Pearl of Power - Who Does it Work For? Paizoites Assemble!


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Fellow Paizoites (Paizoans? Paizolonians?)

I am curious what your take is on the following issue:

Pearl of Power says :

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.

Crafting Requirements says:

Requirements Craft Wondrous Item, creator must be able to cast spells of the spell level to be recalled ; [costs per spell level from here].

Emphasis Mine.

Can a wizard craft a pearl or power and then can another class use it? Or does the user have to be of the same class? (The word "prepare" is used in reference to clerics too you see) I am curious what the community thinks about this and what they would allow in their own games.

Thanks.


Any character that prepares spells (Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard) and can cast spells of the pearls level can use a pearl of power, regardless of what class of character made it.


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PirateDevon wrote:
Can a wizard craft a pearl or power and then can another class use it?

This may be another of my unconcious hold-overs from v3.5, but I always thought that Pearls of Power came in Arcane and Divine varieties, i.e. an Arcane Pearl of Power or a Divine Pearl of Power.

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SlimGauge wrote:
PirateDevon wrote:
Can a wizard craft a pearl or power and then can another class use it?
This may be another of my unconcious hold-overs from v3.5, but I always thought that Pearls of Power came in Arcane and Divine varieties, i.e. an Arcane Pearl of Power or a Divine Pearl of Power.

That is exactly what I am worried about. Is my 3.5 brain interfering with delicious Pathfinder flexibility?


PirateDevon wrote:
SlimGauge wrote:
PirateDevon wrote:
Can a wizard craft a pearl or power and then can another class use it?
This may be another of my unconcious hold-overs from v3.5, but I always thought that Pearls of Power came in Arcane and Divine varieties, i.e. an Arcane Pearl of Power or a Divine Pearl of Power.
That is exactly what I am worried about. Is my 3.5 brain interfering with delicious Pathfinder flexibility?

Yes, the only place where the Divine/Arcane divide still exists is scrolls. Even then a lot of groups houserule that scrolls are neither arcane nor divine. Saves a lot of book keeping.

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Thanks folks that helps, I appreciate it.

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