Multiclass Sorcerer / Bard >> Spells

[Emena]

Hi everyone,

I've tried to search on the messageboard whether this question has been asked before, I couldn't find it so I'll ask it myself:

To introduce:

Recently we started a campaign in which I have a young, spontaneous, halfling sorcerer(celestial). (Roleplay out of combat is a huge part of our game btw). Just to illustrate her: in a forest she is looking more for fancy flowers than to where the group is going or any dangers which are ahead. Like I said, she is spontaneous. (A bit extreme).
In the last session we found a flute, she took it and now she is learning how to play. Right away I pictured her playing in combat. So, I decided for her next level to be a bard level. But...

Sorcerers and Bard use the same ability for their spells, does this mean she only gets bonus spells once or for both? I guess both, but I'm not sure.

Also, they both know spells, and have partly the same spell list...Does this mean she knows spells as bard or as sorcerer? Or does she just know the spells independent of her class and can she cast spells she learned as bard using her sorcerer spell slots? (and vica versa)For the spells that are on both lists, I mean.

I guess she just knows spells as bard and can only cast them as bard(or knows spells as sorcerer so only can cast them as sorcerer)...But it can never harm to ask, can it?

Btw, I know it probably sounds strange to combine these classes, but the choice was made with the roleplay in mind. Oh and I plan her to be sorcerer 15/ bard 5.

[DonDuckie]

Both classes get bonus spell slots.

She needs to keep spells known and spell slots seperate for each class.

Even if she knows a spell in both classes, she must choose the one class to cast it for caster level and other stuff.

So a sorcerer 5/bard 2, who knows charm person as both a sorcerer spell and a bard spell. When she casts it with a sorcerer spell slot her caster level is 5 and when she uses a bard spell slot her caster level is 2, this determines duration and dispel DC.

[Emena]

Oke, thank you :)

[Tom S 820]

Look at Eldritch Heritage chain of feat(Maestro Blood line) to get Bard feel and not lose spell casting to Sorcerer.

[Emena]

Thanks for the tip, but there is more for me to choose a level bard than just the feel :) (i particulary like the fact how she will get a lot more class skills.)

[Tom S 820]

Magic item for INT feat actors trait to make thing class skills and feat like cosmotalitan will help. You lose a lot of power when level full cast class for more than a level.

[Emena]

Tom S 820 wrote:

Magic item for INT feat actors trait to make thing class skills and feat like cosmotalitan will help. You lose a lot of power when level full cast class for more than a level.

I know, I looked it up and still felt more to go a few levels bard. For me it is not about the power, but about the rpg part. It just suits well for my character :)

For example, right now she is irritating everyone when using the flute, later she can use it to inspire courage.
She will be less powerfull, yet stil, I think she will be powerfull enough.