Arcane Archer Spell Class Ability

[Shadow6773]

My character is a Bard(spontaneous arcane caster). My question is how the +1 to spell class stacks with my current levels. For example, I am currently a LvL 7 Bard who has my third level spells. Now if I take Arcane Archer does the +1 stack with my highest level spells(currently lvl 3) giving me an extra lvl 3 spell to cast? Or is it just an extra spell known or both? My known spells and amount I can cast being different numbers.. Or is it +1 to all my current spell levels or is it just to my highest current level spells and I need to level up more as a Bard then as a Arcane Archer more to apply the +1 to my next level of spells? Its fairly confusing for me. Some help please?

[Stockvillain]

The +1 level is applied to whatever arcane class you have. Example - if you are a 3rd level Bard before going into Arcane archer, your first spell boost from AA gives you the spells per day & spells known of a 4th level Bard. The next boost kicks you up to the spells per day & spells known of a 5th level Bard, and so on.

You don't improve your other Bard abilities, just your spells per day / spells known. It has nothing to do with your highest level spells, it modifies your Bard spellcasting ability.

[Shadow6773]

Stockvillain wrote:

The +1 level is applied to whatever arcane class you have. Example - if you are a 3rd level Bard before going into Arcane archer, your first spell boost from AA gives you the spells per day & spells known of a 4th level Bard. The next boost kicks you up to the spells per day & spells known of a 5th level Bard, and so on.

You don't improve your other Bard abilities, just your spells per day / spells known. It has nothing to do with your highest level spells, it modifies your Bard spellcasting ability.

Ah, simple enough. Thanks!

[Stockvillain]

My pleasure; those class abilities can sometimes be a bit wonky to sort through.