Endarire
2016-03-08, 04:14 AM
Greetings, all!
This is a build concept that requires a legality check. The essence is learning a variety of Sorcerer spells via paragon surge, Expanded Arcana, and the Human Sorcerer favored class bonus, but of the same spell level as my maximum castable. Below are the pertinent points needing legality checking.
1: Can I use the Magical Lineage trait applied to the feat Heighten Spell to allow me to access spells of my highest spell level for the Human Sorcerer Favored Class Feature? Note that if I Heighten a Grease spell by 1 level with this trait, it's treated as a level 2 Sorcerer spell cast from a level 1 Sorcerer spell slot. At later character levels, I can Heighten Grease to higher spell levels to continue to fulfill prerequisites to learn Favored Class bonus spells at my highest spell level instead of one less. For example, if I'm a Sorcerer6, I could Heighten Grease by 3 spell levels and cast it from a level 3 slot, but have it be treated in all ways as a level 4 spell. This combo is attractive to me due to it expanding my versatility as a Sorcerer, and I realize that I can't use the Heighten Spell feat to Heighten a spell above spell level 9.
Note that as a Half-Elf, I specifically qualify for things as if I were a Half-Elf, Human, and an Elf.
Relevant wording from Heighten Spell: "All effects dependent on spell level... are calculated according to the heightened level." This also may matter, "The heightened spell is as difficult to prepare and cast as a spell of its effective level." As a Sorcerer, I don't prepare spells but I do cast them!
If allowed, the net effect of a "Yes" ruling to this is me spending a trait and a feat initially and my favored class bonus each character level to know one additional Sorcerer spell of the highest spell level I can cast.
Half Elf: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/core-races/half-elf#TOC-Standard-Racial-Traits
Human Sorcerer Favored Class Feature: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer#TOC-Favored-Class-Bonuses
Heighten Spell: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/metamagic-feats/heighten-spell-metamagic---final
Magical Lineage: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/traits/magic-traits/magical-lineage
2: Paragon Surge: The FAQ has changed it to be 'choose once at the first casting of this spell for the entire day.' If we're using the FAQ ruling, how does that interact with the feat Emergency Attunement? And, yes, my first question was in part so I could use Paragon Surge on Expanded Arcana to gain spells known of any spell level I can cast as a Sorcerer.
Emergency Attunement: http://www.archivesofnethys.com/FeatDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Emergency%20Attunement
Expanded Arcana: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/expanded-arcana
Paragon Surge: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/p/paragon-surge
3: Could I instead apply the Half Elf's Multitalented racial ability to Sorcerer to get two favored class benefits per favored class level? This wouldn't be the same benefit (so no bonus spells twice), but bonus spells and either skill points or HP per level.
This is a build concept that requires a legality check. The essence is learning a variety of Sorcerer spells via paragon surge, Expanded Arcana, and the Human Sorcerer favored class bonus, but of the same spell level as my maximum castable. Below are the pertinent points needing legality checking.
1: Can I use the Magical Lineage trait applied to the feat Heighten Spell to allow me to access spells of my highest spell level for the Human Sorcerer Favored Class Feature? Note that if I Heighten a Grease spell by 1 level with this trait, it's treated as a level 2 Sorcerer spell cast from a level 1 Sorcerer spell slot. At later character levels, I can Heighten Grease to higher spell levels to continue to fulfill prerequisites to learn Favored Class bonus spells at my highest spell level instead of one less. For example, if I'm a Sorcerer6, I could Heighten Grease by 3 spell levels and cast it from a level 3 slot, but have it be treated in all ways as a level 4 spell. This combo is attractive to me due to it expanding my versatility as a Sorcerer, and I realize that I can't use the Heighten Spell feat to Heighten a spell above spell level 9.
Note that as a Half-Elf, I specifically qualify for things as if I were a Half-Elf, Human, and an Elf.
Relevant wording from Heighten Spell: "All effects dependent on spell level... are calculated according to the heightened level." This also may matter, "The heightened spell is as difficult to prepare and cast as a spell of its effective level." As a Sorcerer, I don't prepare spells but I do cast them!
If allowed, the net effect of a "Yes" ruling to this is me spending a trait and a feat initially and my favored class bonus each character level to know one additional Sorcerer spell of the highest spell level I can cast.
Half Elf: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/races/core-races/half-elf#TOC-Standard-Racial-Traits
Human Sorcerer Favored Class Feature: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer#TOC-Favored-Class-Bonuses
Heighten Spell: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/metamagic-feats/heighten-spell-metamagic---final
Magical Lineage: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/traits/magic-traits/magical-lineage
2: Paragon Surge: The FAQ has changed it to be 'choose once at the first casting of this spell for the entire day.' If we're using the FAQ ruling, how does that interact with the feat Emergency Attunement? And, yes, my first question was in part so I could use Paragon Surge on Expanded Arcana to gain spells known of any spell level I can cast as a Sorcerer.
Emergency Attunement: http://www.archivesofnethys.com/FeatDisplay.aspx?ItemName=Emergency%20Attunement
Expanded Arcana: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/expanded-arcana
Paragon Surge: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/p/paragon-surge
3: Could I instead apply the Half Elf's Multitalented racial ability to Sorcerer to get two favored class benefits per favored class level? This wouldn't be the same benefit (so no bonus spells twice), but bonus spells and either skill points or HP per level.