Some very specific questions about a LE Mystic Theurge

[Dukai]

Bout to start a horror campaign with some friends where we're starting at lvl 15. I've decided to go with a 3 Cler/3 Wiz/9 Mystic Theurge for my character. However, this has caused a few odd questions to come up. Let me know what you guys think:

1. The spell Animate Dead allows you to create up to twice your caster level in skeletons or zombies, and a character cannot control more than 4x his caster lvl in undead minions. I know in this context that I would only have a caster level of 12 in this instance. However, I effectively have a caster level of 12 cleric and 12 wizard. Would this allow me to control a total 96 HD of undead (48 as a wizard and 48 as a cleric)? I can cast the spell as both classes (divine spell duh, and I learned it as a wizard).

2. In that same vein, I chose necromancy as my school of magic which gives me the bonus feat of command undead or turn undead (clearly I chose command undead). That being said, how many HD of undead can I control? The feat specifically states I can control a number of HD of undead no greater than my cleric level. The necromancy school ability description does not specify to use your wizard level to determine the number of undead you can turn/command with this feat. I'm wondering if I should use my wizard level, my cleric level, or my effective caster level (in this case, 12). I'm leaning toward using my wizard level, but that means it kinda sux as a lvl 3 wiz, so I'd like this not to be the case.

Sorry these are kinda long questions, but hopefully some of you guys can shed some light on these very specific situations.

[StabbittyDoom]

1) Yes, each class of animate dead would technically give their own allotment. This is because each one refers to a different caster level that you possess. Casting the spell from a stave or wand would require you to designate which of your caster levels you are using to determine which limit it is going against.
2) Unfortunately, when it says "cleric level" or "wizard level" it is to be taken very literally. You are treated as 3rd level for each, which gives you a very low controlling limit from this end.

[Dukai]

StabbittyDoom wrote:

1) Yes, each class of animate dead would technically give their own allotment. This is because each one refers to a different caster level that you possess. Casting the spell from a stave or wand would require you to designate which of your caster levels you are using to determine which limit it is going against.

2) Unfortunately, when it says "cleric level" or "wizard level" it is to be taken very literally. You are treated as 3rd level for each, which gives you a very low controlling limit from this end.

Those were the conclusions I had come to myself, but I wanted a 2nd opinion (especially on the second one). Thanks :)