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Are staves assumed to be recharged in the downtime between scenarios?
If the answer is yes, just say so and ignore the rest of this post :)
In order to recharge a staff, "so long as one or more of the spells cast by the staff is on his spell list and he is capable of casting at least one of the spells" and "the caster must forgo one prepared spell or spell slot of a level equal to the highest-level spell cast by the staff"
my question is kind of two-fold, and i know partially should be asked in the rules forum, but i really just want some sort of official answer for pfs on the above question, and if the answer is no, then:
if i am not a normal spellcasting class, but i can cast a spell the staff can cast and which is also the highest level spell the staff can cast, can i recharge it between scenarios? Since i don't have a 'spell list' i would think no.
my example would be my pfs rogue, who has a staff of minor arcana and also has the major magic rogue talent that lets him cast shield twice a day. the staff can only cast 2 spells, both of which are first level and one of which is shield. I know technically I need to make a UMD check to use the staff because the spell isn't on my 'spell list' (since i don't have one), but the staff recharge rules just say spellcaster, and i do cast spells.
and if the above answer is once again no, then is there any way a character can make a UMD check to charge a staff?
I am just worried that if my rogue spends 8k on the staff, once i burn through the 10 charges i would only be able to get fellow casters during the scenario to recharge it for me.
thank you for your help, and i do apologize if i put this in the incorrect forum.
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Its yes as long as you or a willing party member can recharge it. Its assumed that as you rest up between adventures at the speed of plot either your or a party member is filling it up. If you or a party member cannot fill it up, you'll have to pay someone to cast a spell equal to the highest level spell the staff holds.
Spell like abilities are not actual spell slots. I don't think they let you recharge the staff.
You can't make a UMD check to charge a staff. The staff needs the magical energy from the spell to charge, and you simply don't have it.
Getting a caster with shield or magic missile in the party should be reasonably common.
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You do realize it would be cheaper to buy a wand of shield (50 charges) for 750gp/2 PP or just a bunch of potions of Shield, right?
a staff can be recharged, and if i plan on using it every combat (like i do) the staff will be cheaper in the long run
Its yes as long as you or a willing party member can recharge it. Its assumed that as you rest up between adventures at the speed of plot either your or a party member is filling it up.
pfs your group changes from scenario to scenario, it would be quite common for me to find a wizard who could recharge it, since any level 1 wizard could. but for purposes of pfs, can it be assumed that some helpful pfs wizards back in absalom will recharge staves in between scenarios.
let me stress i'm speaking of in between scenarios. i am quite sure i could ask a fellow party member to replace a charge DURING a scenario, but i cannot rely on having a caster that is able to from adventure to adventure.
You can't make a UMD check to charge a staff. The staff needs the magical energy from the spell to charge, and you simply don't have it.
even if i were allowed to use a wand to recharge it with UMD i could manage that, even though it would go back to basically being a consumable (the staff casts shield better than a wand for those of you wondering why i don't just use the wand to cast it)
this is a special circumstance since most spellcasters could recharge their own staves in between scenarios.
this concern came to me once i saw that spell storing items cannot carry spells from one scenario to the next, they always start empty. to me recharging a staff falls into a similar category.
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pfs your group changes from scenario to scenario, it would be quite common for me to find a wizard who could recharge it, since any level 1 wizard could. but for purposes of pfs, can it be assumed that some helpful pfs wizards back in absalom will recharge staves in between scenarios.
No. For purposes of PFS in Abadar the society trusts, all others pay cash. Your party wizard can top off your staff during the downtime (at no effective cost/loss slots in either the current or next scenario), but if you want the society to do it you have to pay them.
even if i were allowed to use a wand to recharge it with UMD i could manage that, even though it would go back to basically being a consumable (the staff casts shield better than a wand for those of you wondering why i don't just use the wand to cast it)
It, by raw, has to be a spell slot.
this concern came to me once i saw that spell storing items cannot carry spells from one scenario to the next, they always start empty. to me recharging a staff falls into a similar category.
Staves are their own thing, its storing charges, not spells. I'll look it up if i haven't already been ninjad
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then going by RAW, honestly, that makes me think that in scenarios that are not listed by time, and even those that are, at the end of the scenario after all is said and done, mission completed, the group waits 1 day per charge i used in the scenario, before returning to the lodge so that the group's spellcaster can completely recharge my staff so i will at least have them for the next scenario, which may or may not have someone capable of recharging it.
i mean if i am having to use spells to fill the barbarian's spell storing ring at the beginning of the scenario(on my sorcerer), because the one's i cast at the beginning of the last scenario (that he didnt use) went away, i dont see why we shouldnt take a few days at the end to fix up any staves that were used.