Getting Spell Casting Services Above Minimum Level

[Kifaru]

I know that for spells that require a caster level check you can pay to get spellcasting services at a higher than minimal level, such as with the remove curse spell.

I have always assumed that all other spell casting services were done at the minimum caster level, but after hours of searching I can't find anything definitive either way.

Is there an officially ruling? Can I pay a 12th level wizard 360 gold to get Greater Magic Weapon cast on my sword and get a +3 sword for the next 12 hours?

[Gary Bush]

This was not a thing in 1e. I don't recall seeing anything in the 2e guide but I have not read that as much, I hate to admit.

[Pirate Rob]

Assuming you're talking about PFS1...

OP Guide wrote:

If a character wants to ensure success with a spell that requires a caster level check or a specific caster level, hired spellcasters are able to cast spells at any caster level as appropriate, such as destroyed magic items that might require an extremely high caster level for make whole to repair them and restore their function.

There some argument this only applies to spells that care about "success" based on caster level, but I think that's too narrow a reading.

So assuming the more permissive reading above can buy at any caster level.

Do note there are some logistical issues...

CRB wrote:

This price assumes that you can go to the spellcaster and have the spell cast at her convenience (generally at least 24 hours later, so that the spellcaster has time to prepare the spell in question,

OP Guide wrote:

You can hire a spellcaster to cast a spell for you

at any time during an adventure as long as you’re in a settlement or have access to a temple, shrine, or wandering mystic at the GM’s discretion. For Pathfinder Society Roleplaying Guild play, settlements with fewer than 5,000 residents are presumed to have access to a caster who can cast spells that cost 3,000 gp or fewer, but never more... Please note that PCs can never purchase the traveling service of a spellcaster—in other words, a wizard from the local town is not going to accompany the PCs on their mission to investigate the nearby haunted castle or extraplanar breach for any price.

So this generally involves waiting at least 24 hours from the request and being in some sort of settlement or otherwise having access to an appropriate NPC.

When the stars align you're set, probably.

[Kifaru]

Thanks.

I'm giving this a bump in the hopes of a little more verification. I have a big PFS event coming up in a couple weeks and I want to make sure about the legality of it.

Being able to buy spellcasting services at above minimum casting level is just so good it almost feels like cheating. But if it's an available legal option I will definitely be taking advantage of the opportunity for the set of adventures coming up.

Thanks again for the feedback.

[Pirate Rob]

Kifaru wrote:

Thanks.

I'm giving this a bump in the hopes of a little more verification. I have a big PFS event coming up in a couple weeks and I want to make sure about the legality of it.

Being able to buy spellcasting services at above minimum casting level is just so good it almost feels like cheating. But if it's an available legal option I will definitely be taking advantage of the opportunity for the set of adventures coming up.

Thanks again for the feedback.

Just remember all the other restrictions that go along with it.