentially replaces the usual wizard mechanic of studying; they don't keep their spells forever, but they don't need to summon a spell directly beforehand either.

Retrieving a spell is based on a DC 20 Diplomacy (Charisma) check, modified favorably by the sha'ir's own level and unfavorably by spell level, if it's a divine spell, metamagic boosts, and if they screwed up a "barter roll" for the same spell earlier.

Depending on how well you rolled your stats, they could be '''hilariously''' overpowered, with the ability to cast any spell (like a wizard) at any time (like a sorcerer).

They don't get access to all [[Cleric]] spells in this edition either, just the "domain spells" from the [[Cleric Domain]]s of Air, Chaos, Earth, Fire, Knowledge, Law, Luck, Sun, and Water. All Wizard spells of 6th or lower of the Jin's element are considered to be on the Occultist's spell list.


====Pathfinder====
The [[Occultist]] class has a Sha'ir archetype, though it is vastly different from previous iterations and have nothing in common, beyond the Gen familiar and Genie lore.

The Gen, called Jin and using the statistics of small elementals minus a few features, act as occultist implements and are connected to the eight schools of magic, and one of the Air, Earth, Fire, and Water schools. The Occultist gains a gen at 1st, 6th, and 14th levels. Each Jin has a spell of each of its chosen schools per level the Occultist can cast. The Jin still have to be within 30 feet to grant access to the spells.

Further levels grant the Jin the ability to use the Occultist's saving throw and halt HP if higher, to give them the features they lost temporarily and later one of them permanently, and the statistics of a large, huge, and eventually elder elemental.

They also modify Outside contact, granting the Jin the ability to perform these tasks without the need to bribe them, but the Occultist loses the ability to cast that Jin's spells for the duration.

In return for all of this they do not get resonant powers for the elemental schools.