Spells (+1 level of existing class) and Mystic Thurge/Arcane Heirophant ect

JustABill · Aug 15, 2009

I noticed some prestige classes offer "Spells Per Day" as +1 level of existing class, while others specify +1 level of existing arcane or divine class.

What I was thinking is that for those mentioning only "existing class", mystic thurge or a similar class could be designated as the existing class. Since the mystic thurge gains +1 existing arcane and +1 existing divine, gaining a level in say loremaster could gain you both arcane and divine spells, as well as the other benefits of the class.

To strech the point, a mystic thurge is an arcane casting class(and divine) so you might be able to do the same thing with the Archmage or similar classes.

Has this issue ever been dealt with? Before I waste more time on this, by trying to get something like endrich thurge into the mix, I want to know if this idea has been squashed...

pawsplay · Aug 15, 2009

Simple answer: the Mystic Theurge has no casting ability. It only increases the casting ability of other classes. So, no.

Nifft · Aug 15, 2009

pawsplay said:
Simple answer: the Mystic Theurge has no casting ability. It only increases the casting ability of other classes. So, no.

Exactly right. Mystic Theurge has no casting of its own.

Cheers, -- N

JustABill · Aug 15, 2009

Well, I did not think it would work, but I am surprised at the reason why. It never occurred to me to think of the mystic thurge as a non-spell casting class, it gives you additional spells after all, but I see your point.

I figured there must be an errata somewhere I was missing.

Jack Simth · Aug 15, 2009

JustABill said:
Well, I did not think it would work, but I am surprised at the reason why. It never occurred to me to think of the mystic thurge as a non-spell casting class, it gives you additional spells after all, but I see your point.

I figured there must be an errata somewhere I was missing.

Well, if you didn't do something like that, the Wizard-3/Cleric-3/Mystic Theurge-1 would be casting as a Wizard-13/Cleric-3 or a Cleric-13/Wizard-3 (by applying one of the Mystic Theurge's +1's to Mystic Theurge). Do 7th level spells at character level 7 seem broken to you?