Hey, I noticed that the Arakineticist archetype replaces your 13th Level Utility Wild Talent. Yet the Kineticist class entry sound like you only get one every other level, save for level 01. Which is it? Every other level? Or every level?
I ask because I was gifted a Boon to make my first Pathfinder Society character a Kobold. And after some time, and constant rewriting, I decided on a Kineticist with the Arakineticist/ Elemental Ascetic/ Elemental Purist Archetypes (called an “Apocalyptic Ascetic” build), and want to see if that is still a viable option for a character design, rules wise.
Looks like a mistake. It's not the only one ever : though Paizo's editors do a good job overall, some slip through on occasion. It happens.
Here we're at the 13th level, the archetype grants an infusion, it's at a level where you're supposed to get an infusion rather than a wild talent : I'd expect it's supposed to replace said 13th level infusion.
Check with your DM, but that's how I'd rule.
Accursed Infusion (Su): At 13th level, an arakineticist’s blasts can temporarily curse and bedevil her foe. On a failed Will save, the target takes a –4 penalty on ability checks, attack rolls, saving throws, and skills checks for 1 round as if it were affected by bestow curse. A single creature can’t be affected by more than one curse from this infusion at a time. This is a 6th-level substance infusion that costs 4 points of burn and can be used with negative and void blasts.
This replaces the utility wild talent gained at 13th level.
Yeah, I'll agree that this is most likely supposed to replace the 13th level infusion with a specialized infusion.
I'm sure there'd be some strict RAW guy out there who'd say you get it for free, since the thing to trade out doesn't exist, but let's not be that guy. And there's the Raw contrarian guy who will say you can't take the archetype since you don't have the thing to trade out. Let's not be that guy either.