Belsameth's Blessing Question

[Caedes]

Greetings and Salutations to you all.

Here is the skibby.

In my party (I am the DM) I have a Wizard/Bladesinger of good alignment that wants to take the Belsameth's Blessing spell and cast it upon themselves to reap the benefits of being a Weretiger. +12 strength is pretty nice.

He wants to take the Lycanthropy Spell feat that allows him to cast in were form.

My question is and I hope someone here had come across this. Since it does not make him a permanent Lycanthrope can he actually take that feat.

Feat and Spell description below.

Belsameth's Blessing
Transforms one creature
into a werebeast.
Transmutation
Level: Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 6
Components: V, S, M, F/DF
Casting Time: 1 full round
Range: Personal:Touch
Target, Effect or Area: Self or one living
creature
Duration: 1 day/level
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

Description
This evil spell is said to be a gift
from Belsameth herself to her loyal
sorcerers and clerics. It has been used
to wreak havoc in enemy villages,
transform the caster into a potent
fighting machine or empower a loyal
servant, Rangers and clerics of T anil
know that when Belsameth's priests
begin cutting themselves or their servants
with their silver daggers trouble
is about to unfold,
Belsameth'sblessingallowsacasterto
transform herself or another into her
choice of lycanthrope. The type of
werebeast is chosen at the time of casting.

Spell Effect
If cast upon herself, the caster
may choose what form oflycanthropy
she contracts, and for the duration of
the Belsameth's blessing, she will possess
all the powers of that type of
lycanthrope. She will also possess the
Improved Control Shape feat for the
blessing's duration, allowing her to
voluntarily control her shape.
If the caster targets another creature
with the spell, the recipient receives
a Fortitude save to resist the affliction,
but may forgo the save as normal ifhe
acrually considers the spell a blessing.
The recipient is afflicted with the chosen
form of lycanthropy and
immediately assumes whichever form
the caster desires. Thereafter, the recipient
possesses the Control Shape
skill at one rank per three levels of the
caster of Belsameth's blessing.
Statistics for lycanthropes can
be found in Appendix 3 of corerulebook
III. Note that the lycanthropes created
by this spell are contagious,
capable of spreading the uncontrolled
form of this magical disease to others
in the usual fashion.

Arcane Focus: A silver dagger
Material Components: A tuft of
hair from the desired animal type and
a drop of blood from the spell's intended
recipient.

LYCANTHROPIC SPELL

[GENERAL]

You cast spells while in your lycanthropic animal form.

Prerequisite: Lycanthrope, Improved Control Shape feat or Control Shape 8 ranks

Benefit: You complete the verbal and somatic components of spells while in your lycanthropic animal form. For example, while in the form of a wolf, you could substitute barks and gestures with your paws for the normal verbal and somatic components of a spell. with an appendage of your current form. This feat does not permit the use of magic items while in a form that could not ordinarily use them, and you do not gain the ability to speak in your lycanthropic form.

Rulebook: Faiths & Pantheons (p. 214)

[Cog]

Yeah, that works. The spell gives you the feat and afflicts you with lycanthropy; it doesn't merely duplicate the effects of those two things. If the character levels while under the effect of the spell, they qualify to take the Lycanthropy Spell feat. When the spell wears off, they won't be able to use the feat, but it'll still be there, and when they cast the spell again or contract lycanthropy from another source they'll have the benefit of it once more.

Generally, there's no requirement for how permanent an effect must be before you can use it as a prerequisite, and there's nothing saying that leveling requires a certain duration - it's effectively instantaneous.

[Caedes]

Fantastic!

Thank you!