Pokelord2
2012-01-09, 10:26 AM
I am redesigning a character build I once had and need an answer to a question.
The original build had the character take two levels of Spellthief, two levels of Rogue, a single level of sorcerer, then taking Wild Mage until I qualified for Arcane Trickster. From that point on I alternated between Wild Mage and Arcane Trickster. Naturally I took Master Spellthief (Complete Scoundrel, page 79) so I could better maximize my spellthief abilities. We used a few house rules but they have no bearing on the question I have (nor at what point I could take the prestige classes). The original build has the character using Sorcerer as his primary spellcasting list (known and per day).
Now the character has died and due to the circumstances of his ressurection he has an opportunity to be brought back with a different build (I need to level up from level 1 again though). There is a variant in Dragon Magazine 353 (page 85) called Trickster which (at the sacrifice of various class features of the Spellthief) swaps the Spellthief spell progression with the Bard one and the caster level becomes equal to spellthief level (instead of half spellthief level).
The concern I have is this: Master Spellthief states "Your spellthief levels stack with levels of other arcane spellcaster classes (that is, levels of any class that grants arcane spellcasting other than spellthief) for purposes of determining what level spell you can steal." If I were to use the Trickster variant I would ditch the first level of sorcerer all-together (and gain a 3rd level of Spellthief) and use the new spell list as my main list. However, it would appear that my Steal Spell progression would not progress beyond the 3rd level of spellthief because this spellcasting is still the spellthief's spellcasting and not a separate one. On the other hand: I'm gaining levels in a prestige class which is NOT levels in spellthief to progress my spellcasting. And the description for the feat is "Your arcane studies allow you to mingle arcane magic of different flavors for great effect." so for roleplay reasons it should work, right?
My question is this: does prestige class spellcasting progression count towards determining the highest level spell I can steal when used in conjunction with Master Spellthief? Will Practiced Caster do the same?
The original build had the character take two levels of Spellthief, two levels of Rogue, a single level of sorcerer, then taking Wild Mage until I qualified for Arcane Trickster. From that point on I alternated between Wild Mage and Arcane Trickster. Naturally I took Master Spellthief (Complete Scoundrel, page 79) so I could better maximize my spellthief abilities. We used a few house rules but they have no bearing on the question I have (nor at what point I could take the prestige classes). The original build has the character using Sorcerer as his primary spellcasting list (known and per day).
Now the character has died and due to the circumstances of his ressurection he has an opportunity to be brought back with a different build (I need to level up from level 1 again though). There is a variant in Dragon Magazine 353 (page 85) called Trickster which (at the sacrifice of various class features of the Spellthief) swaps the Spellthief spell progression with the Bard one and the caster level becomes equal to spellthief level (instead of half spellthief level).
The concern I have is this: Master Spellthief states "Your spellthief levels stack with levels of other arcane spellcaster classes (that is, levels of any class that grants arcane spellcasting other than spellthief) for purposes of determining what level spell you can steal." If I were to use the Trickster variant I would ditch the first level of sorcerer all-together (and gain a 3rd level of Spellthief) and use the new spell list as my main list. However, it would appear that my Steal Spell progression would not progress beyond the 3rd level of spellthief because this spellcasting is still the spellthief's spellcasting and not a separate one. On the other hand: I'm gaining levels in a prestige class which is NOT levels in spellthief to progress my spellcasting. And the description for the feat is "Your arcane studies allow you to mingle arcane magic of different flavors for great effect." so for roleplay reasons it should work, right?
My question is this: does prestige class spellcasting progression count towards determining the highest level spell I can steal when used in conjunction with Master Spellthief? Will Practiced Caster do the same?