I'm tempted to try the new MT approach with SLA for meeting the requirements. However, my GM only allows core + APG. No non-core races or other books.
What are my options to get SLAs to qualify for the prestige class? I think the Trickery domain (Copycat) should work and maybe the wizard's scrying subschool, though that's a 3rd level SLA.
Would the scying school work? Am I missing other options?
Scrying school does not work. its not 'at least' a second level spell, its a second level spell. Trickery is about it.
You need 1st levels equivalent SLA's. Copycapt doesn't qualify because it's sorcerer/wizard 2.
I'm pretty sure, MT requires 2nd level spells from one divine and one arcane class, so Copycat should work just fine ;)
Getting a 1st level SLA would be way too easy anyway. Gnome magic. Or a level Paladin. Or inquisitor. Or whatever.
Ok, if scrying doesn't work (not really surprised by that), it's gor to be Trickery. Too bad I'm not really a fan of that domain or the deities that grant it. :/
Bit of a letdown. But thanks anyway. :)
You need 1st levels equivalent SLA's. Copycapt doesn't qualify because it's sorcerer/wizard 2.
This is incorrect. the requirement for MT is second level arcane and divine spells.
Oh my god, I was such a derp yesterday. Yes copycat qualifies. As penance I will have a look for a thread that was made a while back which had a list of things that could be used to qualify early for MT.
EDIT:
This is a lot harder with just Core+APG...
I'm tempted to try the new MT approach with SLA for meeting the requirements. However, my GM only allows core + APG. No non-core races or other books.
What are my options to get SLAs to qualify for the prestige class? I think the Trickery domain (Copycat) should work and maybe the wizard's scrying subschool, though that's a 3rd level SLA.
Would the scying school work? Am I missing other options?
Hmm, interesting question, my DM has basically the same, but with added feats.
If your GM balks, as I estimate the chance is pretty high that he will, I suggest offering an alternative.
He wouldn't balk. He wouldn't even notice. I could tell him being an elf with Constitution 12 (or some other weird stuff) is enough to play an MT from level 1 to 20 and he would just shrug and let it pass. He's a good GM but his rules knowledge is ... lacking.
I'm the rules-guy in our group. But that's exactly the reason why I want to get it right.
Anyway, if the Trickery Domain is my only option, I probably won't play the MT. I could make do with Calistria, but we already got a cleric of the Savored Sting in our group.
We just hit level 9 so even a regular MT should be playable as backup character. Or maybe I try a Fighter 1/Diviner (Scrying) 1/EK.
Where are these new rules for applying for theurge?
Here's the guide to early entry
It mentions quite a bit of non-Core/APG stuff, but it's there. It also quotes the rules update that has enabled early entry.