So I built a ranger with the indomitable faith trait for the will save and for RP fun. Would it be reasonable to get my hands on a lesser strand of prayer beads?
If so how would I go about finding some without meta gaming?
Would a large church sell blessed prayer beads? Or would it be an important relic in a low-magic campaign? Something my church would loan me to aide my mission?
It's "lower magic" for P6, so it's not completely "LowMagic".
Let your GM know it's on your "wish list" and maybe he can incorporate it into the game. Otherwise, let him know "I'm shopping in this large town for prayer beads" and he may let you roll a 75% chance to find them if they're within the town's Base Price.
If he really wants to avoid the metagaming, let him know you'd like to either ask a holy man for advice, or roll Knowledge: Religion for some knowledge of the existence of an item like prayer beads that would aid you, THEN you can seek them out. But a good GM will often seize on opportunities like this to help build the story.