School & Bloodlines VS Prestige Class

[Amuny]

Hi there,

I was looking for some prestige classes for my sorcerer and being stuck on a simple question...

If I took let's say Arcane Trickster for the purpose of the example,

Will I keep my bloodlines powers growing with my Arcane Trickster's Level?

By logic, I would be tempted to say yes since bloodline is the development of the sorcerer magic power, but rule-wise, no for the simple reason that bloodlines spell, power&feat are written in the sorcerer specials list.

Though, the magic school is not written in the Wizard special and look to simply gain another effect at 8th lvl, so I'm stuck on the same question.

By getting the Spellcaster Level +1 from a prestige class, does the Bloodline & School grows up or not?

Thanks,
Amuny,

[TriOmegaZero]

No. +1 Spellcasting only adds to your spellcasting, not bloodline, schools, domains, anything. Not even your familiar.

Relevant line wrote:

She does not, however, gain other benefits a character of that class would have gained, except for additional spells per day, spells known (if she is a spontaneous spellcaster), and an increased effective level of spellcasting.

[Amuny]

hum yeah that's what my rule-wise side was telling me too :p

Thank for such a fast answer though ^^

[Firest]

It's a fairly common house rule for a familiar to continue to advance along with any arcane levels gained through prestige classes, talk to your DM about it.

Less common is a house rule allowing advancement of bloodline powers, but I have seen it done because many feel that a sorcerer becomes underpowered otherwise.

Again, see what you can work out with your DM.

[0gre]

Amuny wrote:

By getting the Spellcaster Level +1 from a prestige class, does the Bloodline & School grows up or not?

Not by a strict reading no. Though I have heard someone from Paizo suggest that sorcerer bloodline bonus spells known would advance no other bloodline powers would. Dragon Disciple explicitly advances bloodline powers.