Words of Power Psychic Classes


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Is it possible to take the Words of Power option with a psychic-casting class?

Grand Lodge

Without rereading the words of power material I would think not as psychic magic has no spoken components specifically. ..


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Well, you would be completely on your own to work out the details....


Do you see any support in Occult Adventures for psychic classes using the Words of Power system? If not, then that should be your answer outside of house rules.


I dunno, this kinda seems to backdoor it... (provided your table uses the optional wordcasting rules)

Experimental Spellcaster wrote:

Despite casting spells, you dabble in the art of wordcasting.

Prerequisites: Ability to cast spells.

Benefit: Select one class that grants you the ability to cast spells. You can now use the slots from that class to cast a limited number of words of power spells. Add all of the target words to your spell list and your spellbook, familiar, or list of spells known. In addition, add the boost meta word and one effect word of any level you can cast in the chosen class.

Special: You can take this feat multiple times. Each additional time you select this feat, add two effect or meta words to your spellbook, familiar, or list of spells known.


Archaeik wrote:

I dunno, this kinda seems to backdoor it... (provided your table uses the optional wordcasting rules)

Experimental Spellcaster wrote:

Despite casting spells, you dabble in the art of wordcasting.

Prerequisites: Ability to cast spells.

Benefit: Select one class that grants you the ability to cast spells. You can now use the slots from that class to cast a limited number of words of power spells. Add all of the target words to your spell list and your spellbook, familiar, or list of spells known. In addition, add the boost meta word and one effect word of any level you can cast in the chosen class.

Special: You can take this feat multiple times. Each additional time you select this feat, add two effect or meta words to your spellbook, familiar, or list of spells known.

That is an interestingly worded feat, now that I look at it. Doesn't specify that the effect word must be from your spell list.


Let's take it a step further as well, and say that RAI is "chosen class" must be both a class you have levels in and one that has a 'class word[spell] list'... (which, reading it again, I'm sure this is the intent)

The Sorcerer Psychic bloodline arcana converts that class to psychic casting, so there is at least 1 RAW option to accomplish this.


You can be a psychic wordcaster without much issue, use the Bard, Inquisitors, Oracles, Sorcerers, and Summoner learning rules and replace the verbal component with the thought component.


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Milo v3 wrote:
You can be a psychic wordcaster without much issue, use the Bard, Inquisitors, Oracles, Sorcerers, and Summoner learning rules and replace the verbal component with the thought component.

Those rules reference these lists is the issue. Given that the psychic casters get their own spell lists, it makes sense they would get their own word list accordingly.

Now, you might potentially do something with Pathfinder Savant to also pick up a few words, but otherwise it seem very difficult to get spellwords added to your class list.

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