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Questions tagged [occult-magic]

For questions about the special abilities available through the use of “occult magic,” such as in Pathfinder.

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Is there thought and emotion component for psychic spells?

I could have sworn that psychic spells had there specific components listed like regular spells. For example, the fireball spell tells you the material component is bat guano. I seem to remember ...
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Are those changes enough to save the Kineticist?

I've been toying with the idea of making a kineticist for a bit, now. The class is quite flavorful, with some interesting options and a nice set of utility. ...That said, its core sucks. Like, really ...
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Are Psychics arcane casters? Can they prestige into Dragon Disciples and do they suffer Spell Failure?

Nowhere on the Psychic section does it state that Psychics are arcane or divine casters. As such, it's not clear if they suffer spell failure, let alone whether or not they can prestige into Dragon ...
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(Occult Adventures) Does Esoteric Knight's Step Through Reality have the same drawback as Dimension Door?

From Esoteric Knight Step through Reality (Sp) By expending a 3rd-level spell slot as a swift action, the esoteric knight can teleport to a space within 30 feet as if using dimension door. This ...
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(Occult Adventures) When do I roll my saves when opening/maintaining Chakras?

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/alternative-rule-systems/occult-adventures/occult-rules/chakras/ As far as I can tell it isn't specified whether you make the save during the swift action but before ...
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Is there any official (or semi-official) clarification on how often Psychic Virtuoso allows a character to use occult skill unlocks?

The description of the Psychic Virtuoso feat from Occult Adventures states "You can use all of your occult skill unlocks more often and you are more talented at using them." However, the ...
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Can a "psionic spell" be dispelled using the Dispel Magic spell?

Situation from my recent game: a tree-like supposedly psionic monster used pain mirror on me (I'm Arcanist). I intended to dispel it with dispel magic, but I was informed that because it's a psionic ...
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What modifier is added to the Kinetic Blast's attack rolls?

While reading up on the Kineticist, I noticed it never expressly says what modifier you add to attack rolls with your kinetic blast. So, what are all the modifiers you add to a kinetic blasts attack ...
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Does the kineticist's Entangling Infusion always allow a saving throw?

The description of Entangling Infusion says: Saving Throw: Reflex negates Your kinetic blast surrounds your foes in elemental matter. Whenever a blast with this infusion deals damage to a foe, that ...
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Can a kineticist voluntarily dismiss their kinetic covers?

Kinetic Cover allows the kineticist to create a small wall. Using the ability is a standard action. The ability description tells the maximum number of kinetic covers that can be created at once. The ...
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For a water-focused kineticist's Basic Hydrokinesis feature, how does the ability to create "mild currents" work, particularly underwater?

In Paizo's Occult Adventures, the Kineticist class, with a Water Elemental Focus, gets this ability: Basic Hydrokinesis Element(s) water; Type utility (Sp); Level 1; Burn 0 You can create water as ...
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Route to Divine Spell Immunity?

Parameter: this is RAW. I can pretty well guess RAI doesn't agree. So I'm asking this from a 1) RAW viewpoint, and 2) DM viewpoint. So, I've been browsing Occult Rituals because I have an occult-...
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Is psychic casting (with Thought/Emotion components) detectable in the same way as Somatic/Verbal components?

I'm starting a new campaign and for the first time ever and I'm trying a Psychic spell caster (Psychic, specifically.) My GM is pretty adamant that the metamagic Still Spell and Silent Spell exist ...
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How can I play a Psychic Necromancer using Occult Adventures material?

I'd like to play a Psychic Necromancer using Occult Adventures material in Pathfinder. There is the Haunted discipline; however, that's not what I'm looking for. I was hoping more along the line of a ...
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Resonant powers for occultists who take the same implement twice

Under the Implements class ability for Occultists, it says the following: An occultist can select an implement school more than once in order to learn additional spells from the associated school. ...

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