Fastest Way to Arcane Hierophant?

[hippononymous]

My DM is letting me be an Arcane Hierophant, even though he doesn't like the idea of 3.5 books bleeding into Pathfinder. Is there a fast way of getting into Arcane Hierophant using PF books, or a way that uses the bare minimum of material from 3.5?

[seekerofshadowlight]

hippononymous wrote:

My DM is letting me be an Arcane Hierophant, even though he doesn't like the idea of 3.5 books bleeding into Pathfinder. Is there a fast way of getting into Arcane Hierophant using PF books, or a way that uses the bare minimum of material from 3.5?

What are the requirements?

[Are]

The requirements for Arcane Hierophant are:

Races of the Wild wrote:

Alignment: Any nonlawful
Base Attack Bonus: +4
Skills: Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks, Knowledge (nature) 8 ranks
Spells: Ability to cast 2nd-level arcane spells and 2nd-level divine spells
Special: Trackless Step class feature

Both skill requirements would be 5 ranks under Pathfinder rules.

I haven't checked very thoroughly, but the most obvious way would be Druid 4/Wizard 3.

[hippononymous]

Are wrote:

The requirements for Arcane Hierophant are:

Races of the Wild wrote:

Alignment: Any nonlawful
Base Attack Bonus: +4
Skills: Knowledge (arcana) 8 ranks, Knowledge (nature) 8 ranks
Spells: Ability to cast 2nd-level arcane spells and 2nd-level divine spells
Special: Trackless Step class feature

Both skill requirements would be 5 ranks under Pathfinder rules.

I haven't checked very thoroughly, but the most obvious way would be Druid 4/Wizard 3.

What he said :D and yes, I was planning on doing Druid 4/Wizard 3, but wanted to check first if there was a faster route.

[Sean FitzSimon]

Druid 3 / Wizard or Witch 3 / Mystic Theurge 2 is another really solid entry to the class. You'll put off entry for an additional level, but this lets you get 9th level casting in two separate classes if you're interested.

There really aren't any ways to get Trackless Step in pathfinder other than a few levels of druid.

Keep in mind that because you need BAB 4 you've got some flexibility in your approach. Druid 3 / Sorcerer 4 using the Empyreal bloodline might actually be a stronger choice based solely on the fact that you can use Wisdom as your only casting stat.