Sinscarred Boon

[MrRetsej]

I received the Sinscarred Boon not long ago but for the life of me can't decide on a school of magic to apply towards it. For those unfamiliar with the boon, it awards a permanent +1 bonus on saving throws against spells of one school of magic, boon holder's choice. It also providesa +2 bonus to Spellcraft checks to identify spells of the same school.

I intend to apply this to my level 7 Wizard. My instincts lean towards the Evocation or Necromancy schools but I'd like the input of people with experience playing tiers 7+ in PFS. How common are "Save or Die" Necromancy spells at that level? How common are "Save or Suck" spells from the Enchantment or Transmutation school? Or is Evocation really the most common villain attack school?

Any and all input would be appreciated.

[Harley Quinn X]

At higher levels, Enchantment and Transmutation have lots of "Save or Suck" spells. Baleful Polymorph (Transmutation) and Feeblemind (Enchantment) get thrown about in higher level play, and both can ruin anyone's day. Necromancy does have some powerful "Save or Die" spells like Suffocation but I haven't seem them used too much. I have seen that particular one used though, so make sure your Fortitude saves are in order.

I would say the most common ones come from the Enchantment school, but there are more ways around those in my opinion.

[DrSwordopolis]

Yeah, I'd tend to go Transmutation simply because that protects against both Baleful Polymorph and (more importantly) Disintegrate.

I don't think I've ever seen suffocation used, but against an NPC I'm not worried about having to make three consecutive saves. Against a disintegrate that can potentially drop 26d6 of pain on me, different story.

Evocation isn't really anything to worry about; that's what resist energy is for. =)

[MrRetsej]

Thank you for the advice! I think Transmutation it shall be.