spell specialization

[galahad2112]

I am curious as to whether or not the feat spell specialization is applicable to the same spell from different spell lists. For instance, my magus6/wizard1 has the broad study arcana and the spell specialization feat (shocking grasp). When he casts from the magus list it is at 8 CL, and the wizard list at 3CL...Or so I am led to believe. Is this accurate?

On a related note: Do the traits magical lineage and precocious spellcaster apply in a similar manner?

[The Great Rinaldo!]

From what I can tell, it does apply to that spell no matter from what class you cast it. Hero Lab seems to agree with me (which isn't proof, but a good indication).

[Skylancer4]

A large part of it would depend on the wording, sometimes there things like "choose a spell from the spell list you have access to" with the "intent" of it being something you can do at the time you gain the ability.

[Darksol the Painbringer]

Spell Specialization only states that it allows the caster to function as 2 caster levels higher for that specific spell. Which is great for things like Disintegrate and such.

However, the Caster Level for your spells functions separately. The best thing I can say is that personally, I would allow a spell such as Shocking Grasp to be applied to both spell lists and caster levels (since you are using that spell specifically); it does not mean that my ruling is correct, due to the fact that the spell mentioned might only affect one class, and not both. Since it does not specify, it is open to interpretation, and as I have ruled before, would be an appropriate ruling for it.

[galahad2112]

Yeah, the rules seem fairly ambiguous on this issue. Another thing to note: The requirement for taking Spell Specialization is Spell Focus (the school of your specialized spell) and INT 13. The requirement for spell focus is nothing. So, theoretically, I could take both Spell Focus (Evocation) AND Spell Specialization (Shocking Grasp) as a lv. 1 Human Fighter, so long as I had an INT score of 13+.