Genehacker's Cache and 'Baleful Polymorph'?


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How is this alternate class feature for the Technomancer supposed to work in SFS?

Source Character Operations Manual pg. 92

The genehacker uses their spell cache to fundamentally alter organisms, be it themselves, their allies, or their foes.
First Slot (6th Level): baleful polymorph* (1st level), keen senses, life bubble, or polymorph (1st level).
Second Slot (12th Level): baleful polymorph* (2nd level or lower), darkvision, polymorph (2nd level or lower), or spider climb.
Third Slot (18th Level): baleful polymorph* (3rd level or lower), flight (3rd level or lower), lesser resistant armor, or polymorph (3rd level or lower).
The 'Legal Sources' page has the following restrictions:
Character Options / Options Listing By Book wrote:

Starfinder Alien Archive 2

Spells: The baleful polymorph spell is not legal for play.

Starfinder Character Operations Manual
Genehacker’s Cache [remove baleful polymorph as a 6th-level spell option only; the rest of Genehacker’s Cache is legal for play]

The "Starfinder Character Operations Manual" entry seems to indicate that a character with this cache has access to the Baleful Polymorph spell but can't use it in their 6th level cache slot, which seems odd since the spell is not actually SFS legal...

So, how is this actually supposed to work?

Grand Lodge 4/5 **** Venture-Captain, California—Sacramento

I assume that is an oversight and is intended to apply to all the levels. I have forwarded the question to leadership.

Shadow Lodge

FLite wrote:
I assume that is an oversight and is intended to apply to all the levels. I have forwarded the question to leadership.

Thank you.

Honestly, I'm kinda shocked this question hasn't already come up on the forums in the last 3 years since the Character Operations Manual was published...

Paizo Employee 5/55/5 ** Organized Play Coordinator

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Confirmed: that "only" should not be there and it'll be removed with the Interstellar Species update next week. Baleful polymorph is not a legal spell at any level.

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