Wizard Specialists - Do Spell Prohibitions Extend to PrCs?

[Eridanis]

Here's a dumb question that I really should know that answer to, but I just want to make sure.

If I'm a wizard specializing in, for example, Abjuration, and have prohibited Illusion spells for myself, am I able to cast Illusion spells if I take a level of sorcerer, say, or a prestige class that has an illusion spell listed as available? I ask this becuase I'm working up a Hallowed Mage NPC, and Improved Invisibility is an Illusion spell allowed to the hallowed mage. I'd like to know if that NPC could cast it, even though it's granted as a divine spell.

(To clarify: the hallowed mage is from Cook's Book of Hallowed Might, and has its own spell list; the spells are granted as divine spell, and aren;t listed by spell types, just alphabetically.)

Thanks!

 

[Crothian]

Yes you can. Now if the prestige class granted +1 caster level and you applied that to the Specialist, you could not. But classes that have their own spell list like the Sorcerer and certain prestige classes are not effected by the specialization.

 

[hammymchamham]

what he said. Basically if you where a 1 sorceror/6 Abjurationist and took a level in a PrC with +1 spellcasting level, you'd choose either sorceror or abjurationist to add, effectively either being 2 S/6 A or 1 S/7 A. And nothing stops you from learning illusionist spells as a sorceror

 

[Eridanis]

That's what I thought, but I wanted to make sure. Thanks, guys!

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

I'll add another "dumb" question.

Can a cleric/Illusionist with prohibited school Necromancy cast Necromantic cleric spells?

I feel sorry for a good cleric that is prohibited from casting Conjuration, since all the healing spells are Conjuration.

Or I'm totally wrong.

 

[mikebr99]

I'll add another "dumb" question.

Can a cleric/Illusionist with prohibited school Necromancy cast Necromantic cleric spells?

Hey Psi.
The character would only be prohibited with his Wizard Specialist spells... not anything from the Cleric list.

Mike

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

Thanks Mike.