Zincorium
2007-04-21, 06:28 PM
Alright, here's the background info: I'm thinking about making a hexblade character for an upcoming campaign, and abjurant champion seemed a good way to continue to get spellcasting and full BAB, and admittedly hexblade doesn't offer a whole lot of unique class features after 5th.
The thing is, the final level of abjurant champion your "Caster level in a chosen arcane spellcasting class is equal to your base attack bonus." And hexblades normally have a caster level of 1/2 their class level.
So, that leaves two options that both seem reasonable:
1. Effective caster level is treated as if I had hexblade levels equal to my BAB, so, a caster level of 5 at level 10.
2. Effective caster level equal to my BAB, double that of what a hexblade normally has, so 10 at level 10.
Now, I'm not aware of any errata or FAQ entries, so if one exists that I've simply missed, I would appreciate a source and page number. But really what I'm looking for is some opinions and reasoning on one or the other options. See, I figure this is more likely to get accepted if I present the DM with the question of which I get rather than will I be allowed to take it. If he's dead set against it, the answer will be the same whether I ask this way or directly, so I figure I'll just increase the odds in my favor.
To that end, I'd like to be able to present two valid options and see which he likes better (if either one).
Edit: Oh, and I was kind aiming for the swiftblade PrC, which the DM likes, but that will require 11th level hexblade casting. So with five levels of hexblade and five of abjurant champion, what options look good for that extra level that's still unaccounted for? Ideally, I'd like full BAB, and if it requires taking more than one level to get 11th level hexblade casting, I'm losing some of the good swiftblade abilities.
The thing is, the final level of abjurant champion your "Caster level in a chosen arcane spellcasting class is equal to your base attack bonus." And hexblades normally have a caster level of 1/2 their class level.
So, that leaves two options that both seem reasonable:
1. Effective caster level is treated as if I had hexblade levels equal to my BAB, so, a caster level of 5 at level 10.
2. Effective caster level equal to my BAB, double that of what a hexblade normally has, so 10 at level 10.
Now, I'm not aware of any errata or FAQ entries, so if one exists that I've simply missed, I would appreciate a source and page number. But really what I'm looking for is some opinions and reasoning on one or the other options. See, I figure this is more likely to get accepted if I present the DM with the question of which I get rather than will I be allowed to take it. If he's dead set against it, the answer will be the same whether I ask this way or directly, so I figure I'll just increase the odds in my favor.
To that end, I'd like to be able to present two valid options and see which he likes better (if either one).
Edit: Oh, and I was kind aiming for the swiftblade PrC, which the DM likes, but that will require 11th level hexblade casting. So with five levels of hexblade and five of abjurant champion, what options look good for that extra level that's still unaccounted for? Ideally, I'd like full BAB, and if it requires taking more than one level to get 11th level hexblade casting, I'm losing some of the good swiftblade abilities.