Leafsnail! I forgot to say, I did your character sheet earlier this evening. I quickly picked a bunch of spells for you to have prepared the first day because I don't think you ever told me what you wanted. You can change those when/before we start if you want.
I also gave your character a holy symbol instead of a spell component pouch, because I don't think divine casters need one. I couldn't think of a good holy symbol for an atheist, so it's in the shape of a brain.
Divine spellcasters still do need spell component pouch. Especially since some good spells use it(Augury, Bless Water, Restoration, Raise Dead, Ressurrection)
Depends on the spell. if it has a F/DF or M/DF in as focus then Divine casters substitute spell components for their divine focus (Identify for example is free for Divine spellcasters, as they use their Holy Symbol as a focus, while Arcane spellcasters have to use a 100gp pearl that is used up during the spellcasting.)
Actually this is a good comparsion;
Identify has this for Components;
V, S, M/DF
Notice the M/DF, this means Arcane casters use a material (which is stated lower down) while Divine casters use their Divine Focus, this is why Identify is free for Divine casters (also note that the material component for Identify is called 'Arcane Material Component'.)
Raise dead on the other hand, has this;
V, S, M, DF
Notice that it's M
, DF. This means that it requires both the materials (5,000 gp worth of diamonds)
and a Divine Focus if you're a Divine caster. You don't need the Divine Focus if you're an Arcane caster.
Finally, Spell Component Pouches are only for 'costless' components. For example
Grease has the following component;
Material ComponentA bit of pork rind or butter.
Note how no price is given for this component; this is the kind of component the Spell Component Pouch provides. If you don't have a pouch you'd actually have to find a piece of pork rind or butter to cast Grease, but with the pouch the entire process is handwaved and it's assumed that the pouch carries any and all relevant 'no cost' components.
Identify (which requires that 100gp pearl for Arcane casters) is entirely unaffected by having a Spell Component Pouch or not, as the component listed is 'priced' and therefore must be purchased seperately anyway.
So so long as he's not planning on casting any spells with required Material Focuses, he dosen't need a Spell Component Pouch. Same with Raise Dead, Ressurection, True Ressurection and Restoration (but not Greater or Lesser Restoration).
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