Ok I was asked to come up with something unique in arcanist for a friend. So I've been spending some time studying the discoveries. I want some other opinions on a couple of things. There may have been rulings I know nothing about. I have quoted the part of the abilities I am currently considering.
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If the arcanist already has a bloodline (or gains one later), taking this exploit instead allows her arcanist levels to stack with the levels of the class that granted her access to the bloodline when determining the powers and abilities of her bloodline.
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If the arcanist already has an arcane school (or gains one later), taking this exploit instead allowers her arcanist levels to stack with the levels of the class that granted the arcane shool when determining the powers and abilities of her arcane school.
1) Consider I make a PC with sorcerer (aberrant bloodline) 1 / wizard (shapechange school specialization) 1 / arcanist 8 with both of these discoveries.
As I read this, he would have all of the following: Battleshaping +2 and Physical Enhancement +2 from the wizard school as well as the Acid Ray, Long Limbs +5', and Unusual Anatomy from the bloodline. Is that correct?2) Consider if I took crossblooded sorcerer (aberrant and destined bloodlines). Would I have all the abilities of both bloodlines?
What if I took crossbloodes bloodrager 1 / crossblooded sorcerer 1 / wizard specialist 1 / arcanist 8+ and both discoveries? Would I have all the abilities of 4 bloodlines and a specialist school?
I'm not sure how effective it would necessarily be with 3 non-primary caster levels. But it would certainly give him an entirely unique and extensive set of abilities. Hmm… Adding in VMC oracle...
So bloodrager and sorcerer have to have the same bloodlines.
If you go crossblooded it progresses just like you had stayed sorcerer, so you pick which ability you want at each ability.