Pious Templars and Casting

[Shane_Leahy]

I have a player who is playing a paladin and planning on taking the Pious Templar PrC. Now I am looking at it and having no problems except for the spellcasting. The Templar gets its own spellcasting, but uses the same list as the Paladin. Now to save time and effort, I am thinking of simply letting the Paladin gain +1 spellcasting instead. This will stop him from having to keep two seperate lists of the same spells.

Am I missing something that would make this a problem?

Thanks

 

[RigaMortus2]

I have a player who is playing a paladin and planning on taking the Pious Templar PrC. Now I am looking at it and having no problems except for the spellcasting. The Templar gets its own spellcasting, but uses the same list as the Paladin. Now to save time and effort, I am thinking of simply letting the Paladin gain +1 spellcasting instead. This will stop him from having to keep two seperate lists of the same spells.

Am I missing something that would make this a problem?

Thanks

Well, the caster level would be higher for one. If you're okay with that, then I don't see the big deal.

 

[Scharlata]

[...]Am I missing something that would make this a problem?

Hi!

Keep in mind that some o'the spells a paladin/blackguard has access to aren't available to a nonlawful/nonchaotic pious templar, according to the spell's alignment descriptor.

Enjoy!

 

[brehobit]

I have a player who is playing a paladin and planning on taking the Pious Templar PrC. Now I am looking at it and having no problems except for the spellcasting. The Templar gets its own spellcasting, but uses the same list as the Paladin. Now to save time and effort, I am thinking of simply letting the Paladin gain +1 spellcasting instead. This will stop him from having to keep two seperate lists of the same spells.

Am I missing something that would make this a problem?

Thanks

There is a trade off. The PT advances his casting ability faster than a paladin. And a PT advances _caster level_ twice as fast.

I'd suggest you let the PT treat each level as +1 caster level for spells known and +1 for caster level (not +1/2).

Mark