Help with oracle spell selection

[King_Of_The_Crossroads]

I'm playing a Half Orc Oracle of Lore in Wrath of the Righteous. Our characters just jumped two levels (apparently our DM forgot to give us a level during the AP, and so we gained two when we finished) from 4th to 6th.

My character is a support caster by nature; he's designed to emulate a "white mage" from the Final Fantasy series. He's not much of a melee combatant, and focuses mostly on buffing the party. I'm looking for advice on which spells I should add to my spell list, as well as spells I should just pick up as a scroll or as a Page of Spell Knowledge.

So far, I have:

Orisons: Create Water, Guidance, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Mending, Purify Food and Drink

1st Level: Bless, Divine Favor, Protection from Evil, Identify*, Cure Light Wounds*, Burning Disarm**

2nd Level: Burst of Radiance, Tongues*, Cure Moderate Wounds*

* Oracle Bonus spell
** Half Orc favored class bonus

So if I'm right, jumping from 4th to 6th level will grant me one new spell of each level from 0 to 3rd. In addition, the Half Orc favored class option would grant me another 1st level and 2nd level spell.

In addition, I have to option of trading a 1st and 2nd level spell in for a different option. So far, I'm tempted to trade away Protection from Evil so that I can pick up the communal version.

[King_Of_The_Crossroads]

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[King_Of_The_Crossroads]

Ah, that wonderful feeling of being ignored. It makes me feel so alive.

[Terriblemrgrimshaw]

Ha, I'll see if I can give you some help. I've been playing a Dark Tapestry Oracle in a RotRL game for about 8 months or so. Firstly, Burst of Radiance is a pretty good spell but I don't like the range. You have to be away from the party and in the middle of combat. Not the best place for an Oracle imo. I really like Instrument of Agony. Cast it on your party fighter and see that nauseate take effect. I also really like Pilfering hand. Disarm is so handy. I think if you are wanting more crowd control, check out Calm Emotions. It basically calls time out for the fight so you can buff ect. It also is an excellent way to counter a confusion spell. This happened to our party and saved us from a TPK.

[Corlindale]

Grace! Always Grace. I just finished playing a support Oracle from 1-15 and I promise that it will save your life SO many times.

Prayer is a decent party buff at low levels. But later on you'll probably be casting Blessing of Fervor instead (but then you can just trade it in for something else).

Dispel Magic is always nice to have, but perhaps it doesn't need to be the first choice.

[Haldrick]

You have not said if there is another divine caster in the party. If not then you need access to lesser restoration and remove paralysis. The later should be ok for a scroll or two. The first on the campaign. Spectral weapon can help in combat situations without risking your own skin.
Others to consider scroll of (Greater) magic weapon and align weapon

[JoCa]

Hold Person as a 3rd level spell, in my opinion, is always a solid choice. I was playing an inquisitor once, and new that spell. Saved the party because we were getting butchered. Three failed will saves later, and the heavy hitters were toast.

[keerawa]

As a spontaneous caster, I think Lesser Resto and Dispel Magic are incredibly useful.

I personally would just get a wand of Bless, since it doesn't scale with level, and would replace it with the scaling, immediate action Liberating Command. Grace is another level 1 immediate action spell that can be a life-saver.

Calm Emotions has a fantastic set of both offensive and defensive uses. If your GM allows Soothing Words, it is an incredibly versatile and powerful spell. You might find Shield Other useful, depending on your party.

You could take Resist Energy, and then replace it with Communal later.

[King_Of_The_Crossroads]

Haldrick wrote:

You have not said if there is another divine caster in the party. If not then you need access to lesser restoration and remove paralysis. The later should be ok for a scroll or two. The first on the campaign. Spectral weapon can help in combat situations without risking your own skin.

Others to consider scroll of (Greater) magic weapon and align weapon

You're right; I forgot to mention party composition. We have my oracle, a paladin, a magus, and a zen archer monk.

I'm the primary healer and only full caster in the party, so I'm trying to expand my usefulness without getting spread too thin. Lesser Restoration is definitely on my list of spells to pick up; from what I understand, there will be a lot of poison use and ability damaging monsters in this AP. I'm not certain if I want to pick up right away, though.

[King_Of_The_Crossroads]

JoCa wrote:

Hold Person as a 3rd level spell, in my opinion, is always a solid choice. I was playing an inquisitor once, and new that spell. Saved the party because we were getting butchered. Three failed will saves later, and the heavy hitters were toast.

Hold Person is a solid spell under normal circumstances, but I don't think it will work in Wrath of the Righteous; From the very start, we've encountered a large number of beasts and outsiders; every other cultist has been a tiefling, and I suspect it will only get worse.