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Thank you.

Can an outsider bound via greater planer binding be banished? Thank you.

I know I am late to the discussion, but I hope my insight can help anyone surfing the forums with questions about game mastering for a large group. I have read the responses and, while increasing hp and/or mob numbers can often work, I prefer an approach which does not bog down combat. I usually increase enemies' ac by 1-4, depending on the group's +to hit vs the book ac. Then, I increase all of the enemies' saves by 1-2 and increase damage output by adding/increasing dice and static bonuses. This makes for combat that lasts only a few rounds while still being dramatic due to potential for death and depletion of healing resources.

This is just me being silly with RAW again...

But couldn't a Magus get access to Dragon Disciple with Preferred Spell? Or a Wizard with Bonded Item?

It says:

Spellcasting: Ability to cast 1st-level arcane spells without preparation.

Read as written, if you took, I dunno, Shocking Grasp or Enlarge Person as a preferred spell, shouldn't you qualify? I suppose preferred spell says you sacrifice a prepared slot, suggesting you had to prepare in the first place...

Bonded objects though... it says "A bonded object can be used once per day to cast any one spell that the wizard has in his spellbook and is capable of casting, even if the spell is not prepared. "

In other words you cast without preparation.

Wizard could have a few advantages over a Sorcerer with DD. You could even get away with a single level dip.

Currently, I am playing a drow bard 4/ Magus 1/ DD 3. Damage wise, he keeps up moderately well with our anti paladin, has stealth abilities slightly behind our rogue, and provides buffs for everyone in the party. So, the build works well in play, particularly for a large party. On top of that, he is a lot of fun to play. For me, fun to play > massive damage.

If you interpret Preferred Spell as being capable of qualifying a Magus for the Dragon Disciple, would it be worth doing it?