Spells are manifestations of magic in Pathfinder: Kingmaker, not necessarily of the offensive type. Most spells deal damage or inflict a condition on the target.
See Spellcasting for an overview of how to use spells.
Spell Lists[ | ]
Spellbook Progression[ | ]
Different spellcaster classes unlock new levels of spells at different character levels but in terms of spellbook progression most of them can be grouped into several categories:
- Full casters with spell preparation (can cast up to lvl 9 spells but have to prepare them): e.g. Wizard, Druid, Cleric (also Shaman and Witch in Pathfinder WotR) - they're usually the first to gain access to the next-level spells.
- Full spontaneous casters (can cast up to lvl 9 spells spontaneously): e.g. Sorcerer (also Oracle and Arcanist in Pathfinder WotR): their spellbook progression is delayed by 1 level.
- Half-casters (can cast up to lvl 6 spells): e.g. Bard, Alchemist, Inquisitor, Magus, Eldritch Scoundrel (also Hunter, Skald and Warpriest in Pathfinder WotR). Their spellbook progression is the same regardless of whether they cast spells spontaneously or have to prepare them.
- Warrior casters (full-BAB physical classes with minor casting abilities: up to lvl 4 spells): e.g. Paladin or Ranger (also Bloodrager in Pathfinder WotR). They unlock even the 1st level spells fairly late (at level 4) and their caster level = their character level - 3.
The spellbook progression is shown below for comparison purposes.
Spellcaster Type | Spellcaster Level | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | |
Full Casters (preparation) | 1 | − | 2 | − | 3 | − | 4 | − | 5 | − | 6 | − | 7 | − | 8 | − | 9 | − | − | − |
Full Casters (spontaneous) | 1 | − | − | 2 | − | 3 | − | 4 | − | 5 | − | 6 | − | 7 | − | 8 | − | 9 | − | − |
Half-Casters | 1 | − | − | 2 | − | − | 3 | − | − | 4 | − | − | 5 | − | − | 6 | − | − | − | − |
Warrior Casters | − | − | − | 1 | − | − | 2 | − | − | 3 | − | − | 4 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |