Sprite's Spark and Versatile Heritages

[DarkSpooder]

Some reference before the question: Sprite's Spark is a 1st level ancestry feat for Sprites that gives a ranged unarmed attack. "The damage type and name of the unarmed attack depends on your heritage, described below; most sprite heritages not presented in this book also use luminous spark."

Now my question is, If I choose a versatile heritage for my Sprite, does it default to luminous spark, is it up to GM discretion on which unarmed attack you get, or perhaps paizo intends to list more unarmed attacks in the future?

[Dubious Scholar]

As written, luminous spark, but the wording absolutely leaves room for GM to let you pick another option.

[Captain Zoom]

DarkSpooder wrote:

Some reference before the question: Sprite's Spark is a 1st level ancestry feat for Sprites that gives a ranged unarmed attack. "The damage type and name of the unarmed attack depends on your heritage, described below; most sprite heritages not presented in this book also use luminous spark."

Now my question is, If I choose a versatile heritage for my Sprite, does it default to luminous spark, is it up to GM discretion on which unarmed attack you get, or perhaps paizo intends to list more unarmed attacks in the future?

I'd say this is an "Ask your GM" issue.

My take is that you, while having a Versatile Heritage, still derive from one of the Sprite heritages. In other words, I tend to think of the PC/Character as a "Draxie Aasimar", or a "Melixie Fetchling". Same goes for Humans - I don't think of the PC/Character as a Human Aasimar, but rather a Human (Varisian) Aasimar or Human (Kelish) Beastkin.

If I were your GM and you took a Versatile Heritage, I'd let you pick an associated Sprite Heritage and you get the spark that goes with that heritage, and I would expect your physical appearance, outlook, etc., would be in line with the Sprite Heritage. So a Nyktera/Aasimar would probably be bat-like with aasimar physical traits. As you don't actually have the Sprite Heritage, I'd have to think over whether you could take Sprite Ancestry feats that have that heritage as a prerequisite... not answering that here.