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Is the caster level equal to your HD?
I am wondering if the SLA from a varisian tattoo can qualify a character for the Arcane Armour Training feat, which has a caster level requirement.
I think I've read somewhere that the caster level for SLAs defaults to HD, but I can't find the ruling.
In a similar vein I am assuming that there is no reason you can't take spell focus and varisian tattoo feats without having levels in a casting class? (Whilst probably sub-optimal, doing so makes room for other feats later in a multi class build).
Not sure about the first question.
For the latter question, yes, there's nothing preventing you from taking such feats.
Is the caster level equal to your HD?
Sometimes.
I am wondering if the SLA from a varisian tattoo can qualify a character for the Arcane Armour Training feat, which has a caster level requirement.
The feat adds 1 to the CL of some spells. While the feat has Spell Focus as a prereq, that feat does not require you to be a caster, so you might not even have a CL.
I think I've read somewhere that the caster level for SLAs defaults to HD, but I can't find the ruling.
Most SLAs gained by race use by HD/character level.
Most SLAs gained by class use class level.Some SLAs call out CL.
Not sure about SLAs on creatures with X HD that have CL Y.
In a similar vein I am assuming that there is no reason you can't take spell focus and varisian tattoo feats without having levels in a casting class? (Whilst probably sub-optimal, doing so makes room for other feats later in a multi class build).
If you meet the prereqs, you can take the feats.
Cheapest way to get a CL is to have a racial SLA. Next is a trait SLA that scales with level (I think there are two). Next is a feat that grants an SLA. Best is a caster class, but unless you stay with it, you will loose CL to HD due to multiclassing with other classes.
There are some traits that give a bonus to CL, as well as a magic item (Ious Stone).
/cevah
Yes, given that you can get a scaling-CL SLA for a trait, anyone paying two feats should certainly get full CL=HD as well.