Hi,
Suppose my 13th-level oracle takes the improved eldritch heritage (arcane bloodline) feat.
Improved eldritch heritage:
Benefit: You gain either the 3rd-level or the 9th-level power (your choice) of the bloodline you selected with the Eldritch Heritage feat. For purposes of using that power, treat your sorcerer level as equal to your character level – 2, even if you have levels in sorcerer. You do not gain any of the other bloodline abilities.
9-th level arcana bloodline power:
New Arcana (Ex): At 9th level, you can add any one spell from the sorcerer/wizard spell list to your list of spells known. This spell must be of a level that you are capable of casting. You can also add one additional spell at 13th level and 17th level.
I have several questions.
1. If we were talking about a true sorcerer with this bloodline, he would have to choose an eligible spell at 11th level. He wouldn't be allowed to postpone choosing until he was, say, level 13 to be able to pick a spell of a higher level. Would this mean that my oracle would be obliged to take the feat at level 13 exactly in order to emylate an 11th-level sorcerer? Or would he be allowed to wait until, say, level 15, to be allowed a higher level spell? If so, the power would be better for the oracle than for the sorcerer.
2. Since my oracle is 13th level, he is capable of casting 7th-level spells, and he chooses to take antimagic field. This spell is 6th level on the sorcerer list, so it's an eligible choice. Now, this spell is 8th-level on the oracle list. Would my oracle be able to cast this spell as a 6th-level spell, or would it still be an 8th-level spell, forcing him to wait until he's reached level 15 to be able to cast it?
3. Building on this, if the spell (V, S, M/DF) is treated as the 6th-level version, would this mean that the spell would now also have a material component instead of a divine focus (which in the case of an oracle would mean no such component, since CF only goes for clerics).
Any clarifications are welcome!
According to the FAQ you cannot cast spells that are not on your spell list.
That I know. The spell I gave as an example is on both the oracle and the sorcerer list, so the FAQ is not an issue here.
My questions were about spells that are on both lists but not the same in level, and about taking a feat at a later level than on the moment that a real sorcerer with the bloodline would get it.
One month later, and still no relevant answer to my question.
Anyone...?