From the way the spell is written, it seems pretty clear that the caster and the target have to be two different people. The familiar does not change that in any way.
the deliver spell ability only let your familiar deliver the spell, you are still the one casting it (it has no caster levels after all) the pet is just like a very long arm.
also note:
"Deliver Touch Spells (Su): If the master is 3rd level or higher, a familiar can deliver touch spells for him. If the master and the familiar are in contact at the time the master casts a touch spell, he can designate his familiar as the “toucher.” The familiar can then deliver the touch spell just as the master would. As usual, if the master casts another spell before the touch is delivered, the touch spell dissipates"
-if the familiar was casting the spell there would be not need for the spell to dissipate.
an amulet of mighty fists should have the caster get the penalty once the spell is delivered. and in case one finds an amulet with such spell on it but with the caster allergy dead from old age the " Any effect that removes or prevents the negative level immediately ends the sharesister spell. " part of the spell would prevent it from working, dead creatures cant get negative levels.
as for beguiling gift, i like to use it with per-prepared 'puzzle boxp' wooden spears laced with glue (preferably the magical kind) then sit and watch the buffoon who can't even use a pointy stick as a weapon...
i stand corrected i was still thinking of the long arm delivering familiar. yes the aomf would be the one casting the spell like any magic item that cast a spell ( it's not a wand\potion\scroll or other spell completion items so the user is not he caster). but it can't take negative levels nor have a gender so the spell sharesister would fail
from spell storing ability:
"Anytime the weapon strikes a creature and the creature takes damage from it, the weapon can immediately cast the spell on that creature as a free action if the wielder desires."
from the spell sharesister:
"Target you and one creature of your gender....
Any effect that removes or prevents the negative level immediately ends the sharesister spell."
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I agree; when a familiar delivers a touch spell you treat it exactly as if you had cast it, except for who is actually making the touch attack.
However you could use Familiar spell, in which case the familiar would actually be the one casting sharesister.
that's because it was made to cast a spell at the target, not give the caster buffs. that is what the spell storing armor ability is for.
i found that the hard way once my ranger finished storing his instant enemy spell on his weapon in the downtime and then tried to use it in combat.
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However you could use Familiar spell, in which case the familiar would actually be the one casting sharesister.That's a great idea... Except I don't have enough feats to afford an Improved familiar (...and the Familiar spell feat...), so my familiar won't ever be able to cast any spell (at least not before level 17 x) ). :/
I don't know what your familiar is (as you point out a basic familiar that can speak can use familiar spell) so you may not need an Improved familiar.
Familiar Spell is available in rod form. The lesser rod is 14,000 gp.
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There’s absolutely nothing evil about sharesister. In fact it’s typed as a “harmless” spell since the caster is choosing to take the negatives and the target only gets benefits. Cheesiness, on the other hand. . .
I made liberal use of sharesister on one cleric. I never used it during combat, it was always during the casting of buffs at the start of an adventuring day (hour/level or extended 10 min/level). Great for things like magic vestment and greater magic weapon where bonuses scale with caster level.