Hey everybody, I'm new to the Pathfinder RPG, but I've been playing D&D since the original Red Box Set (I hope that fact doesn't give away my age). I'm just trying to grasp all the subtle changes that were made since D&D 3.5. My DM wants to start a Pathfinder RPG game and I want to play a sorcerer of the Arcane Bloodline. My issue is that I personally find the Arcane Bond (Su) ability not the right "flavour" for a sorcerer (familiars are for wizards... just like trix are for kids...). One of the players in our group has the Pathfinder Chronicles Campaign Setting, and I discovered the Hidden Reserve (Su) alternate sorcerer ability. I find that this ability fits more with the "flavour" of what being a sorcerer is all about (self-reliant - not having to rely on spellbooks and spell components because the magic is within you). Uhmm... sorry about my personal rant... let me get right to my question:
My DM wants to incorporate the Hidden Reserve ability into his Pathfinder RPG campaign for my sorcerer character, but he wanted me to make sure the ability wasn't "broken". The ability states that you become fatigued if you use it to cast a spell of less than your highest level. It says you can use this ability a numbers of times per day equal to your Charisma Bonus, but not while fatigued or exhausted. The "broken" part is the fact that the fatigued condition takes 8 hours of full rest to remove, so this ability can only actually be used once per day.
Is there errata or an official update to this ability? If there isn't, he wanted to know if anybody had created any houserules for this ability that work. Maybe the fatigued condition is "special" like the fatigued conditioned caused by the Barbarian's Rage ability? Maybe the fatigued condition only last a number rounds equal to 2 or 3 times the spell level that was cast?
Please let me know what you think. Thanks for reading and responding to my thread.
Or clerics/druids/rangers (or potions) with lesser restoration. Heck, invest a little in Use Magic Device and just buy a wand of it.
The Fatigue condition can also be removed by magical effects, including Lesser Restoration (2nd level cleric, 1st level paladin spell), or a Mercy from Lay on Hands, etc. So that makes it usable more often (potentially "broken" in the too strong sense).
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Or clerics/druids/rangers (or potions) with lesser restoration. Heck, invest a little in Use Magic Device and just buy a wand of it.
Paladin actually, not Ranger. Plus they get it as a 1st level spell (great for making cheap wands).