Wayang Arcanist gear advice


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Grand Lodge

I am building a Wayang arcanist for PFS and I am trying to find some good equipment. I am focusing on Shadow spells and Tenebrous Metamagic and stealth.

So far on my to buy list is:

Staff of the Entwined Serpents
(partially backstory reason, partially to always have an option in combat)
Belt of DEX (highest possible)
Headband of INT (highest possible)
Cloak of Resistance (highest possible)

I have (or will at 8th) a full 24 hours of Mage Armor via a SLA.

Rod of the Wayang (duplicates my racial abilities)

Any other thoughts?

Dark Archive

Handy Haversack (All your gear weighs 5 lbs, and a move action to retrieve rather than standard action).
Cracked Dusty Rose Ioun Stone (+1 initiative, 500 gold).
+1 Dueling Spiked Gauntlet (+4 Initiative, always able to aid others in combat, take AoOs, etc.)
+1 Hamaki (insert enchantment(s) here) = 2 AC, 0 ACP, 0 Spell Failure.
+1 Mithral Buckler (insert enchantment(s) here) = 2 AC, 0 ACP, 0 Spell Failure.
Jingasa of the Fortunate Soldier (ignore one crit against you per day, +1 luck bonus to AC).
Boots of the Cat (fall infinite distances for (at most) 20 points of damage).
Clear Spindle Ioun Stone (4,000 gold) + Wayfinder (750 gold) = you are now immune to mind control! Oh, and you no longer need to eat or drink.

RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16

Spellcaster. Ring of Sustenance.

==Aelryinth

Grand Lodge

Handy Haversack only converts the weight of the items you keep in it, not those you wear, like all the belts, headbands, capes, weapons, rods, staffs. MWK backpack and pathfinder pouches look like they cover this issue better in my instance, as most of my gear is a wear/wield to enjoy the benefit of.

Dueling gauntlet, I already have most of this (no dueling, but gain eschew materials) from the staff

Armor/shield, I have a +4 from the spells. That said, the greater shadowed ability is tempting (+15 stealth on something with a +15 stealth at level 1 sounds great)

I already have a strong Will, but being immune to the Natural 1 is always good.

The cracked stone, boots, and silly hat are things I could probally use.
Rings however are likely set as Wizardry I and Protection (as high as possible). Sustenance never seems to come up in PFS, though I am sure there are scenarios that is does out there.

I was thinking the CL ioun stone, as I think it would improve all my Caster Levels, and sticking in a wayfinder gives me a +0 - +3 CL.

Dark Archive

Ring of Wizardry:

This special ring comes in four varieties, all of them useful only to arcane spellcasters. The wearer’s arcane spells per day are doubled for one specific spell level. A ring of wizardry I doubles 1st-level spells, a ring of wizardry II doubles 2nd-level spells, a ring of wizardry III doubles 3rd-level spells, and a ring of wizardry IV doubles 4th-level spells. Bonus spells from high ability scores or school specialization are not doubled.

Slot ring; Price 20,000 gp (Type I), 40,000 gp (Type II), 70,000 gp (Type III), 100,000 gp (Type IV); Weight —

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This seemingly normal pearl of average size and luster is a potent aid to all spellcasters who prepare spells (clerics, druids, rangers, paladins, and wizards). Once per day on command, a pearl of power enables the possessor to recall any one spell that she had prepared and then cast that day. The spell is then prepared again, just as if it had not been cast. The spell must be of a particular level, depending on the pearl. Different pearls exist for recalling one spell per day of each level from 1st through 9th and for the recall of two spells per day (each of a different level, 6th or lower).

Slot —; Price 1,000 gp (1st), 4,000 gp (2nd), 9,000 gp (3rd), 16,000 gp (4th)

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Analysis:

the most you can ever gain from a Ring of Wizardry is 4 slots.

4 Level 1 Pearls of Power cost 4,000 gold. Ring of Wizardry I is 20,000 gold. 16,000 gold savings using PoP.
4 Level 2 Pearls of Power cost 16,000 gold. Ring of Wizardry II is 40,000 gold. 24,000 gold savings using PoP.
4 Level 3 Pearls of Power cost 36,000 gold. Ring of Wizardry III is 70,000 gold. 34,000 gold savings using PoP.
4 Level 4 Pearls of Power cost 64,000 gold. Ring of Wizardry IV is 100,000 gold. 36,000 gold savings using PoP.

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Conclusion:
Not only will you save thousands to tens of thousands of gold with Pearls of Power vs. the Rings of Wizardry, but you will also save your ring slot for something like Ring of Sustenance or Ring of Freedom of Movement.

RPG Superstar 2012 Top 16

Minor point: With the Ring you can memorize 8 different spells. With the Pearls you get 4 spells, but can cast them multiple times as needed.

==Aelryinth

Grand Lodge

Aelryinth wrote:

Minor point: With the Ring you can memorize 8 different spells. With the Pearls you get 4 spells, but can cast them multiple times as needed.

==Aelryinth

This is the benefit the ring gives, also I am an arcanist, not a wizard. As such a pearl has no real benefit (although I will likely need a sack of the runestones now that you mention it)

I was multiclassing 1 level of wizard for some utility spells and school power (and the free Spell Focus I get from PFS rules) so maybe a couple pearls will be useful, but I will still need the ring in the end.

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