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Just wondering what the actual reason is if anyone knows it for why runestones of power cost twice as much as pearls of power and have no double version that allows the expenditure of its energy for 2 spells of 6 or below?
I'm assuming its because spontaneous casters already generally have more spells per day and a bit more versatility in their casting options e.g. 1 fireball can be cast 1-4 times vs 1 fireball cast once. However I'd like to know if that's right and if not what the official reason for it is especially the no double spell option?
I assume because a Pearl of Power isnused to bring back a specific spell (eg. You cast Fireball, then use the Pearl to bring back a spell so you can cast Fireball again), whereas a Runestone of Power brings back a spell-slot (eg. You cast Fireball, so you use a Runestone to bring back a slot so you can cast Fireball/Flight/Haste/etc).
You're extremely unlikely to get an offical answer, and I believe the forum guidelines even say "these forums are not about demanding answers from the devs, they're about sharing knowledge between players" (very paraphrased).
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I assume because a Pearl of Power isnused to bring back a specific spell (eg. You cast Fireball, then use the Pearl to bring back a spell so you can cast Fireball again), whereas a Runestone of Power brings back a spell-slot (eg. You cast Fireball, so you use a Runestone to bring back a slot so you can cast Fireball/Flight/Haste/etc).
You're extremely unlikely to get an offical answer, and I believe the forum guidelines even say "these forums are not about demanding answers from the devs, they're about sharing knowledge between players" (very paraphrased).
Which is why i posted in general to ask if anyone knew if an offcial answer existed.
Which is why i posted in general to ask if anyone knew if an offcial answer existed.
Fair enough.
(Sorry if I sounded snarky, it wasn't meant to be but it sounded that way.)
The pearl takes a standard action to use. The runestone takes no action. The pearl can be used out of combat, so that doesn't always matter, but the runestone is still technically better.
Oh man I didn't even notice that it takes no action (don't play spontaneous casters often enough apparently).
That totally makes it worth the money.
It should also be noted that strictly speaking the runestone doesn't recharge your spell slot. You expend the runestone instead of a spellslot. So, a runestone directly adds to the number of spells you can cast each day.
That being said, I would be much happier if the runestone worked the same as a pearl of power. I've never even thought about using a pearl of power in combat, usually I use them to make daily buffs that need to be recast more efficient.