Hello! Quick question for y'all: I'm working on a Magus who will get to level 5, then start taking Tattooed Mystic (from Paths of Prestige). At M5/TM1, he gets the Tattoo Familiar power. At M5/TM2, if he takes Improved Familiar as his feat, is he eligible for, say, an Imp, since his "Arcane Caster Level" is 7? Or is his "Arcane Caster Level" only considered 2, since only the PrC grants a familiar?
Basically I'm trying to determine if I need to take the Familiar arcana to make this work, or if that will just make the familiar more powerful. (If it's the former, I'll take it while leveling Magus; if it's the latter, it can wait for later.)
Also, come to think of it, is this entire process complicated by the fact that TM1 doesn't add +1 to his existing caster class? Would I need to wait for M5/TM3 either way?
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Err... Whoops, look closer at the PrC:
"A tattooed sorcerer gains a familiar as an arcane bond, as a wizard equal to her sorcerer level. Her sorcerer levels stack with any wizard or witch levels she possesses when determining the powers of her familiar—this ability does not allow her to have both a familiar and a bonded item."
Wizard/Witch/Sorcerer. Magus is not on the list.
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The prerequisite is Arcane Spellcaster Level 7th. Assuming "+1 level of spellcasting class" results in an effective arcane spellcaster level, then you would qualify at M5/TM3.
The prerequsite does not require that your Arcane Spellcaster Level has anything to do with whatever class or ability that granted you the familiar.
A wizard 1/bard 7 would qualify, even though his bard levels have nothing to do with his familiar. (Though his familiar would still be based on the level 1 wizard, the bard levels wouldn't advance it other than qualifying for the feat)
All the feat requires is a high-enough arcane caster level. Your character's rogue and cleric levels won't help, but his wizard and mystic theurge levels do; caster level is precisely what those mystic theurge levels increase, after all.
Your PC has a caster level of 6th for wizard, and thus qualifies for anything on the Improved Familiar list but the caster level 7th critters. And if you gain another level of MT, you'll qualify even for those!
The person he was replying to was a Rog2/Wiz3/Clr3/MT3.
The person he was replying to was a Rog2/Wiz3/Clr3/MT3.All the feat requires is a high-enough arcane caster level. Your character's rogue and cleric levels won't help, but his wizard and mystic theurge levels do; caster level is precisely what those mystic theurge levels increase, after all.
Your PC has a caster level of 6th for wizard, and thus qualifies for anything on the Improved Familiar list but the caster level 7th critters. And if you gain another level of MT, you'll qualify even for those!
Sweet! Thank you.