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Arcane Divine dual-casting classes


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Is there anywhere I can find a list of Arcane/Divine dual-casting PrCs? If so, where?

Geomancer (advances in a weird way)
Mystic theurge (advances both Divine/Arcane)
Arcane Hierophant (Druid/Arcane)
True Necromancer (not considerd a good one though but yes Divine/Arcane)
Fochlucan Lyrist (bard/divine)

Did I miss any?

You could be a Druid/Bard/Arcane Hierophant/Fochlucan but requires much work (ring of evasion, etc).
 

The only one really worth a damn is Arcane Hierophant... other than that, off the top of my head..

Mystic Theurge
Fochlucan Lyrist
True Necromancer
Green Whisperer



... and that's about it really. I'm sure there are a few more... but for arcane/divine spellcasting there's few and far between.
 

Fochlucan Lyrist doesn't advance Bard/divine, but arcane/divine. It's just assumed that you're entering from Bard, but there are ways around that. Tricky class to qualify for in any useful way, to say the least.
 

Chameleon. (heh)

Depending on what you want, Chameleon is the fastest Dual Caster progression i know. ECL6, 20th caster level and dual 6th level spells in only 10 levels, and you don't even need a spellcaster prereq. Enter from Factotum, or Rogue types.

The balance is that it doesn't stack with other spellcasting classes, so 6th level spells is all you get if you go that way. The good part is it lets you have 10 levels to do whatever else you want (facto 11, cham9?)

Isn't there a feat that lets you learn one spell of a higher level?

Cloistered Cleric 13/ Chameleon7
7th level cleric spells, plus domain access to higher level spells, but at lower caster level.

I warn you, dual casters have lots of ammo, but less punch. Arcane Hierophant is the only 'strong' one. The facto/cham is pretty awsome to, i think, but again more support type (though you can get 20CL).
 

Thanks for the information.
I love Chameleon, but it doesn't fit my concept. I'm trying to make the most effective Wizard/Cleric possible. Probably going to use Mystic Theurge and Arcane Hierophant. Probably taking a Geomancer dip for Full Plate arcane casting, and Intelligence divine casting.
 

Thanks for the information.
I love Chameleon, but it doesn't fit my concept. I'm trying to make the most effective Wizard/Cleric possible. Probably going to use Mystic Theurge and Arcane Hierophant. Probably taking a Geomancer dip for Full Plate arcane casting, and Intelligence divine casting.

The Arcane Hierophant requirements pretty much make this a Druid/Arcane build. I've seen folks start with Wiz/Druid/AH and finish up with MT to get to level 20.
 

Well, their other ways to Arcane Heirophant the Spirit Folk in Oriental Adventures automatically give you trackless step and no LA. It is also possible to use the Shaman there and update it to 3.5, one powerful companion instead a small army at your beckoning. If you are looking another class there is the Hathran from Players Guide to Faerun but the DM may get really pissed off as you start using ring of wizardry, simulacrum circle magic brokenness.
 


I've played a lot with the dual caster builds, and where i don't know the races and LA's i do know the classes fairly well.

What do you mean by "most effective" and what other goals do you have?

And what kind of early entry are you willing to allow?
Archivist2 / Sorcerer1/ Vecna godblooded LA+1/ MT 5/ Wildrunner1/ Arcane Hierophant10
Every Divine Spell in the book + any arcane spell you can get a divine copy of, + 8th level Sorcerer, and completely immune to all detection.

Druid1 / Sorcerer2/ MT 6/ Wildrunner1/ Arcane Hierophant10
CL 17/18. The strongest dual caster in the game without ur-priest or sublime chord nonsense. Very simple.

Or Druid5/ Sorc1/ MT3/ WR1/ AH10 for wildshape/companion advancement (very strong).

If your DM disqualifies the early entry. . . .
Druid3 / Sorcerer3/ MT 3/ Wildrunner1/ Arcane Hierophant10
16th CL each.

I can tell you how to qualify for Fochlucan either/or.

http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-le...er-stand-alone-versatility-help-please-2.html
 
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