Spell Cache, can it be used to cast a Mystic Spell?


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SFCRB pg119 wrote:

SPELL CACHE[SU] 1st Level

As the culmination of your early study of the fundamental
forces of the galaxy, you have created a spell cache that allows
you to store and access spells. Your spell cache could be a device
such as a handheld computer or technological implant; an item
such as a ring or staff; or a symbol such as a brand, tattoo,
or other permanent modification to your body. While you don’t
need your spell cache to cast your spells, once per day, you can
activate your spell cache to cast any one spell you know and are
capable of casting, even if you’ve expended all your spell slots
for that spell’s level.

If your spell cache is damaged, it is restored to full Hit Points
the next time you prepare spells. If the spell cache is lost or
destroyed, you can replace it after 1 week with a special ritual
that takes 8 hours to complete.

So if you multiclassed Mystic, you could use it on Mystic Spells as well? The wording doesn't suggest that it is limited to Technomancer spells, unless I'm missing something of course.


KAHL SINE_UN NOHN wrote:
So if you multiclassed Mystic, you could use it on Mystic Spells as well? The wording doesn't suggest that it is limited to Technomancer spells, unless I'm missing something of course.

Nope, that seems entirely legal. A bit iffy in terms of flavor (and probably unintentional), but really not that overpowered since multiclassing slows down your spell progression, anyway.


Yeah...I guess you could cast a Mystic spell from it. You don't really gain too much from this since you would have to multiclass, slowing down your spell progression. But I guess I could see where some people would like it for a 1 level dip.

Dark Archive

If you had the Wisdom you could also use it with Connection Inkling it seems, which is a lot simpler than a 1 level dip.


Yeah, put me down in the "Why not, it doesn't break anything" column.


The Cyber Mage wrote:
If you had the Wisdom you could also use it with Connection Inkling it seems, which is a lot simpler than a 1 level dip.

Connection Inkling wouldn't at all do what the OP wants.

They don't want the Technomancer spells or spell list, they want to use the Spell Cache to be able to cast their highest level Mystic spell an extra time.


He never said what his intended use was, though that would seem to be one of the more powerful ways of using it.


baggageboy wrote:
He never said what his intended use was, though that would seem to be one of the more powerful ways of using it.

Really not that powerful. 'cause that's one level of Mystic you're missing, and most levels of Mystic give you an additional spell slot at your highest spell level, anyway.

If you go Mystic X/Technomancer 1, you are going to have some more regular level 1 Technomancer slots and 1 extra highest-level wildcard slot. In exchange, you slow down your progression of highest level spells and additional abilities from Mystic.
Grouping together all slots and counting Spell Cache as a highest-level spell slot, here's some examples:
M4 has 3/2
M3/T1 has 6/0
M5 has 4/2
M4/T1 has 5/3
M6 has 4/3
M5/T1 has 6/3
If you only look at the highest spell level you can cast, MX/T1 lags severely behind in 1/3 cases, is on equal footing in 1/3, and has one more slot in 1/3. In exchange, they have far more level 1 slots (especially with bonus spells from decent Int), but can only spend a lot of those on 2 Technomancer spells known.
Seems like a decently balanced option, but I probably wouldn't take it, especially considering that all-important jump in highest spell level every 3n+1 levels.


Oh I didn't mean it was overly powerful, just that if you were going to do use it this would be one of the more powerful was to do so.

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