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ImaginaryDragon
2013-01-12, 07:28 PM
I saw mention of this elsewhere and I was wondering it was legit

Can you take both Cleric and Cloistered Cleric? For example, Cloistered Cleric 2/Cleric 2

If so it would be perfect for the build I have in mind.
Kuulvheysoon
2013-01-12, 07:36 PM
Unfortunately, you cannot.

Cloistered Cleric is a variation of the base cleric, but it's still a cleric. It'd be like taking levels as an Illusionist and an Evoker.
ImaginaryDragon
2013-01-12, 08:34 PM
What classes can you do that with? I thought there were some in UA you could.
Biffoniacus_Furiou
2013-01-12, 08:46 PM
No, they use the original class's progression so they're effectively the same class.

You could however combine a Cleric racial casting ability with Cloistered Cleric levels, and would actually add the levels together for your total Cleric spellcasting capability.
animewatcha
2013-01-13, 12:06 AM
From the SRD:


Multiclassing And Variant Classes

Multiclassing between variants of the same class is a tricky subject. In cases where a single class offers a variety of paths (such as the totem barbarian or the monk fighting styles), the easiest solution is simply to bar multiclassing between different versions of the same class (just as a character can't multiclass between different versions of specialist wizards). For variants that are wholly separate from the character class—such as the bardic sage or the urban ranger—multiclassing, even into multiple variants of the same class, is probably okay. Identical class features should stack if gained from multiple versions of the same class (except for spellcasting, which is always separate).

In any case, only the first version of a favored class is treated as favored; a halfling rogue/wizard who later begins gaining levels in the wilderness rogue variant class can't treat both the rogue and wilderness rogue classes as favored, only the class gained first (in this case, rogue). Under no circumstances does spellcasting ability from multiple classes (even variants of the same class) stack. A character with levels of bard and levels of bardic sage has two separate caster levels and two separate sets of spells per day, even though the classes are very similar.

A case can be made for the cloistered cleric since spellcasting is seperate, different BAB progression, etc.

Pretty much A LOT of significant differences.
ImaginaryDragon
2013-01-13, 08:52 PM
No, they use the original class's progression so they're effectively the same class.

You could however combine a Cleric racial casting ability with Cloistered Cleric levels, and would actually add the levels together for your total Cleric spellcasting capability.

wait what

What races would qualify, anyways?
Larkas
2013-01-13, 08:56 PM
Solars, for example.
Biffoniacus_Furiou
2013-01-13, 08:59 PM
wait what

What races would qualify, anyways?

Lammasu (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/lammasu.htm), preferably with the Tauric Creature template from MM2/SS.
ImaginaryDragon
2013-01-13, 10:21 PM
Lammasu (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/lammasu.htm), preferably with the Tauric Creature template from MM2/SS.

So much LA...
Kuulvheysoon
2013-01-13, 10:23 PM
Lammasu (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/lammasu.htm), preferably with the Tauric Creature template from MM2/SS.

Was there ever an LA published for that template?
Curmudgeon
2013-01-13, 10:36 PM
Was there ever an LA published for that template?
Yes, in the 3.5 update book for Monster Manual II. It's Base Humanoid +3.