Probably a no brainer question to everyone, but I am trying my hand at casters for the firs time and a witch seems the most like what I would want to play. Anyway, for my question, in the section on witch familiars, it mentions:
A witch must commune with her familiar each day to prepare her spells. Familiars store all of the spells that a witch knows, and a witch cannot prepare a spell that is not stored by her familiar. A witch’s familiar begins play storing all of the 0-level witch spells plus three 1st level spells of the witch’s choice. The witch also selects a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to her Intelligence modifier to store in her familiar. At each new witch level, she adds two new spells of any spell level or levels that she can cast (based on her new witch level) to her familiar. A witch can also add additional spells to her familiar through a special ritual.
Does this mean that a witch gets additional spells that they can cast (outside of their class and intelligence modifier allotted spells) or does it mean something else?
Again, my apologies as this may be a no brainer to folks, but I am still trying to wrap my head around it.
Never played a caster, so that doesn't mean anything to me :(
You get your number of spells per day from your int and class level. In order to prepare your spells, you have to commune with your familiar. You don't know your spells on your own and if you lose your familiar, you can't prepare spells until you get a new one.
Wizards write spells in their book and have to study the ones they want to prepare each day. Same idea, lose your spell book and you can't prepare them the next day.
That makes sense. The one question is brings up to me, however, is the following. It says:
A witch’s familiar begins play storing all of the 0-level witch spells plus three 1st level spells of the witch’s choice. The witch also selects a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to her Intelligence modifier to store in her familiar.
So, as a level 2 witch with a Int mod of 4, I get 4 0 level spells and 3 1st level spells. Looking at the bold part above, does that mean that I store an additional 4 1st level spells in my familiar too? If so, are those also spells that I can cast? If not, what does that mean?
I hope my question makes sense...thanks for the responses!
That makes sense. The one question is brings up to me, however, is the following. It says:
A witch’s familiar begins play storing all of the 0-level witch spells plus three 1st level spells of the witch’s choice. The witch also selects a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to her Intelligence modifier to store in her familiar.So, as a level 2 witch with a Int mod of 4, I get 4 0 level spells and 3 1st level spells. Looking at the bold part above, does that mean that I store an additional 4 1st level spells in my familiar too? If so, are those also spells that I can cast? If not, what does that mean?
I hope my question makes sense...thanks for the responses!
What you quoted was from the Witch's Familiar section. This is your spells known. It is the number of spells stored in her familiar when she is first created as a first level character. She also gets 2 more for each additional level. She also gets Patron Spells on every even level. Any other spells she wants must be added to the familiar per the Adding Spells to a Witch's Familiar rules.
What you can cast is based on the Class Skills table with bonus spells based on your Int (your casting stat) in the Table: Ability Modifiers and Bonus Spells.
/cevah
Alright, this is starting to make more sense. Thank you for the feedback! This should be, hopefully, my last question...does this mean that, as a 2nd level witch with an int modifier of four, I can prepare 7 (3 for my level/mod bonus and 4 more for the int modifier as bolded above) spells each day, but only cast 3 of them?
Ok, let's see if I got it this time!
So I have mastered those 7 level 1 spells (three 1st level spells of the witch’s choice and a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to her Intelligence modifier which is four for me) and they are stored in my familiar? Of those 7, I can only cast 3 each day once I have prepared them?
Ok, let's see if I got it this time!
So I have mastered those 7 level 1 spells (three 1st level spells of the witch’s choice and a number of additional 1st-level spells equal to her Intelligence modifier which is four for me) and they are stored in my familiar? Of those 7, I can only cast 3 each day once I have prepared them?
Almost--
you can actually cast and prepare more than 1st level spells per day:
you get extra from having a high intelligence modifier
So in your case you can cast 4 1st level spells per day (3 from being a witch and one extra from your high intelligence score).
Math error:
Witch 2nd level gets 4@0/2@1. Bonus 1st level spell makes that 4@0/3@1.ingenuus had it right.
/cevah
Yay, I did something right!
Anyway, thanks for all the responses everyone...I have FINALLY been able to wrap my head around this. I greatly appreciate it!