Does the spell Curative Distillation (From Healers Handbook), use up the Material component at the same time as the spell is cast ?
The writing of the spell isn't perfectly clear, and I just wanted to clarify if it was used.
It's a material component and not a focus, or the target of the spell, so yes casting the spell destroys it. The spell grants the target creature 'the benefits of the material component' despite the component being destroyed in the casting.
...This spell is basically cure light wounds with a higher level maximum for the +1 part and using a healing item combined into one action. I can't say it's very impressive for its spell level. Am I missing something?
Maybe there's some herb or alchemical remedy which takes longer than a standard action to apply in the normal way? But no, not obviously impressive.
Oh. Ohohohoho.
Make a potion of this spell. Then making another potion using the first one as a material component. Repeat until you have effectively a potion of heal.
I like this spell now!
Alchemists have it at caster level 2. Why would they use the cleric list to brew the potion?
Not ideal, but still not bad. A tanky baddie would be pretty annoying with a few of these, especially if he can go invisible/Stealth/whatever while he does it.