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<blockquote data-quote="Malimar" data-source="post: 1878438" data-attributes="member: 26444">I just fielded this question...This question just came up last week in my game.I had a new PC come in, Mystic Theurg with cleric and wizard (what a bookkeeping nightmare with prepared spells... I salute my player for tackling it).He wanted to use Practiced Spellcaster, but I nixed it.&nbsp; I do agree that multiclassed spellcasters are significantly weaker in the spellcasting department than a single class caster.&nbsp; I kind of miss the days when I would see an elven fighter/mage/thief (1E &amp; 2E staples).&nbsp; But in 3.x, you don't have many spells if you multiclass, and they're not very powerful.&nbsp; 1E/2E multiclass spellcasters would have a 2-3 level drop in their spellcasting abilities.Don't get me wrong... multiclassing in spellcaster isn't totally useless in 3.x.&nbsp; One of my favorite NPC's is a rogue/sorcerer who uses her spells to augment her rogue abilities (invisibility, knock, etc...) but she's not going to be blasting anybody with fireballs.I guess I nixed Practiced Spellcaster mostly because it was a feat.&nbsp; You got a lot for just a feat.&nbsp; The +1 in caster level bonus from the Mystic Theurg prestige class is more powerful, but you have to devote a whole class level to that.&nbsp; To gain effective caster levels (even without the extra spells per level) with just a feat I felt was too benefitial for the price.- Malimar</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Malimar, post: 1878438, member: 26444"] [b]I just fielded this question...[/b] This question just came up last week in my game. I had a new PC come in, Mystic Theurg with cleric and wizard (what a bookkeeping nightmare with prepared spells... I salute my player for tackling it). He wanted to use Practiced Spellcaster, but I nixed it. I do agree that multiclassed spellcasters are significantly weaker in the spellcasting department than a single class caster. I kind of miss the days when I would see an elven fighter/mage/thief (1E & 2E staples). But in 3.x, you don't have many spells if you multiclass, and they're not very powerful. 1E/2E multiclass spellcasters would have a 2-3 level drop in their spellcasting abilities. Don't get me wrong... multiclassing in spellcaster isn't totally useless in 3.x. One of my favorite NPC's is a rogue/sorcerer who uses her spells to augment her rogue abilities (invisibility, knock, etc...) but she's not going to be blasting anybody with fireballs. I guess I nixed Practiced Spellcaster mostly because it was a feat. You got a lot for just a feat. The +1 in caster level bonus from the Mystic Theurg prestige class is more powerful, but you have to devote a whole class level to that. To gain effective caster levels (even without the extra spells per level) with just a feat I felt was too benefitial for the price. - Malimar [/QUOTE]

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