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I have really liked playing my Occultist so far. I took Evocation and Conjuration, and with my level up to 2, I will be taking Transmutation next I think.

I love the versatility of the Energy Ray, and the Servitor ability is a good thing to have in certain situations. I wish the Occultist got a couple more cantrip (knack) spells. I would also love to see a way to gain back focus points like a special feat (such as extra hex for the Witch) or possibly a way to gain them by through actions such as the Gunslinger's Grit points.

Overall though, I like the class so far. I think it has great flair. I can't argue with a class that lets me play Dresden. I look forward to seeing how the character progresses at higher levels. With each of the sessions I have played so far, my Occultist has been useful, hasn't felt under or over powered, and she survived. At level 1 sometimes survival is the hardest part.

I built an Occultist for Gamehole Con, which took place the first weekend in November. I've had the opportunity to play her twice so far, the first in Trial by Machine and the second in Level 2 of Emerald Spire.

I went with Evocation and Conjuration as my two schools. Being able to use the energy ray and shocking grasp from the evocation school was great against certain season 6 baddies. And because I was able to use my increased int score to load up on skills, I had good enough perception and disable device scores to act as an impromptu rogue in Emerald Spire. I'm debating taking a level of Rogue so that I can have the trap finding ability.

I can see uses for the Servitor summoning ability, but as stated above, it was hit or miss for Emerald Spire. Up against skeletons and such, my little eagle didn't do any real damage, but it gave flanking to some of my companions and was able to offer a bit of distraction during battle.

So far, I'm really liking how the Occultist plays. I just leveled to two after Emerald Spire, so I think my next school choice will be Transmutation. I'm hoping to get in at least two more games before the playtest is over.