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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4457402" data-attributes="member: 19675">Right now, I've got my options whittled down to a 2 major pathways over 20 PC levels (Sorc16/Ftr4- going with Ftr6 costs the PC 8th level spells and only nets him a few HP and a +1 net BAB gain).&nbsp; &nbsp; After taking the 2 Draconic Feats (Heritage &amp; Breath) at 1st level, XWP: Maul, Precise Shot and Point Blank Shot with his Ftr bonus feats, Still Spell and Ability Focus: Breath Weapon, he'll have 4 Feat slots to work with.Either he'll take Practiced Spellcaster and a few more Draconic Feats (Presence, Resistance and Legacy) playing up his draconic nature, or he'll take PS plus some combo of Extra Spell, Arcane Strike and Split Ray.What will make the decision is my DM's answer to a couple of questions.I've asked him whether arcane casters could learn permanently metamagically altered variants of spells (e.g. Still Magic Missile is a variant of Magic Missile that is a 2nd level spell). I've also queried whether Sorcerers could use higher level slots to learn lower level spells.&nbsp; RAW when a Sorc advances to the point where he learns a 3rd level spell, he has to learn a 3rd level spell.&nbsp; I'm asking if he could take that 3rd level spell and learn a 1st or 2nd level spell...and if so, what the exchange rate would be (1 high spell for 1 low; 1 high spell for 2 low, etc.).If the answer is &quot;Yes&quot; to either or both of those questions, I'll go with the latter build because I'd have more flexibility as a spellcaster.If &quot;No,&quot; its dragon-time.(I'd hoped to have posted the actual path at this point- he E-mailed our group telling us he'd have answers for our questions after dinner.&nbsp; That was 4 or so hours ago.&nbsp; Th' boy shore can eat!)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4457402, member: 19675"] Right now, I've got my options whittled down to a 2 major pathways over 20 PC levels (Sorc16/Ftr4- going with Ftr6 costs the PC 8th level spells and only nets him a few HP and a +1 net BAB gain). After taking the 2 Draconic Feats (Heritage & Breath) at 1st level, XWP: Maul, Precise Shot and Point Blank Shot with his Ftr bonus feats, Still Spell and Ability Focus: Breath Weapon, he'll have 4 Feat slots to work with. Either he'll take Practiced Spellcaster and a few more Draconic Feats (Presence, Resistance and Legacy) playing up his draconic nature, or he'll take PS plus some combo of Extra Spell, Arcane Strike and Split Ray. What will make the decision is my DM's answer to a couple of questions. I've asked him whether arcane casters could learn permanently metamagically altered variants of spells (e.g. Still Magic Missile is a variant of Magic Missile that is a 2nd level spell). I've also queried whether Sorcerers could use higher level slots to learn lower level spells. RAW when a Sorc advances to the point where he learns a 3rd level spell, he has to learn a 3rd level spell. I'm asking if he could take that 3rd level spell and learn a 1st or 2nd level spell...and if so, what the exchange rate would be (1 high spell for 1 low; 1 high spell for 2 low, etc.). If the answer is "Yes" to either or both of those questions, I'll go with the latter build because I'd have more flexibility as a spellcaster. If "No," its dragon-time. (I'd hoped to have posted the actual path at this point- he E-mailed our group telling us he'd have answers for our questions after dinner. That was 4 or so hours ago. Th' boy shore can eat!) [/QUOTE]

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