Caster Vigilantes and Prestige Classes

[Tinalles]

If I make a Warlock 8/Eldritch Knight 2, does the warlock gain an effective increase in caster level and spells per day from the prestige class? Or does the talent-based mechanic for spell increases preclude him from gaining that benefit of the prestige class?

[Entryhazard]

as it is now it precludes gaining more slots and spells known, just increases the caster level

[Tinalles]

Hrm. Well, that pretty much guarantees that Warlock and Zealot will never be taking a prestige class unless they're willing to give up their spell progression.

[Zwordsman]

I thought it would increase spells prepared, but no slots or nrew spell levels.

but you'd gain more lv 1 spells prepared, or lv 2 if it was already talent unlocked.

They can know as many spells as they want,

[Imbicatus]

Tinalles wrote:

Hrm. Well, that pretty much guarantees that Warlock and Zealot will never be taking a prestige class unless they're willing to give up their spell progression.

Or they will just go evangelist. Still prestige classes are generally terrible anyway. You need a really specific reason to take one, and even still you are usually less powerful than you would have been if you didn't take it.