Psychic casting doesn't require verbal components at all. The most simple approach might be sorcerer with psychic bloodline, but personally I'd take the chance to play a psychic.
Being mute can come from any source. It could be a roleplay restriction you imposed on yourself, without mechanical benefit. It could be a monk's vow of silence. It could be one of the things IluzryMage mentioned.
Just play the character as mute and hand wave the fact that he uses some other form of "verbal" communication to cast spells, like grunts, or mouth movements or sign language etc.
This is a neat role play opportunity and will have plenty of other drawbacks, don't impose any additional drawbacks (like difficulty in spell casting) unless the player actually wants them.
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If you want a mute spell caster an Oracle with the mute curse is the logical choice. They can cast their spells as if modified by the silent spell without having to increase the level of the spell. If you don’t like the oracle spell list, you could always use the VMC rules and still take the mute curse.
play an Astomoi.
Deaf is not the same as mute. Deaf means you cannot hear, mute means you cannot talk. People who are deaf often have trouble speaking, but that is not always the case.
There is a mute curse for oracles it is from Jade Regent if I am not mistaken.
I also couldn't find a "mute" curse, but the "Deaf" curse has you cast all spells as silent...
I found it in Hero Labs.
"Mute (Ex) Zaiobe’s oracle curse renders her mute—she can’t speak, use verbal spell components, or use her captivating song as a result. This same curse, though, grants her the ability to cast all spells as if using the Silent Spell metamagic feat without modifying that spell’s actual level. In addition, Zaiobe can communicate telepathically with any creature she is in physical contact with. She can also maintain a telepathic bond with one specific creature at a time by taking a full-round action to link her mind to that creature during telepathic communication. Currently, she shares this link with Kikonu, even though, ironically, the two are not speaking. Zaiobe can change the target of her telepathic link once per day." The Brinewall Legacy pg. 43
Somewhat puzzling is that this Oracle is 2nd level, so all of the above would be 1st level effects of the curse. That's not even remotely balanced, and at the very least the telepathy should be gained later on.
IMO it is to balance a harpy at a very low level so she can't use captivating song and is meant to be a unique curse.
In Hero Labs the telepathic bond can be changed 1 a day per 5 levels. The part on casting spells only mentions the spell level not the time it takes. That means a oracle with the mute cures still has to spend the extra time to cast spells. So, while the limitations on the curse are not a severe as deaf, the powers granted are also less.
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The part on casting spells only mentions the spell level not the time it takes. That means a oracle with the mute cures still has to spend the extra time to cast spells. So, while the limitations on the curse are not a severe as deaf, the powers granted are also less.
Ooh, that's a good point! You'd still need to have stuff spread out across levels, or add stuff for the higher levels, to make it a proper PC ready curse, but making every spell a full-round action is actually quite a downside. Certainly not too much for a curse, but the curse is definitely not overpowered.