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Thanks for the reply Miles.
and you too dennis & sorry dennis, I needed it for my PFS Alchemist, and wanted to know if there was a way in PFS to get Detect Magic (Something like a Cracked OrangePrism Ioun Stone - that adds a 0-level spell to those known or prepared). I was directing it as a PFS question so that I don't get the stock "do this, if it's ok with your DM" that I get over on the generic board. That or useless suggestions...
Nosig, Because you don't like some of the answers you get in the rules forums, does not mean it belongs here.
Mike has told you that before....
Nosig, please in the future as a courtesy to the Forums, post your Threads in their proper location.
Or at least make a stronger argument on why it should be in the PFS forums :)
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Thanks for the reply Miles.
and you too dennis & sorry dennis, I needed it for my PFS Alchemist, and wanted to know if there was a way in PFS to get Detect Magic (Something like a Cracked OrangePrism Ioun Stone - that adds a 0-level spell to those known or prepared). I was directing it as a PFS question so that I don't get the stock "do this, if it's ok with your DM" that I get over on the generic board. That or useless suggestions...Nosig, Because you don't like some of the answers you get in the rules forums, does not mean it belongs here.
Mike has told you that before....
Nosig, please in the future as a courtesy to the Forums, post your Threads in their proper location.
Or at least make a stronger argument on why it should be in the PFS forums :)
Mike said if it ends up a rules debate. They have also acknowledged that the rules forum doesn't give RAW or RAI answers, they give "at my table" answers. Just because you don't like some threads, doesn't mean you need to read them and complain about them...
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In PFS, do plaids go together with polka dots?
In PFS, what temperature does water boil?
In PFS, does the earth revolve around the sun?Most important:
In PFS, is it cool to make off topic posts if I prefix them with "In PFS..."?
1) Only if a court bard.
2) It boils at whatever temp the wizard tells it to boil at.3) No. Golarion does, however.
4) Darn right.
Does having a spell like ability let you use Spell trigger items (wands) of that spell?
No, but Use Magic Device does, and that's a class skill for you. Since you're presumably doing this out of combat, you don't even need to be that great at it; you just have to succeed before you roll a nat 1.
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Strangely enough, I was looking this up, and I noticed you'd asked a similar question before on the Rules Forums... http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderR PG/rules/canAnAlchemistUseAWand
As you found out there, an Alchemist has the specific ability to activate Wands that appear on his or her formulae list (this is, as opposed to almost all other Caster classes, who can use any Wand that has a spell which simply appears on their class spell list).
So my advice? Get a Wand of Identify for 2 PP or 750 GP. It will give you 50 castings of Identify (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/i/identify), much in the same way I hope you already bought your Wand of Cure Light Wounds (and I hope you put both of those spells on your formulae list so you can use said wands - if not, I suggest you go spend some time in a scenario learning those spells).
Since I know the next inevitable question is going to be "how do I learn new formulae without having to level up and use up the formulae-learned-slot gained from a level up", here are the rules for adding new spells to your spellbook: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic#TOC-Adding-Spells-to-a-Wizard-s-Spellbo
Keep in mind too that the Alchemist's text specifically says that an Alchemist can add formulae to his or her formulae book the same way a Wizard adds spells to their spellbook.
I know the next question will be how do you do this in Organized Play. The answer is that you should consult your GM. You should ask and arrange with your GM that, at either the end or beginning of your scenario, you should get a chance to make a Spellcraft Check to add spells to your spellbook (or rather, formulae to your formulae book) using the rules linked above (spending the necessary GP and time and whatnot). The GM should observe the roll, and if you are successful, he or she adds that you learned those spells to your formulae book on the Scenario Chronicle Sheet.
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As you found out there, an Alchemist has the specific ability to activate Wands that appear on his or her formulae list (this is, as opposed to almost all other Caster classes, who can use any Wand that has a spell which simply appears on their class spell list).
You appear to be confusing formulae list with formulae book.
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Actually, I believe there is a vanity wayfinder that subs in Detect Magic for Light, so there you go...
Indeed, from the
Pathfinder Society PrimerDiscerning (5 PP): This wayfinder functions as normal, except the user can cast detect magic at will in place of light.
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Actually, I believe there is a vanity wayfinder that subs in Detect Magic for Light, so there you go...Indeed, from the
Pathfinder Society PrimerDiscerning (5 PP): This wayfinder functions as normal, except the user can cast detect magic at will in place of light.
I have a Lore Warden with Spellcraft traioned, who I am thinking about getting this for him....
Then again, Lore Wardens break a lot of "SOP" for Fighters, anyhow.
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Actually, I believe there is a vanity wayfinder that subs in Detect Magic for Light, so there you go...Indeed, from the
Pathfinder Society PrimerDiscerning (5 PP): This wayfinder functions as normal, except the user can cast detect magic at will in place of light.
I have a Lore Warden with Spellcraft traioned, who I am thinking about getting this for him....
Then again, Lore Wardens break a lot of "SOP" for Fighters, anyhow.
I'm planning on doing the same thing with my 16 Int Lore Warden archer. Between identifying magic items and attempting all the Knowledge and Linguistic checks, I want to see how many times I can make the GM say "Aren't you a Fighter?"
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Elves of Golarion has an option. {discounted PDF this month}
Arcane Dabbler: Though your magical studies were decades ago, you still remember your favorite little trick.
Choose a 0-level arcane spell. You may cast that spell once per day as a spell-like ability. Your caster level is equal to your highest class level in a spellcasting class; if you have no caster level, it functions at CL 1st. The spell-like ability’s save DC is Intelligence- or Charisma-based (chosen when you select this trait).
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You're a day late and a dollar short. :P
There's that Rogue Talent "minor magic" that will let you do it 3/day. There's the "Envoy" elf alternate racial trait that will let you do it once per day.
