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Kaiwen
2017-05-06, 10:02 PM
There's an epic feat, Spell Siphoning, which allows you to burn turn attempts to spontaneously cast spells at or below some spell level determined by your turning check. The DR of a level 9 spell is a 26 on the check.

Spell Siphoning [Divine] [Epic]

You can cast spells using your ability to channel energy.

Prerequisites: Knowledge (arcana) 24 ranks, Spellcraft 24 ranks, ability to turn or rebuke creatures, ability to cast 9th-level divine spells.

Benefits: You can spend one of your turn/rebuke undead attempts to cast spontaneously any divine spell you can normally prepare. When you attempt to spell siphon a spell, make a turning check and consult the following table to determine the maximum spell level you can attempt to spell siphon.

Turning Check Result Highest Level Spell Possible
1 or lower 0 level
2-4 1st level
5-7 2nd level
8-10 3rd level
11-13 4th level
14-16 5th level
17-19 6th level
20-22 7th level
23-25 8th level
26 or higher 9th level
Once you determine the highest level spell you can spontaneously cast and have selected which spell you wish to cast, you can cast the spell just as if you had prepared it. You must supply any material components or foci the spell normally requires. Spell Siphoning is at least full-round action. If the spell you siphon has a casting time of a full-round action or longer, it takes an extra full-round action to cast the spell. You can apply metamagic feats to this spell, as long as the spell's effective level is not greater than the highest level spell possible set by the turning check. Each metamagic feat you apply, however, adds another full-round action to the casting time for the spell.

I was wondering what the best way to use this would be. I was just thinking of a Dragonwrought Kobold Urpriest 10 (wielding and Miracle-ing for nightsticks); can you think of something better?

Thanks!

Rebel7284
2017-05-07, 02:52 AM
Tenebrous vestige allows you to turn undead every 5 rounds. Miracle every 5 rounds sounds good to me!

Binder 5/Ur Priest 10/X 5 probably works well enough with Improved Binding.

Alternatively, Anima Mage mentions a divine adaptation being possible.

I will also mention that a feat called Spell Siphoning has amazing flavor for an epic Ur Priest!

Actually, you need to optimize your turning check some, so ideally the divine Anima Mage is used. Possibly still on an Ur-Priest.