Investigator (Questioner) Arcane Spell Failure


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Questioner archetype for the investigator swaps out alchemy for Bard'ish casting (Bard spell list, Bard progress, Int instead of Cha). No mention is made of ASF. I'm building one of these guys, ultimately trying to be the knowledge king, but don't know if I should be buying armor or mage armor, as it seems unclear whether ASF is a factor here.


As arcane casters with no special exemptions, they do suffer from ASF. I'd suggest picking up the Arcane Armor Training feat.


Gisher wrote:
As arcane casters with no special exemptions, they do suffer from ASF. I'd suggest picking up the Arcane Armor Training feat.

Sadly, it ends up making more sense to just look elsewhere. Arcane Armor Training is such a terrible option just to get some bard casting on the investigator.


CraziFuzzy wrote:
Gisher wrote:
As arcane casters with no special exemptions, they do suffer from ASF. I'd suggest picking up the Arcane Armor Training feat.
Sadly, it ends up making more sense to just look elsewhere. Arcane Armor Training is such a terrible option just to get some bard casting on the investigator.

You're probably right. My PF1 strategizing is pretty rusty.

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CraziFuzzy wrote:
Sadly, it ends up making more sense to just look elsewhere. Arcane Armor Training is such a terrible option just to get some bard casting on the investigator.

I recommend Psychic Detective as it turns your investigator into a psychic caster, so armor won't hinder you at all. The spell list will be different, but still very useful.


Darafern wrote:
CraziFuzzy wrote:
Sadly, it ends up making more sense to just look elsewhere. Arcane Armor Training is such a terrible option just to get some bard casting on the investigator.
I recommend Psychic Detective as it turns your investigator into a psychic caster, so armor won't hinder you at all. The spell list will be different, but still very useful.

I strongly agree. Psychic Detective is my second favorite PF1 class option. Right after Occultist.

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