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nope sadly not

It sounds like they are incredibly similar and would most likely not stack as you would be replicating the same effect its a grey area intentional or not run it past your GM and have them rule but on face value it doesn't seem likely to stack

Well say your level 16 and you use the karma prayer beads at the time of casting you are effectively level 20 regardless of when the spell resolves it will have began as a spell being cast by a level 20 caster so even if its when you finish you are still resolving a caster level spell of 20

I believe so since at the time of initial casting youre considered 4 levels higher

Just add merciful spell and you got yourself the best swat officer around

I assume it would I could be wrong it sounds like the curse would take priority over the item and would prevent the item from being retrieved at the move rate

Before you start actually getting a group together start familiarizing yourself with the rules and now get to know them front and back. After you feel comfortable test the waters a bit with a solid prebuilt single play session fame (I recommend "We Be Goblins") and then get feedback from the players it will help you know where you need to improve.
I remember when I first started out I was pretty bad but every play session I would talk with players who would be me honest feedback and I never forgot that even to this day I still ask for some when I think a play session didn't go "right" in my mind