Arbane
2014-12-13, 11:16 PM
I know it's a bad idea to lose caster levels unless you get something AWESOME for them, but the Battle Templar (http://www.d20pfsrd.com/path-of-war/prestige-classes/battle-templar)'s second-level ability is just so SHINY.
At 2nd level, the battle templar is capable of aiding an ally with every strike of his weapon or bash of his shield through the use of his divine magic. Whenever the battle templar initiates a martial strike, he may cast a divine spell (with a level equal to or less than the level of the strike initiated) on himself or an ally within touch range as a move action. He must cast this defensively if he is casting within a threatened area to avoid provoking attacks of opportunity.
So, a few questions:
If I take a level of Warlord after Oracle 8, do all my maneuvers have to be first level, or can I take one 1st level, one second, and so on?
Is there any good way to get into this without losing a minimum of two caster levels? (It looks like I could manage it by taking Martial Training I and II, but that's two feats down, and I'm not sure I'd get any bonus maneuvers from BT that way.)
I'd probably want to go back to Oracle after Battle Templar 8, since the channel ability doesn't apply, and losing 9th level spells altogether would just be too painful.
Or would it be a better idea to take Quickened Spell and not bother with this? (Sigh...)
At 2nd level, the battle templar is capable of aiding an ally with every strike of his weapon or bash of his shield through the use of his divine magic. Whenever the battle templar initiates a martial strike, he may cast a divine spell (with a level equal to or less than the level of the strike initiated) on himself or an ally within touch range as a move action. He must cast this defensively if he is casting within a threatened area to avoid provoking attacks of opportunity.
So, a few questions:
If I take a level of Warlord after Oracle 8, do all my maneuvers have to be first level, or can I take one 1st level, one second, and so on?
Is there any good way to get into this without losing a minimum of two caster levels? (It looks like I could manage it by taking Martial Training I and II, but that's two feats down, and I'm not sure I'd get any bonus maneuvers from BT that way.)
I'd probably want to go back to Oracle after Battle Templar 8, since the channel ability doesn't apply, and losing 9th level spells altogether would just be too painful.
Or would it be a better idea to take Quickened Spell and not bother with this? (Sigh...)