drider template spellcasting question

[mike williams]

Here is a copy of what the drider template says about spellcasting.......

Spellcasting: A drider casts spells as a cleric, sorcerer, or wizard with a caster level equal to 6 or three less than its racial HD, whichever is higher. It does not gain any other class abilities. If the base creature can already cast spells as a racial ability (not from any class), it can cast spells from one of the above classes in addition to spells it already knows but does not gain any of its class abilities.

I am reading this as my character can cast spells like a 6th level cleric, meaning i get cleric spell slots to be able to use. Am I understanding this correctly ?

Thanks for any replies.

Mike

[breithauptclan]

Since you mention racial HD, I am guessing that you are in the wrong edition's forums.

Let's see if we can fix that, though there are probably people on this forum that can answer the question anyway.

[Jared Walter 356]

Correct on both counts.

This is a PF1 question, but casting spells as a 6th level cleric means you get the spells according to the entry for a 6th level cleric, and your caster level would be 6th. Don't have my pf1 books handy, but I believe it was 4 orisons 0, 3 level 1, 3 level 2 and 2 level 3 spells (plus bonus spells for high wisdom).

You would not gain the armor or weapon proficiency or the class skills, or channel energy. Domain spells would also be iffy. I personally would allow it, but it could easily be considered other class abilities.

[Jonathan Morgantini]

Moved to PF1 rules discussion