There is. It's called a runestone of power and it's in Ultimate Equipment. It's largely the same as a pearl of power, but it costs twice as much.
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Runestone of Power. It also costs twice as much as a pearl of power.It's also twice as flexible.
I'd say it's way more than twice as flexible. I don't see how that relates to my post, though.
Of course, there's also wands and scrolls, which do a similar thing.
I'd say it's way more than twice as flexible. I don't see how that relates to my post, though.Runestone of Power. It also costs twice as much as a pearl of power.It's also twice as flexible.
Wow, that’s pretty strong. If I am reading that right, the spontaneous caster can cast any spell on their class list, it doesn’t say only known spells, like a Pearl of Power specifies spells they had prepared that day.
But then I guess that’s why it’s double the price.
It's better action-economy-wise, but it's otherwise the same. It's notable that that's a big deal and, I suspect, the reason for the price difference. I don't read it as allowing casting outside of spells known, although I could see an argument that it's of no use if you're out of spell slots of that level already.
I don’t know, I can see why a GM would say no on not allowing spells you don’t know. However, then I wouldn’t think it would be worth it double the price just because you are able to cast any additional known spell for that level. If this is the case (which I am guessing more that it is), then I would think 1.5 times the price would be a fair increase.
If I am reading that right, the spontaneous caster can cast any spell on their class list....Hmm, I don't think that's right. Seems like the caster casts a spell as per normal--the only difference is it uses up the runestone's power for the day instead of a spell slot. I don't see any indication that they could cast spells they normally couldn't.
Like I said, the more I read it, I was guessing that was the case (that you can’t cast spells not known). But I do feel making it double is a bit much.
I mean you can recall any spells prepared (for that level) with the Pearl of Power. Your spells known for each level are quite limited, not that far off what a prepared caster can prepare a day, I think it's usually even less (level comparable, of course). I don’t think making it double the price is needed.
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The reason for the higher price is the huge flexibility of the spontaneous caster.
Wizard with pearl of power (3rd): can recast any 3rd level spell he already cast that day.
Sorcerer with runestone of power (3rd): gets to use another 3rd level spell slot, meaning he could use it for all of his lower level spells (plus metamagic) as well as a true 3rd level spell.
I am not sure if it is worth double the price, but it is more useful than the pearl. An item for 1st level spells has no difference at all in usefulness.