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Malacode
2009-09-24, 08:32 AM
In an upcoming game, I'm planning on playing a Changeling Wizard, taking the substitution levels in Races of Ebberon (For those who do not have a copy of this text, it forces you to specialise in two schools, Transmutation and Illusion, at the same time)
If I was to use the Focused Specialist variant from Complete Mage/Arcane (Can't remember which), would I be losing 2 spell slots of each level to gain two Illusion slots and two Transmutation slots? If not, what -would- happen?

Also, the Master Specialist PrC: Gain two benefits when I gain Minor, Moderate and Major School Esoterica?

Finally, Improved Familiar. If I were to take this feat, would it allow my Morphic Familiar to change shape to all possible improved familiars available at my Wizard level? Same for Draconic Familiar too, by the way.

Thank-you in advance to anyone who answers my queries.
Thrice Dead Cat
2009-09-24, 11:46 AM
If I was to use the Focused Specialist variant from Complete Mage/Arcane (Can't remember which), would I be losing 2 spell slots of each level to gain two Illusion slots and two Transmutation slots? If not, what -would- happen?

If I recall correctly, the ACF only gives you one bonus slot for either Transmutation or Illusion, so going Focus Specialist would burn four schools of magic for three normal plus three specialist slots, divided amongst either school.


Also, the Master Specialist PrC: Gain two benefits when I gain Minor, Moderate and Major School Esoterica?

Finally, Improved Familiar. If I were to take this feat, would it allow my Morphic Familiar to change shape to all possible improved familiars available at my Wizard level? Same for Draconic Familiar too, by the way.

Thank-you in advance to anyone who answers my queries.

If you qualify for Master Specialist, you should get both of the bonuses. As for the familiar, I vaguely remember there being a recommendation for taking Improved Familiar for switching out obscure bonuses on the fly, so it should be RAW to go from having an Imp to a Pseudodragon to a Worg to a...