Actually... I see it a bit differently.
To Q1, this is how I see it.
-If you are any sort of caster, you get the spell in your spells known (or, for prep arcane casters, your method of "storing" known spells.)
-If you are not a caster (and this includes alchemists,) you get nothing. Also, just what in the secret names of Korgash are you doing taking ARCANE bloodline as a non-caster? :P
To Q2:
The BP refers to spells whose level you can cast.
"At 9th level, you can add any one spell from the sorcerer/wizard spell list to your list of spells known. This spell must be of a level that you are capable of casting. You can also add one additional spell at 13th level and 17th level."
An 11th level cleric is capable of casting 6th level spells, and may therefore take a 6th level sorcerer spell; it does not matter that a Sor 9 is limited to 4th level spells.
And, finally, to Q3:
At the slot corresponding to the spell's sorcerer level. The cleric may prepare her new L6 spell in one of her normal L6 slots.
The oracle (who at L11 hasn't gained her 6th level spells yet) could pick any sorcerer spell up to L5; its level determines what slot you will normally use.
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Edit to add: New arcana, as written, doesn't require any pseudo-class. It only requires that you be able to cast spells of the same level as the desired spell.
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this FAQ stops an oracle from gaining wizard spells from this.
You get the spells as 'spells known', even if you're a Fighter.
You do not have any way to deliver the spells unless they're compatible with your spell list. So basically, what Chess Pwn said.
Wouldn't New Arcana prevent you from choosing any spells as a Fighter, because it calls out "a level that you are capable of casting" ? On the other hand, an 11th level cleric (or wizard) can choose a sixth level spell.
And now I have some other questions - for which the FAQ can be credited or blamed. Assume that the spell is on the sorcerer list and the feat-taker's list.
1. If an arcanist takes new arcana, is it a bonus (but fixed) spell known, or it only known as an option for what the arcanist can load? (I'd say the former.)
2. Certain spells (eg, antimagic field) are lower level for sorcerers than for clerics. As such, if an oracle takes I. Eldritch Heritage (New Arcana) at L13, can he:
-Take AMF and cast it as a 6th level spell now; or
-Take AMF, still be forced to wait until L16, and cast it as a 6th level spell; or
-Take AMF, which is useless to him because he has to wait until L16 and cast it as 8th level?
(The reverse, with hold person as an example, is similar but less of a problem.)
3. For pure prep casters, is the spell "known":
-In the Spell Mastery sense, as a spell you can prep without the spellbook; or
-As a spell added to your spellbook; or
-If a divine-prep caster, as a new option that your spell-source can grant; or
-As a known spell (in the spontaneous caster sense) and so you can't use it because you don't cast that way?
D. Not take AMF, because it's not of a spell level that he can cast.
Rewinding:
-New Arcana adds a sorcerer spell. You must pick a spell of a level you are capable of casting.-AMF is a 6th level sorcerer spell.
-A 13th level oracle (of 16 Cha or higher, of course) is capable of casting 6th level spells.
-AMF is on the cleric spell list. (At 8th level, but that should not matter here, because New Arcana is giving you the spell from the sorcerer list and therefore at the sorcerer-spell level.)
Therefore, a 13th level oracle gaining New Arcana can pick AMF.
Spellbook for the former, spell-source for the latter (which makes it entirely useless- if a prepared divine caster has the spell on his list he can cast it, so making it a 'spell known' is pointless since he already knows the spell by definition).
Actually... it depends on the oracle question. It may be possible to make it a "spell known" at a lower level than your class normally gets it.
Sandslice, the spell doesn't appear on the oracle spell list as a 6th level spell, so it can't be added to spells known as a 6th level spell other than by a class feature of the oracle class. IEH doesn't work for this, as per the FAQ linked upthread.
Sandslice, the spell doesn't appear on the oracle spell list as a 6th level spell, so it can't be added to spells known as a 6th level spell other than by a class feature of the oracle class. IEH doesn't work for this, as per the FAQ linked upthread.
That addresses spells that aren't on your own class list. If it's also intended to exclude spells that are on your list but at a different spell-level, then I'd suggest that New Arcana should be considered for an errata, so that it can't be gained through Eldritch Heritage unless you have the bloodline class feature (ie, sorcerers and bloodragers.)
There's really no need for that, since IEH can be used to take the 3rd level bloodline power as well, and that does have effects that can be used by any spellcaster. The Eldritch Heritage line allowing one to take bloodline powers that have no effect, due to a class not having features that allow the powers to be used, is not a problem with the feats or the class features. One simply does not choose those bloodline powers when taking the feat.
There's really no need for that, since IEH can be used to take the 3rd level bloodline power as well, and that does have effects that can be used by any spellcaster.
Metamagic Adept only works for spontaneous casters, because its mechanic has no meaning for prep casters. An oracle could use it, but a cleric couldn't.
Thread resurrection!
If an arcane bloodline sorcerer of 14th level puts on the robe of arcane heritage, he would get another spell from new arcana. If he takes the robe off and puts it back on, does he get to change the spell?
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Thread resurrection!
If an arcane bloodline sorcerer of 14th level puts on the robe of arcane heritage, he would get another spell from new arcana. If he takes the robe off and puts it back on, does he get to change the spell?
I don't think there is a specific FAQ, but for other items/spells/etc. giving temporarily an additional known spell, there are FAQs, and they all boil down to "once you have chosen a spell, you are struck with it".
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APG Effective Level Increases From Magic Items FAQ, 2010 so no extra spells.Thread resurrection!
If an arcane bloodline sorcerer of 14th level puts on the robe of arcane heritage, he would get another spell from new arcana. If he takes the robe off and puts it back on, does he get to change the spell?
That's not exactly true. Quoting the part of the FAQ I think you are referencing:
The robes say "treats her sorcerer level as 4 higher than normal for the purpose of determining what bloodline powers she can use and their effects. Note that bloodline powers, bloodline arcana, bonus spells, and bloodline feats are three separate abilities of the sorcerer class; the robes only affect the bloodline powers.
A sorcerer of a different bloodline would not get any new spells. However; the arcane bloodline power "New Arcana" does grant additional spells at 9th, 13th, and 17th levels. So she would get an additional spell.
I'm going to hunt for some references, but I'm with Diego on this one. Once you choose that spell, you are stuck with it. Even if you bought an entirely new robe of arcane heritage. (Because the spell isn't being granted directly from the robe, it's granted by your effective bloodline power increasing.)
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If an arcane bloodline sorcerer of 14th level puts on the robe of arcane heritage, he would get another spell from new arcana. If he takes the robe off and puts it back on, does he get to change the spell?
Did some digging, and I couldn't find any generally extensible rules that would cover it. To some degree, it's a GM decision. I'm generally in the "anti-cheese" camp, so I'd say it can't be changed.
This is a second-order (indirect) effect, of which there are so many possibilities the PF1 rules and FAQs can't really cover even a fraction of the potential interactions. They were pretty good at defining the limitations of first-order effects - the paragon surge feat is fixed for the day, skill ranks from Headband of Vast Intelligence are locked to the individual headband, etc. But in this case the Robe of Arcane Heritage increases your bloodline power level. That increase in bloodline level is what, in this one case, require you to choose a spell. It's not directly robe=spell.
Thanks for the help! I think we're going to go with the paragon surge play and say he can only change it once per day.