[PF] Weather-themed arcane spells

[Alefiend]

I'm in the midst of building a human sorcerer for an upcoming Pathfinder campaign that will take place mostly in coastal regions, islands, and aboard a ship. I've chosen the Stormborn bloodline, and I plan to stick as close to that theme as possible—I will gladly give up effectiveness in and out of combat to get more stormy. The only major exception will be for spells related to the sea and to shipboard life, since I'm the ship's master. If it matters, we're starting at 3rd level.

The question: What are your favorite storm- or weather-related arcane spells? I can use anything in the PFSRD, as well as pretty much everything published in a D&D 3.5 book. I have no access to Dragon magazine, so I'd prefer not to see anything from that source.

Thanks!

[PanNarrans]

Defenestrating Sphere! Wind control is stormy, right?

[Feralventas]

0th
Breeze (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/rare-cantrips#TOC-Breeze), and Drench right below it.

Ray of Frost (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/r/ray-of-frost)

1st

Endure Elements (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/endure-elements)
Shock Shield (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/shock-shield)
Air Bubble (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/a/air-bubble)
icicle dagger
Obscuring Mist (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/o/obscuring-mist)
Ear Piercing Scream (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/ear-piercing-scream) for Thunder Shouting!?
Hydraulic Push (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/h/hydraulic-push)
Shocking Grasp (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/shocking-grasp)
Feather Fall (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/f/feather-fall)
Touch of the Sea (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/t/touch-of-the-sea)


Just take a gander at the PFSRD. You should find plenty to work with.

[Benly]

Pick up at least a couple of the various fog spells. The level 9 upgrade to the bloodline's Stormchild ability is downright mean when you combine it with Solid Fog - enemies are stuck inside and can't see out, but you can target them with your lightning just fine. It's like a personal tour of the inside of a lightning storm!

[Feralventas]

Going to cut out the fancy links to save time.
2nd level spells

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/endure-elements
Endure Elements
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/r/resist-energy
Resist Energy
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/f/fog-cloud
Fog Cloud
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/slipstream
Slipstream
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/e/elemental-speech
Elemental Speech
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/f/frigid-touch
Frigid Touch
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/f/frost-fall
Frost Fall
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/g/gust-of-wind
Gust of Wind
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/h/haunting-mists
Haunting Mists
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/b/buoyancy
Buoyancy
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/g/glide
Glide
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/t/thunder-fire
Thunder Fire
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/w/whispering-wind
Whispering Wind
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/s/snow-shape
Snow Shape.

[Alefiend]

Thanks for the suggestions so far. I'll definitely see about including them in my repertoire.

[ericgrau]

A couple of the best spells, weather or not, are sleet storm and solid fog. Either obscuring mist or fog cloud is ok too, though I wouldn't prepare both. Lightning bolt is ok. Tiny hut will let you cast safely in stormy weather without needing concentration checks, and what's more useful even when it isn't stormy is that it provides total concealment for you and those around you too. It lasts 2 hours per caster level so keep it up 24 hours a day to save time (and possibly a concentration check) during combat. Levitate, fly and wall of ice are decent but only kind of fit the fluff.

A a couple fan feather tokens are a must have item for propelling your ship even when the winds are not in your favor. Any weather mage sailor who can't handle that task should be ashamed. A scroll or two of gust of wind is good when the day comes that you need to knock over a small enemy sailboat.