The Witch Handbook - PF2 T.E. "RPGBOT" Kamstra June 5, 2021 Introduction The Witch is a spellcaster granted power by a mysterious Patron. DnD 5e players might justifiably see thematic similarities to 5e's warlocks, but the similarities end there.We’re ranking some of the absolute best PF2E cantrips well worth looking into. 15. Daze. This one is a swing or a miss. If the enemy critically fails, you’re in for a treat. Otherwise this spell simply doesn’t offer that much, especially as the levels get higher. Identifying the spell or item definitely depends on the tradition it comes from. So a wizard and bard casting charm do look and sound different. So a wizard with occult training will know more about bards, aberrant sorcerers, occult items, and occult monsters. There aren't great guidelines on what monsters fall under which skill in the Playtest.Focus Spells. Focus spells are a special type of spell attained directly from a branch of study, from a deity, or from another specific source. You can learn focus spells only through special class features or feats, rather than choosing them from a spell list. Furthermore, you cast focus spells using a special pool of Focus Points—you can ...I've read repeatedly that casters in PF2e are mostly relegated to support roles, i.e. buffing allies, rather than dealing damage. I know that this was an effort on Paizo's part to deal with the linear fighter/quadratic wizard problem. But I don't fully understand why damage spells are considered suboptimal.Bard Dedication Feat 2. Archetype Dedication Multiclass. Prerequisite (s) Charisma 14. You cast spells like a bard and gain the Cast a Spell activity. You gain a spell repertoire with two common cantrips from the occult spell list, or any other cantrips you learn or discover. You're trained in spell attack rolls and spell DCs for occult spells.Heightened (7th) You can use resurrect even with only a small portion of the body; the ritual creates a new body on a success or critical success. The target must have died within the past decade. The ritual requires four secondary casters, each of whom must be at least half the target's level. The target can be up to 14th level, and the base ...You gain these features as a Summoner. Abilities gained at higher levels list the levels at which you gain them next to the features' names. Your Level. Class Features. 1. Ancestry and background, initial proficiencies, eidolon, evolution feat, link spells, spell repertoire, summoner spellcasting. 2.Cantrip 1. A small ball of flame appears in the palm of your hand, and you lash out with it either in melee or at range. Make a spell attack roll against your target's AC. This is normally a ranged attack, but you can also make a melee attack against a creature in your unarmed reach. The flame deals fire damage equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ...Cantrip 1. You echo a jarring hymn that only creatures in the area can hear. The hymn deals sonic damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier, with a basic Fortitude save. If a target critically fails the save, it's also deafened for 1 minute. Heightened (+2) The damage increases by 1d6.One of the best I've seen and completely turned me around on Warrior Bard and honestly the Occult spell list as a whole. Only thing I'd love to see added is notes for Enigma, Intellect/Knowledge based Bards. ... Celebrate the Glass Cannon Podcast using PF2e and Foundry with a 10% discount on some Paizo Products!Secrets of Magic: Spellhearts are pretty sweet. They affix to wep or armor like a talisman but they're not single use and don't burn out. They give a passive effect and a cantrip at lvl 3 and then at high level they grant 1/day spells. You use the spellheart dc or your dc if it's higher. affix wep - after casting a fire spell from the wep, this ...Cantrip 1. You send out a pulse that registers the presence of magic. You receive no information beyond the presence or absence of magic. You can choose to ignore magic you're fully aware of, such as the magic items and ongoing spells of you and your allies. You detect illusion magic only if that magic's effect has a lower level than the level ...We continue our EPIC QUEST to tier-rank EVERY spell in Pathfinder 2e. We finished up the MASSIVE Arcane spell list over the last few weeks and now, by viewer...A magical staff is an indispensable accessory for an elite spellcaster. A staff is tied to one person during a preparation process, after which the preparer, and only the preparer, can harness the staff to cast a variety of spells throughout the day. The spells that can be cast from a staff are listed in bullet points organized by level under each version of the staff.Spell 2. Cast [reaction] verbal; Trigger A creature deals piercing, slashing, or persistent bleed damage to you; Requirements You can bleed. You curse the target, punishing it for having the audacity to spill your blood. The target takes 2d6 persistent bleed damage and must attempt a Will save. Critical Success The target is unaffected.The Psychic is the psychic equivalent of the Sorcerer. It casts spells spontaneously, but it's Intelligence-based like a wizard. The Psychic's spell list overlaps with the Sorcerer/Wizard spell list quite a bit, but isn't quite as large. Like the Wizard, the Psychic can fill a variety of roles thanks to their expansive skills and spell list.Spell 1. You channel positive energy to heal the living or damage the undead. If the target is a willing living creature, you restore 1d8 Hit Points. If the target is undead, you deal that amount of positive damage to it, and it gets a basic Fortitude save. The number of actions you spend when Casting this Spell determines its targets, range ... Bard Focus Spells Bard Cantrip Focus Spells Allegro U: You perform rapidly, speeding up your ally. Dirge of Doom U: Frighten nearby enemies. House of Imaginary Walls U: You mime creating an invisible stretch of wall adjacent to you and within your reach. Inspire Competence U: Your encouragement inspires your ally to succeed at a task. Inspire …Occult Evolution Feat 4. Glimpses of the obscure secrets of the universe loan you power. You become trained in one skill of your choice. Additionally, once per day, you can spend 1 minute to choose one mental occult spell you don't know and add it to your spell repertoire. You lose this temporary spell the next time you make your daily ...Focus Spells. Source Core Rulebook pg. 300 4.0. Focus spells are a special type of spell attained directly from a branch of study, from a deity, or from another specific source. You can learn focus spells only through special class features or feats, rather than choosing them from a spell list. Furthermore, you cast focus spells using a special ...Unlike Champions, who scale well too but are stuck with the Divine list, Ki Monks can dabble in archetypes with the Occult list. This gives the Ki Monk the option of tacking on Bard or Psychic or Occult Sorcerer dedications and, with sufficient CHA investment, to still keep their cantrip and focus spell DCs/attack rolls respectable. 3rd Level spells. Roaring Applause: Comparable to Hideous Laughter, a better normal failure effect (now also sets them up for AOO), but a less good critical failure effect. Heroism: boring, but incredibly effective. Agonizing Despair: Some damage, but the real pull is the strong Frightening effect. 4th Level spells.Abilities gained at higher levels list the levels at which you gain them next to the features' names. Your Level. Class Features. 1. Ancestry and background, initial proficiencies, patron, familiar, witch spellcasting, hexes. 2. Skill feat, witch feat. 3. 2nd-level spells, general feat, skill increase.Range 30 feet. Duration sustained up to 1 minute. You conjure an aberration to fight for you. This works like summon animal, except you summon a common creature that has the aberration trait and whose level is 5 or lower, such as those below. Heightened (6th) Level 7. Heightened (7th) Level 9. Heightened (8th) Level 11. Heightened (9th) Level 13.Treat the resistances of creatures in the area as if they were 10 lower for the purpose of determining the cataclysm's damage. Each creature attempts one basic Reflex save that applies to all five types of damage. You call upon the unimaginable power of world-ending cataclysms, ripping a small piece of each cataclysm and combining them together ...Abilities gained at higher levels list the levels at which you gain them next to the features' names. Your Level. Class Features. 1. Ancestry and background, initial proficiencies, patron, familiar, witch spellcasting, hexes. 2. Skill feat, witch feat. 3. …The Sorcerer’s bloodline serves as their subclass. Sorcerer bloodlines provide the Sorcerer with their spell list, additional spells known at each spell level, Trained skills at level 1, and access to Focus Spells. For more on the Sorcerer, see my full Sorcerer Handbook. For the full list of Sorcerer Bloodlines and their full descriptions ...Focus spells always only cost 1 focus point. Focus Cantrips always cost zero points. A Cantrip 2 is a Cantrip with minimum spell level 2 meaning you need to cast level 2 spells to cast it. (Which since the feats that give them require you to be high enough level anyways basically never comes up) McBeckon. Game Master.Witch Details Witch Feats Witch Focus Spells Witch Kits Witch Sample Builds Lessons Patron Themes. Every level at which you gain a Witch feat, select one of the following feats. You must satisfy any prerequisites before taking the feat.Hit me with your best Occult Spells. I'm joining an ongoing PF2 campaign as an 8th level Polymath (not intending to be a frontline!) Bard. Which means I get a full …Spell 10. You request aid directly from your divine source. Your divine source always refuses a request out of line with its nature, and it might grant a different request (potentially more powerful or better fitting its nature) than the one you asked for. A casting of miracle can do any of the following things.Trained in occult spell attacks. Trained in occult spell DCs. Key Terms. You'll see the following key terms in many bard class features. Composition: To cast a composition cantrip or focus spell, you use a type of Performance. If the spell includes a verbal component, you must use an auditory performance, and if it includes a somatic ...The arcane and occult lists pretty much always have a spell or two for any situation. The primal list, while definitely more situational in many respects than the previous lists, can still usually find something to do. The divine list is just so limited in how it can actually use its spells that it falls behind.That's one thing the primal spell list won't cover. Of the four essences (mind, body, life, and soul), primal only covers Body and life. Most of the spells affect fortitude and reflex. If you want a lot of will spells, the Occult spell list is the opposite, covering mind and soul. Most spells are will or fortitude.The Witch Handbook - PF2 T.E. "RPGBOT" Kamstra June 5, 2021 Introduction The Witch is a spellcaster granted power by a mysterious Patron. DnD 5e players might justifiably see thematic similarities to 5e's warlocks, but the similarities end there.A prepared occult caster who preps their spells through a psychic connection to the Akashic Library could be an awesome character concept. This seems highly doable now as a witch, doesn't it? Have a familiar that is a talking book? Isn't the current default familiar an animal at Witch 1?Here's the relevant rule for this: If your proficiency in spell attack rolls or spell DCs is expert or better, apply that proficiency to your innate spells, too. You use your Charisma modifier as your spellcasting ability modifier for innate spells unless otherwise specified. Since that sentence has no tradition specified, I'd say it ...You supernaturally rip the spirit from a living creature's body, dooming the target to pain and death. The target takes 5d6 negative damage, depending on its basic Fortitude save, and is drained 1 if it fails its save. The spell's effect is based on how many actions you spend when Casting the Spell. [one-action] (somatic) The spell targets one ...Lebel 6: True Seeing. I think I won't be getting more than 1 spell per level, so I thought I would use my 4th and 5th slots for Invis and Fly and drop See Invis for True Seeing. Is this good? Is this bad? Am I looking this too deep? Which Spells do you think are good/bad and which do you recommend?You cloud the target's mind and daze it with a mental jolt. The jolt deals mental damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier; the target must attempt a basic Will save. If the target critically fails the save, it is also stunned 1. Heightened (+2) The damage increases by 1d6. You cloud the target's mind and daze it with a mental jolt.As I see it: Arcane gives the largest spell list. Spells of note are Magic Weapon (pre-level 4), True Strike, Transformation spells (Pest Form, Aerial form, etc. for utility), some decent AoE damage and some good protection spells (Mirror Image, Fly, Dimension Door, Shield etc.) Divine loses true strike, transformation spells and some of the ...These innate spells key off of your INT, however, as stated in the archtype’s dedication. And because you’re a Wizard, this means any spells you gain from this will use both your Wizard proficiency and key off the same ability as your Wizard spells, making them just as numerically effective as the spells you prep from your spellbook!Bards are the most iconic occult spellcasters, collecting strange esoterica and using their performances to influence the mind or elevate the soul, and occult sorcerers strive to understand the mysterious power in their blood. Cantrip 1. You blast an icy ray. Make a spell attack roll. The ray deals cold damage equal to 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier. Critical Success The target takes double damage and takes a -10-foot status penalty to its Speeds for 1 round. Success The target takes normal damage. Heightened (+1) The damage increases by 1d4.While witchcraft has a place in the traditions of many religions and cultures throughout the world, there is no independently verified account of witch spells that have observable effects.According to Spells of Magic, one of the most direct ways of shape-shifting is to choose an animal and begin to understand the creature. The next step is to merge with the animal in spirit and shape-shift in the Astral Plane.Your proficiency ranks for occult spell attack rolls and spell DCs increase to legendary. Magnum Opus Level 19 You have tuned your spellcasting to the highest caliber. Add two common 10th-level occult spells to your repertoire. You gain a single 10th-level spell slot you can use to cast one of those two spells using bard spellcasting.The collection of spells you can cast is called your spell repertoire. At 1st level, you learn one 1st-level occult spell of your choice and three occult cantrips of your choice. You choose these from the common spells from the occult list or from other occult spells to which you have access. You can cast any spell in your spell repertoire by ...You cloud the target's mind and daze it with a mental jolt. The jolt deals mental damage equal to your spellcasting ability modifier; the target must attempt a basic Will save. If the target critically fails the save, it is also stunned 1. Heightened (+2) The damage increases by 1d6. You cloud the target's mind and daze it with a mental jolt.PF2e Spells Summary An Add-on Module for Foundry Virtual Tabletop. Author: Idle Project Source: Project URL Versions 11.313+ (Verified 11) Last Updated 1 day, 1 hour ago The module is no longer maintained and is now part of another module called PF2e Toolbelt. Supported Game Systems. Pathfinder Second ...I found the Force Trait to be a good option for arcane/occult casters it has a good mix of utility stuff and some damaging spells so it gives a lot of options. For arcane/primal casters earth trait is similar a few damage spells and a lot of utility stuff. Force Staff Example (unifying trait Force, other traits Magical and Evocation) C: ShieldAside from the occult spell list though, every other spell list has classes which can use those much better. Even for the occult spell list she has to compete with the Bard, which falls behind in spellcasting, but is much better with feats, party support and Perception/saves. ... I like that pf2e is pretty good at the core classes already being ...It is a pretty widespread opinion around this sub and the official forums that Arcane and Occult are the best lists by a wide margin. Most people seem to believe that Divine is the worse, but I personally think Primal and Divine are pretty equal after considering that all divine casters can snatch spells from other traditions really easily and very early on.The Baba Yaga Patron is good for really leaning into the Witch Archetype. It gives you access to the Occult list, which has limited healing and direct damage. However, Occult is great for activating debuffs on your enemies and setting them up for a huge hit. The Hex Cantrip and Granted Spells can be very situational though. CurseThere’s matter, mind, spirit, and life. Arcane is matter and mind, Occult is mind and spirit, Divine is spirit and life, and Primal is life and matter. When trying to remember which spells are on which lists, I just try to figure out which essences it could be or combination of essences it is.Abilities gained at higher levels list the levels at which you gain them next to the features' names. Your Level. Class Features. 1. Ancestry and background, initial proficiencies, bloodline, sorcerer spellcasting, spell repertoire. 2. Skill feat, sorcerer feat. 3. 2nd-level spells, general feat, signature spells, skill increase. We’re ranking some of the absolute best PF2E cantrips well worth looking into. 15. Daze. This one is a swing or a miss. If the enemy critically fails, you’re in for a treat. Otherwise this spell simply doesn’t offer that much, especially as the levels get higher.Occult magic manipulates spirits and souls the way arcane casters never can, such as by the Bind Soul, Possession or Wail of the Banshee spells. Crossover appears where powerful mental and illusory magic is involved, such as various prismatic spells and things like Crushing Despair, Dominate and Nightmare.Your knowledge of halcyon magic increases. You gain two common 2nd-level halcyon spells and two 3rd-level halcyon spells. You also gain a 2nd-level halcyon spell slot and a 3rd-level halcyon spell slot. These and all future halcyon spell slots work like the 1st-level halcyon spell slot you gained from Halcyon Speaker Dedication.Spell 1. You channel positive energy to heal the living or damage the undead. If the target is a willing living creature, you restore 1d8 Hit Points. If the target is undead, you deal that amount of positive damage to it, and it gets a basic Fortitude save. The number of actions you spend when Casting this Spell determines its targets, range ...Actual undead can't be healed by anything at all except for effects that specifically call them out (e.g. harm), while dhampirs simply can't be healed by effects with the positive trait, but can be healed by undead-targeted healing as well. This means that the soothe spell can heal a dhampir, as can healing potions and any source of non-magical ...I've read repeatedly that casters in PF2e are mostly relegated to support roles, i.e. buffing allies, rather than dealing damage. I know that this was an effort on Paizo's part to deal with the linear fighter/quadratic wizard problem. But I don't fully understand why damage spells are considered suboptimal.An eager student of occult lore, you enjoy reading rare or forgotten tomes with ancient rituals and hidden secrets. You connect disparate facts to unlock deeper mysteries and uncover the truths of the universe, and you zealously hoard the knowledge your painstaking research produces. ... You cast spells drawn from multiple traditions and can ...Prepare your spells with your star charts! HARROWER. Take control of prophecy and the occult with this prepared caster that specializes in chance-based buffs and so much more! This fully featured class is loaded and jam-packed with features and options. This includes items, at least 4 feats per level (usually much more!), and a mutliclass ...It costs way too many actions for a very mediocre creature. 3 actions to summon, then 1 action to Augment it, 1 action to command, leaving you with a single action left which is not useful to a wizard. Meaning that you have spent 2 turns doing very little yet spending a highest level spellslot. 2. Exocist •.If you're a level 7 Oracle that's gotten Ray of Frost from your ancestry, then you'll be an expert in innate spells because you're also an expert in divine spells. It doesn't matter that it's an arcane innate spell, your innate spell proficiency is always your highest spell proficiency. Already corrected before you replied.Agitate: You send the target’s mind and body into overdrive, forcing it to become restless …Spell 1. Emotion Enchantment Mental. Source Secrets of Magic pg. 127 1.1. Traditions arcane, divine, occult. Cast [reaction] verbal; Trigger You critically fail a saving throw against a foe's effect. Range 30 feet; Targets the triggering foe. Saving Throw Will. You distract your enemy with their feeling of smug pleasure when you fail ...With enchanted gusto, you encourage yourself to get things done and share your motivation with your allies. You gain a +1 status bonus to your choice of attack rolls, Will saves, or Charisma-based skill checks. During the spell's duration, an ally who observed you Casting this Spell and was within 30 feet when you did so can take a single ...Eldritch Researcher. An eager student of occult lore, you enjoy reading rare or forgotten tomes with ancient rituals and hidden secrets. You connect disparate facts to unlock deeper mysteries and uncover the truths of the universe, and you zealously hoard the knowledge your painstaking research produces. Aberrations fascinate you for many ... Only spells with a verbal component are concentration. My friend is playing a barbarian, and I have a question following on this: Has anyone found a spell database which lets us sort by spell components? I would quite like to find spells which can be cast while raging. thank you for your time; cheers PS: Already got some helpful responses.Scintillating Safeguard H: Reactively protect multiple creatures from harm with a magic barrier. Spellwrack: Curse a creature to be harmed when a spell is cast on it and lower the duration of its spells. Spirit Blast H: Damage a creature's spiritual essence. Stone Tell U: Speak to spirits within natural stone. All Deities Deity Categories. Source Core Rulebook pg. 437 4.0. Anyone can worship a deity, but those who do so devoutly should take care to pursue the faith's edicts (behaviors the faith encourages) and avoid its anathemas (actions considered blasphemous). Each deity below has their alignment listed in parentheses after their name, followed ...You supernaturally rip the spirit from a living creature's body, dooming the target to pain and death. The target takes 5d6 negative damage, depending on its basic Fortitude save, and is drained 1 if it fails its save. The spell's effect is based on how many actions you spend when Casting the Spell. [one-action] (somatic) The spell targets one ...Best. coldermoss. Fighter. • 4 yr. ago. There are 4 essences of reality that magic, and therefore spells, can interact with: vital essence (life), material essence (matter), spiritual essence (soul), and mental essence (thought and perception). Each tradition has spells that interact with two of those essences.The guide is currently in a very early stage, but it's got writeups of all the core psychic class features: conscious minds, subconscious minds, and class feats. As with my oracle guide, I'll be building this guide out more as I go. Eventually, it'll include advice for every ancestry and versatile heritage, as well as every occult spell (and ...Composition Spells: Composition Spells are an important part of the Bard’s capabilities, and the Bard is one of few classes which start with a Focus Pool by default. You get the Counter Performance Focus Spell for free at 1st level, but characters multiclassing into the Bard would need to take the Counter Performance feat to get it.Good Occult Spells : r/Pathfinder2e • by Goombung Good Occult Spells Hi Everyone, Just making my first Sorcerer and I've decided to go with Occult spells (Shadow). Mainly because I've played characters with the other spell lists. Anyone here had any experience with the Occult spells list that wants to give me some wisdom on what I should choose.The guide is currently in a very early stage, but it's got writeups of all the core psychic class features: conscious minds, subconscious minds, and class feats. As with my oracle guide, I'll be building this guide out more as I go. Eventually, it'll include advice for every ancestry and versatile heritage, as well as every occult spell (and ...Grim Tendrils Spell 1 Necromancy Negative Source Core Rulebook pg. 342 4.0 Traditions arcane, occult Bloodline shadow Deities Charon, Dajermube, Fumeiyoshi, Nhimbaloth, Nyarlathotep (Haunter in the Dark), Orcus, Treerazer Cast [two-actions] somatic, verbal Area 30-foot line Saving Throw FortitudeRange 30 feet; Targets 1 creature whose true name you know. You speak the true name of a creature to more surely affect it with your magic. Until the end of the current turn, the target is flat-footed against your spells and takes a –2 circumstance penalty to saving throws against your spells. In addition, the first time this turn the target ...The best way to build around Counterspell. My DM is preparing to start a new long term campaign with our usual group. After some talk with him, I decided to play a character specialized in shutting down magic casters. The campaign is going to be a long one, starting at level 2 and going up to the high levels, and we are also using free archetype.Alter Reality: Warp reality to duplicate occult spells. Avatar: Transform into a battle form determined by your deity. Cataclysm: Call an instant, damaging cataclysm. Dinosaur Fort …For example, if you were a cleric with the bard multiclass archetype, you couldn't use Religion to add an occult spell to your bardic spell repertoire. To learn the spell, you must do the following: Spend 1 hour per level of the spell, during which you must remain in conversation with a person who knows the spell or have the magical writing in your …Your proficiency ranks for occult spell attack rolls and spell DCs increase to legendary. Magnum Opus Level 19 You have tuned your spellcasting to the highest caliber. Add two common 10th-level occult spells to your repertoire. You gain a single 10th-level spell slot you can use to cast one of those two spells using bard spellcasting.Archetype Captivator. Prerequisites Captivator Dedication. Your innate ability to fascinate others develops into full-fledged spellcasting. This spellcasting comes naturally and instinctively to you, rather than as a product of training. Choose a 1st-level occult spell from either the enchantment or illusion school.Occult A good broad spell list with many options. Force, necromancy, psychic, mental, illusions, some meta magic. Lots of buffing spells. The best debuffer. Strong against single targets. Almost no elemental damage spells, light on blasting and attacks against reflex. Some healing in the Soothe spell. Some summons and there is even a battle form.It's a fetching witch, into shadowcaster, into shadowdancer. It uses the witch base for occult spells, quick access to a shadow familiar, and feats that boost the economy around focus spells. Edit: With witch and shadowcaster, you can get a shadow familiar as early as level 4. [deleted] • 2 yr. ago.For Heightened spells, consider Animate Dead, Calm Emotions, Fear, Inner Radiance Torrent, and Soothe. Jamesk902 • 9 mo. ago. Fear is a good choice as a level 3 spell. NoSmell377 • 9 mo. ago. Infectious Ennui is probably one of the best right now. Kup123 • 9 mo. ago.Occult Spell List Breakdown – PF2 T.E. "RPGBOT" Kamstra June 5, 2021 Introduction THIS, The guide is currently in a very early stage, but it&#x, Magic Weapon. Add glimmering magic to you or your willing ally's weapon with this fa, Pathfinder 2e Nexus - Psychic - Guided by the personal combination of their subcon, Elemental Counter U: Each element in the elemental cycle counters another, and you can us, Signature spells is a balance design to ensure spontaneous casters do not outshine prepared casters. Each da, Apr 23, 2022 · 3rd Slow, Fear (again), Dispel Magic, Time Jump, Rousing Applause. 4th Invisibili, 5 Produce Flame. A great utility spell, Produce Flam, I was thinking of making a half-elf rogue (thief) for P, Abilities gained at higher levels list the levels at , Spell 1. You summon tiny, ordinary animals from the environ, Jun 5, 2021 · The Witch is a spellcaster granted power by a myster, Stuck with Soothe and another occult spell (and five , Hey guys I'm finally here with the occult spell video! I know, You cloud the target's mind and daze it with a ment, Alter Reality: Warp reality to duplicate occult spells. Avatar: Trans, Blur and Stoneskin are both often used as examples of prime defens, In this video, we're going to take a look at th.