Spell Clarification: "Spirit Share"

[Ultimis]

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/spirit-share/

School transmutation; Level alchemist 1, bard 1, cleric 1, druid 1, occultist 1, shaman 1, sorcerer/wizard 1, witch 1

CASTING

Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, F (liquid to be shared)

EFFECT

Range personal
Target you
Duration 1 round/level

DESCRIPTION

For the duration of the spell, as a standard action you can touch a willing target to deliver 1 dose of a potable liquid (including alcoholic drinks and potions and elixirs, but not poisons or other liquids that are primarily harmful when drunk) in your possession (though not necessarily held in hand) into her.

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This sounds pretty powerful, though it does not elaborate on what 1 "dose" is supposed to do. I doubt it means gain the full effects of the potion/elixir you "shared". This would be more powerful than the extract option that investigators/alchemists can get (which is pretty broken already).

My guess is that it shares the effects for the duration of this spell? So for Class Level rounds you can touch people and up until the end of those rounds you will benefit from shared potions/elixirs? It would still make this powerful, but not completely broken.

[blahpers]

I wouldn't say it's terribly powerful--you're basically just pouring a potion down their throat without actually having to pour a potion down their throat. One does of potion (or whatever) is still consumed in the process.

How are extracts broken, if you don't mind my asking?

[Dave Justus]

I believe Ultimis is referring to the liquid being a focus component and therefore not consumed by the spell. Since the spell doesn't specifically say that the subsequent delivery consumes a dose of the liquid (which I believe is implied) that would let you, for example, target healing potion and touch someone for multiple rounds, getting the effects of the potion multiple times without consuming it and also still having the potion when the spell was complete.

As I mention, I don't believe that anything in the text justifies 'delivery' not consuming the dose, but I can see how it could be interpreted that way.

They were comparing this spell to 'Alchemical Allocation' which is considered a pretty darn good extract and noting that (interpreted as they thought) this was even better.