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In Pathfinder Society, I know it's common practice to use your first 2 PA to get a "free" Wand of Cure Light Wounds. I also know that for Sorcerers/Wizards, a common second PA purchase is a Wand of Magic Missile. My question is this: what other 1st-level wands are worth PA-ing? I have a cleric who just hit level 2, and has acquired the aforementioned WoCLW. I was considering getting a Wand of Shield of Faith, to tap all the melee guys before opening a suspicious door. Worthwhile?
I prefer to save most of my PA up for a Raise Dead spell, personally.
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That's not a bad idea, but I think I would lean towards bless myself.
I had considered Bless, but I thought it might fail to scale with our challenges a bit. I mean, at maybe 3 shots per scenario, that's 16 scenarios or 5 levels. I haven't really played high-level clerics... does Bless get used at level 6-7?
I prefer to save most of my PA up for a Raise Dead spell, personally.
Yes, but I think I can spare the first 4 (2 being for the aforementioned WoCLW), don't you think? My level 3 fighter has spent 4 PA (WoCLW and a nice bow) and is now getting close to the threshold of a PA Raise. Or do you think he's just been lucky so far?
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Other decent wands:
Mage armor (I've seen a lot of monks carrying these having other characters use it on them, or using UMD)
Infernal healing, particularly if you can use it yourself.
Vanish, disappear for one round with no AoO or hit the fighter with it so he can have a round of invisible movement.
Silent Image
Expeditious Excavation, Instant cover
Anticipate peril, instant 'Improved Initiative' for the boss fights
Most of these will last for a long time.
Kind of an interesting observation, By the time you have enough PA for a raise dead you are getting 2,000+ gold per mission. So you can just save up the gold fairly quickly at that point so I just changed over to burning PA on wands and scrolls. Hopefully there will be more interesting options for PA soon.
I prefer to save most of my PA up for a Raise Dead spell, personally.Yes, but I think I can spare the first 4 (2 being for the aforementioned WoCLW), don't you think? My level 3 fighter has spent 4 PA (WoCLW and a nice bow) and is now getting close to the threshold of a PA Raise. Or do you think he's just been lucky so far?
My experience may be skewed by the fact that I've played a lot of Season 0 adventures, of course.
But generally speaking, my attitude towards wands is this: if you don't expect to use it 20+ times over the course of your character's career, you're probably better off just buying a few scrolls. Since a PFS character only lasts for 33 adventures (and towards the end, you're probably not wasting your time using level 1 wands any more), that's probably not the case for most spells.
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Kind of an interesting observation, By the time you have enough PA for a raise dead you are getting 2,000+ gold per mission. So you can just save up the gold fairly quickly at that point so I just changed over to burning PA on wands and scrolls. Hopefully there will be more interesting options for PA soon.
That's risky, 0gre. There's no way in PFS to "bank" money; you have to carry all your loot with you everywhere you go. Many times, whoever killed you will also loot your body. It doesn't matter how much gold you had at the beginning of the scenario, or how much your actions would have earned; if you're stripped penniless when they kill you, then you can't pay gold for a raise dead.
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Kind of an interesting observation, By the time you have enough PA for a raise dead you are getting 2,000+ gold per mission. So you can just save up the gold fairly quickly at that point so I just changed over to burning PA on wands and scrolls. Hopefully there will be more interesting options for PA soon.That's risky, 0gre. There's no way in PFS to "bank" money; you have to carry all your loot with you everywhere you go. Many times, whoever killed you will also loot your body. It doesn't matter how much gold you had at the beginning of the scenario, or how much your actions would have earned; if you're stripped penniless when they kill you, then you can't pay gold for a raise dead.
Unless it's a TPK or an enemy who manages to loot your body and escape all while the rest of the party is fighting against them, I don't see how you'll be left penniless when you die.
What does PA stand for anyway?
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Kind of an interesting observation, By the time you have enough PA for a raise dead you are getting 2,000+ gold per mission. So you can just save up the gold fairly quickly at that point so I just changed over to burning PA on wands and scrolls. Hopefully there will be more interesting options for PA soon.That's risky, 0gre. There's no way in PFS to "bank" money; you have to carry all your loot with you everywhere you go. Many times, whoever killed you will also loot your body. It doesn't matter how much gold you had at the beginning of the scenario, or how much your actions would have earned; if you're stripped penniless when they kill you, then you can't pay gold for a raise dead.
I'd honestly never thought about this.
Pretty much any character that is killed and has his body looted is screwed regardless. Is there something inherent in getting raised through PA that saves you from this?
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What does PA stand for anyway?
Prestige Award. As you adventure in Society play, you have side objectives related to your character's faction, and achieving them gains you PA. You can spend PA to get "free" spellcasting services or items, within certain limits.