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Farlion
2010-03-05, 07:57 AM
Hey all,

a player of mine wants to play a spellthief, so we both looked at the class and started to discuss a little.

The idea behind the class sounds fun, the fluff is cool, so no problems there.

Now if I read the spellthief ability steal spell ( source (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ex/20050107a)) it sais:

A spellthief can siphon spell energy away from his target and use it himself. A spellthief who hits an opponent with a successful sneak attack can choose to forgo dealing 1d6 points of sneak attack damage and instead steal a spell, or the potential to cast a specific known spell, from his target. If the target is willing, a spellthief can steal a spell with a touch as a standard action.

After stealing a spell, a spellthief can cast the spell himself on a subsequent turn. Treat the spell as if it were cast by the original owner of the spell for the purpose of determining caster level, save DC, and so forth. A spellthief can cast this spell even if he doesn't have the minimum ability score normally required to cast a spell of that level. The spellthief must supply the same components (including verbal, somatic, material, XP, and any focus) required for the stolen spell.


Now the question: can a spellthief steal divine spells? Or does he need a symbol of every god in order to cast the spell? Or is his ability somehow restricted to arcane spells?

Cheers,
Farlion

Optimystik
2010-03-05, 08:05 AM
This should answer your questions. (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ask/20070525a)

Farlion
2010-03-05, 08:13 AM
Thank you!

Optimystik
2010-03-05, 08:19 AM
That reference to Beni from the Mummy seems a popular one at Wizards - they made it again later with the Factotum, IIRC. (Which is in many ways a fixed Spellthief.)

Grumman
2010-03-05, 08:33 AM
That reference to Beni from the Mummy seems a popular one at Wizards - they made it again later with the Factotum, IIRC.
Of course they like it. If they didn't, they'd have to be replicants or something.