Obviously scrolls and potions exist, but what are some other good means? Assume Samsaran is NOT an option. I'm using a Destined Bloodrager in this context (because their 4th level ability gives them a Luck bonus to AC and saves, and I figure that's as good a reason to try to abuse Fate's Favored as any).
This is really tempting, but it costs a feat and is 1/day and requires specific deity worship. If I could boost the # of casts per day that would work just fine. Is there a way to do that?
Celestial obedience following either Falayna or Irez gives 3/day, but needs level 12, unless you actualy take mystery cultist class levels. Deific Obedience (milani) will also work.
Potions aren't an option, it's a personal spell. Wands are. A ring of spell knowledge II would be the best magic item for this, probably.
Feats and class abilities - deific obedience (milani), diverse obedience & 3 levels in evangelist will get you there by level 8. 2 levels in pathfinder savant would also work, but the prereqs would be a pain.
Two levels of the Pathfinder Savant prestige class would give you the ability to add any spell to your class spell list. In this case, you would be able to gain Divine Favor as a 2nd level spell for any class at 9th character level (7 levels of Bloodrager to gain 2nd level spells, then 2 levels of Pathfinder Savant).
You would lose one level of spellcasting ability and one point of BAB in addition to having to take two feats and several ranks in skills that you might not otherwise want to bother with.
Ring of spell knowledge will probably be the best fit. Add a lesser extend metamagic rod... Yeah, that'll work. Thanks!
witch with the str patron can get it. There's a new holy bard that could get it as a SLA 1 per day at like lv2 and then twice at lv6 I think, it scales up at some rate on uses.
But most things that get it are divine, or turn divine when you pick it (reliquary occultist)
Divine spells...in a ring of spell knowledge...?
*rereads the item*
Ah, crap.
witch with the str patron can get it. There's a new holy bard that could get it as a SLA 1 per day at like lv2 and then twice at lv6 I think, it scales up at some rate on uses.
But most things that get it are divine, or turn divine when you pick it (reliquary occultist)
Hm. So, dipping 2 levels into Witch (ouch) is an option to gain it as an arcane spell which I could then put into a Ring of Spell Knowledge which would thus mean the spells levels with me in usefulness as I gain levels.
Or... Okay, let's assume you're using Variant Multiclassing rules. If you VMC as Witch, you get a Patron at level 1 and a Familiar at level 3. Witch Familiars grant bonus spells to their Witches based on the patron you have... but according to this FAQ, this makes choosing a Patron effectively meaningless. You get the spell as a 'Spell known,' but it's not on your spell list. Correct?
But Scribe Scroll doesn't need you to have a spell on your spell list, only to have you know it. Since you know an Arcane version of Divine Favor, could you scribe an Arcane version of Divine Favor, and then use the scroll to put that into a Ring of Spell Knowledge?
I agree that RAI of the ring of spell knowledge seems to be that it would only work for arcane spells, can someone point me to RAW text that says this?
As I mentioned above 'deific obedience (milani), diverse obedience & 3 levels in evangelist will get you there by level 8.' 3 levels of evangelist gives you 2 levels of bloodrager class abilities including spellcasting, and +1 AC & a couple of extra class skills of your choice. The first boon can be divine favor 3/day as a SLA, caster level = character level.
Of course if you can use RAW rather than the very likely RAI of a ring of spell knowledge that does get you what you're after. Alternately a CL 6 wand of Divine Favor (outside PFS such things can exist) would cost 3K at market prices, CL 9 would be 4.5K. 50 castings is quite a lot.
This FAQ made it so arcane casters could not put divine spells in rings of spell knowledge and cast them.
They can still learn arcane spells form off their list because of the last paragraph in the rings description.
prayer is a spell that also gives you a luck bonus, so if you can get someone in the party to cast that.
1 level of cleric or oracle gets you many divine favor's and domains/revelation
1 level of WP gives WF so your accuracy doesn't drop for the dip. And 2 gives you swift casts of DF.
Or you could just not go for DF and be happy with the AC and saves.
DF will give you a +2 to hit and damage, but unless WP 2 it'll take a standard action to last for 1 minute. basically you cast it R1 of a fight for it to be up that fight.
Is +2 worth giving up that first round for a bloodrager? Moving into position and readying an attack makes sure you get the first full attack off against them.
Personally I'm not a big fan of standard action self buffs that don't last long enough to pre-buff with. Especially when you don't really need it. Being full-bab with rage, power attack, and a furious weapon at lv 6 is giving you +1 to attack and +10 damage, with starting str of 18 that gives you an attack of +13 for dx + 18 with a THW. Ac at lv6 is ~19 so you need a 6 to hit. sure it'll take your DPR from 34.4 to 43, but you probably miss out on the 20 DPR of not swinging R1. Which will take you 3 more rounds to make it worth it.
A Ring of Spell knowledge is totally possible as a Witch with the Strength patron can make it
The 2k weapon enhancent cost is for one weapon, not all weapons you might wield. Compare the cost of a +1 longsword to a +1 amulet of mighty fists, I'd say 5K is still too low by a factor of two or so.
You my friend want a Silver Spindle Ioun Stone so you can cast it three times per day.
Just buy a couple of these and be done with it. Costly but it does the trick better than any dip could do.
There's a new holy bard that could get it as a SLA 1 per day at like lv2 and then twice at lv6 I think, it scales up at some rate on uses.
Where's the archetype from and what's it called? Thank you!
here you go. Faith Singer from healer's handbook.
eh, my bad, must have gotten it mixed up with the spiritualist archetype I was looking at too at the time.