Learn a Spell
Learn a Spell
Source: Player Core pg. 230
You can gain access to a new spell of your tradition from someone who knows that spell or from magical writing like a spellbook or scroll. If you can cast spells of multiple traditions, you can Learn a Spell of any of those traditions, but you must use the corresponding skill to do so. For example, if you were a cleric with the bard multiclass archetype, you couldn’t use Religion to add an occult spell to your bardic spell repertoire.
To learn the spell, you must do the following:
- Spend 1 hour per spell rank, during which you must remain in conversation with a person who knows the spell or have the magical writing in your possession.
- Have materials with the Price indicated in the Learning a Spell table.
- Attempt a skill check for the skill corresponding to your tradition (DC determined by the GM, often close to the DC on the Learning a Spell Table). Uncommon or rare spells have higher DCs; full guidelines for the GM appear on page 52 of GM Core.
Critical Success You expend half the materials and learn the spell.
Success You expend the materials and learn the spell.
Failure You fail to learn the spell but can try again after you gain a level. The materials aren’t expended.
Critical Failure As failure, except you expend half the materials.
Table 4-3: Learning a Spell
Spell Level | Price | Typical DC |
1st or cantrip | 2 gp | 15 |
2nd | 6 gp | 18 |
3rd | 16 gp | 20 |
4th | 36 gp | 23 |
5th | 70 gp | 26 |
6th | 140 gp | 28 |
7th | 300 gp | 31 |
8th | 650 gp | 34 |
9th | 1,500 gp | 36 |
10th | 7,000 gp | 41 |