[RP Interest Check] Play by Post Pathfinder by Arete

[Geyde]

There are genuinely too many spells

[Amelia]

Enough to make a caster main play a martial in a system that isnt pf2e

[Zone_Q11]

@tutuu

did ya set up a slot for the spell? In that excel table. I believe its also set up there so you can calculate the damage.

I merely wrote the names of the 1st-level spells.
(No need to write 0-level cantrips; I’m supposed to know all of 'em.)

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@tutuu

Imo you should be doing decent damage too, 1d3 dmg cantrip with every auto attack, not bad. And a lot of utility as u gain more spells

NGL, I’ve been focusing more on choosing my 1st-level spells. I’m kinda confused whether I still only have three spells on my spellbook, or whether I get one extra. (That, and I’m curious whether I can get “an extra 2nd-level spell” despite starting with none of them.) ((“Why should I get extra?” Because Ability Modifiers and Bonus Spells Table.))

@tutuu

oh wait im reading more. ok level 2 is where you pop off.

Ye. For now though, I’m effectively a PC that’s slightly better than a Level 1 NPC …also, I don’t know how long this campaign will be, but if will run for a while, then I’m considering the Magical Lineage trait for the 1st-level Shocking Grasp spell.

@tutuu

i asked chatgpt for some numbers and i guessed your stats to be 18 STR 14 INT

This is correct.

[Geyde]

@Zone_Q11

((“Why should I get extra?” Because Ability Modifiers and Bonus Spells Table.))

you get that when you get access to that level of spells normally

[Zone_Q11]

To clarify, I know I start with a spellbook with all cantrips and three 1st-level spells.

However:

My INT modifier is +2.
If I read this correctly, then I should be able to have five 1st-level spells in my spellbook.

Then there is also this:

Like… I won’t be able to cast any 2nd-level spells since I start with none, but theoretically I should be able to cast one if such were to exist in my spellbook.

Still. To my understanding, I should be able to cast three cantrips and two 1st-level spells per day. (…somehow, this feels underwhelming.)

[Atlas]

@Zone_Q11

(…somehow, this feels underwhelming.)

it is

spellcasting is weak early game

[Zone_Q11]

Magus be like:

[tutuu]

cant you cast infinite amount of cantrips per day?

[Atlas]

nein that’s me

zone has a limited cantrip pool

[tutuu]

i wonder how mid/late game combat would look like. coz u get so many actions per turn, and u’d normally require immediate feedback on what happened before u proceed. would we just like give arete instructions on what to do?

[tutuu]

oh he meant select 3 cantrips i see

[Atlas]

zone has 3 cantrips per day, i have infinite

[Zone_Q11]

Yeah. Magi’s gimmick is that they need to prepare spells at the start of each day.

My spellbook has all cantrips, and I get to choose five 1st-level spells. However, at SOD I need to choose which three cantrips and which two 1st-level spells I can use for that in-game day.

[Atlas]

(actually i might be wrong here? the wiki says this but all the spellcasters on the wiki have lvl 0 spells have a small pool. hm)

misread, my original comment is right

[Amelia]

Pretty sure it’s you pick 3 cantrips, but then can cast those cantrips an infinite number of times per day

[Amelia]

I may be wrong and conflating this with modern spellcasters, but

[Zone_Q11]

@Zone_Q11

I need to choose which three cantrips

…OOH. Cantrips are literally infinite-use.

It’s just that, while Sorcerer’s cantrips are set-in-stone once chosen, Magus’ cantrips are selected each SOD.

I thought I only get to use up to three cantrips per day. Using infinite-amount of pre-selected cantrips is so much better.

[Atlas]

wiki says 3 per day on most classes i checked except sorc

i’m pretty sure this is wrong and just worded. badly. “spells per day” on sorc is used to refer to how many you can cast, but on other things it’s used to refer to how many you can store at start of day? although it might also be for everything else that’s the limit?

[Zone_Q11]

@Excerpt from Archives of Nethys

Cantrips: A magus can prepare a number of cantrips, or 0-level spells, each day, as noted in the table above under “Spells per Day.” These spells are cast like any other spell, but they are not expended when cast and may be used again.

Not expended.
May be used again.
Ergo, infinite use.

The “number of cantrips” represents the number of variety that Magi get to use per day.

E.g.,
SOD1 I choose cantrips A, B, C. (Three cantrips.)
At D1, I can use A, B, and/or C any number of times; not just three times.

[Zone_Q11]

(Boy, I hope I am not regurgitating info you already know.)