Iron Chef Optimization Challenge in the Playground XLI

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Spell Versatility only affects the parameters at the time of casting.

Hence, although you could cast Favoured Soul spells as Arcane, you would not receive any benefits from prior to time of casting.

This causes problems for Southern Magician, say

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No; Spell Versatility only affects the parameters at the time of casting.

Hence, although you could cast Favoured Soul spells as Arcane, you would not receive any benefits from prior to time of casting.

However; Southern Magician -

Once per day per two spellcaster levels, you can cast a divine spell as an arcane spell, or vice versa. This enables you to bypass arcane spell failure due to armor, or gain additional benefit from spell that functions differently for a divine caster instead of an arcane caster, such as true seeing or magic weapon. Spells changed with this feat are often confusing to whose who haven't studied Mulan magic. Spellcasters who don't have this feat suffer a -4 penalty on attempts to counterspell or dispel this spell, and they must succeed at a caster level check (DC 11 + spell level) to detect the spell with detect magic. The actual source of the spell's power doesn't change, nor does its means of preparation. You are merely weaving the strands of magic together in an unconventional way that makes the spell behave somewhat differently.

That satisfies entry requirements.

However, spell versatility;

When he casts them, however, he can mix or match spellcasting parameters from any of his classes to gain the maximum possible advantage for any spell with a spell level equal to or less than his spell versatility score.

It specifies classes.

So, while you would satisfy entry, outside of using Southern Magician to cast Caster Level/2 spells/day as Divine or Arcane, you would still only be able to cast as a Favoured Soul.