Practiced spellcaster

[MPCampbell]

Does Pathfinder have a feat/ability like 3.5's practiced spellcaster which allows a multi-classed character to add levels to their spell effects?

[Grick]

MPCampbell wrote:

Does Pathfinder have a feat/ability like 3.5's practiced spellcaster which allows a multi-classed character to add levels to their spell effects?

There's a trait that might help. Not legal in PFS.

Magical Knack: "You were raised, either wholly or in part, by a magical creature, either after it found you abandoned in the woods or because your parents often left you in the care of a magical minion. This constant exposure to magic has made its mysteries easy for you to understand, even when you turn your mind to other devotions and tasks. Pick a class when you gain this trait—your caster level in that class gains a +2 trait bonus as long as this bonus doesn't raise your caster level above your current Hit Dice."

[MPCampbell]

Thats a trait?

Wow, that is so awesome!

[Veldan Rath]

Grick wrote:

MPCampbell wrote:

Does Pathfinder have a feat/ability like 3.5's practiced spellcaster which allows a multi-classed character to add levels to their spell effects?

There's a trait that might help. Not legal in PFS.

Now I have to ask...why is it not legal in PFS?

[LazarX]

Veldan Rath wrote:

Grick wrote:

MPCampbell wrote:

Does Pathfinder have a feat/ability like 3.5's practiced spellcaster which allows a multi-classed character to add levels to their spell effects?

There's a trait that might help. Not legal in PFS.

Now I have to ask...why is it not legal in PFS?

Because it's so awesome that no caster would ever choose anything else. That's the sign of an unbalanced trait, feat, etc.

[blackbloodtroll]

Well, it's useful for multiclass casters, and possibly Rangers and Paladins.

Does little for other casters.

[asthyril]

Veldan Rath wrote:

Grick wrote:

MPCampbell wrote:

Does Pathfinder have a feat/ability like 3.5's practiced spellcaster which allows a multi-classed character to add levels to their spell effects?

There's a trait that might help. Not legal in PFS.

Now I have to ask...why is it not legal in PFS?

because PFS hates multiclassed spellcasters, because they are OP :)

[meabolex]

It's a design bandaid for 3.5. It's also not part of OGL content, so Paizo didn't stick it into Pathfinder "officially". The Pathfinder strategy was to encourage straight casters and render multiclassing a much less desired option.

I don't have a problem if casters pick this feat up in my games, but I can easily see them never reprinting PS or even a clone of it.

[Nessa Ellenesse]

Well that sucks. Not everyone wants to be a single class caster and with their changing concentration from a skill check to a caster level check it really hurts multiclassed characters. Furthermore it is bring one of the worst aspects of 4th edition into pathfindee. If they didn't want multiclassed characters they should have left mystic thurge out.

Trying to force characters onto particular play styles and penalizing them for wanting to do something out of the box is not fun. And the purpose of playing a game is to have fun

[Gulthor]

Obligatory HOLY NECRO, BATMAN!

[pjackson]

Just taken the trait for a dwarven monk/sorcerer going EK.

Practiced Spellcaster made more builds viable without in anyway being overpowered, since they would still be weaker than single classed casters (or ones that used full casting prestige classes).

[Klorox]

But it would be completely awesome in PF, now that more abundant feats allow taking it without crippling the build.