Does arcane trickster actually need to progress arcane spellcasting?
For example, if (for some reason) I was a cleric/rogue/wizard multiclass, provided I have 3 levels in wizard to meet the prereqs, could I advance my cleric spellcasting with each arcane trickster level?
Does arcane trickster actually need to progress arcane spellcasting?
For example, if (for some reason) I was a cleric/rogue/wizard multiclass, provided I have 3 levels in wizard to meet the prereqs, could I advance my cleric spellcasting with each arcane trickster level?
It never says arcane. Any caster class will do.
Spells per Day: When a new arcane trickster level is gained, the character gains new spells per day as if she had also gained a level in a spellcasting class she belonged to before adding the prestige class. She does not, however, gain other benefits a character of that class would have gained, except for additional spells per day, spells known (if she is a spontaneous spellcaster), and an increased effective level of spellcasting. If a character had more than one spellcasting class before becoming an arcane trickster, she must decide to which class she adds the new level for purposes of determining spells per day.
Does arcane trickster actually need to progress arcane spellcasting?
For example, if (for some reason) I was a cleric/rogue/wizard multiclass, provided I have 3 levels in wizard to meet the prereqs, could I advance my cleric spellcasting with each arcane trickster level?
This technically works, but that puts you a minimum of 4 levels behind on your Cleric spellcasting. This is a pretty catastrophic loss, and I don't see how you'd get Arcane Trickster to come anywhere close to justifying that sacrifice.