Greeting all ye tall people!!!

[VladimirRockfoot]

Greetings, all ye tall folks!!! I be new here. Just be patient, I'll grab my ax and jump into the action as soon as I finish this here tankard of ale.

[undeadsteak]

O_o, another dwarf! Hi. Wow, you guys should start your own little dwarven group here, theres so many of you >_>.

[VladimirRockfoot]

Aye, if us dwarven clan unite, there be nothing to stop us from drinking all yer' ale. Drinking and fighting that's all we be good at. Well, maybe crafting a weapon or armor once in a while too.

[Belwas]

Good ta see another Delver com'n aboard... now if we had a arcane caster of sorts that would make us a complete adventurin group.
We always seem to get a little one dimensional with Dwarven groups.

[VladimirRockfoot]

Are ye suggestin' that me put down my ax and pick up the staff and scrolls?

[undeadsteak]

Ooh, a sorccerer dwarf would be cool.... Hmm, if only i could speak like a dwarf ;(

[Belwas]

no reason you cant swing an axe an sling spells. Ooo, that sounds good a Dwarven EK specializing in the Waraxe. I think I just found a future build.

[VladimirRockfoot]

Well I don't know about EK and such... but I am going to make a pure dwarf necromancer wizard.

[Saulus]

I love seeing bands of Dwarves. They will have a special place in Sundren someday.

[The Fantasian]

Well met,
Hope to see your dwarf online soon.

[undeadsteak]

Dwarf Necromancer Wizard? Ooh, that sounds original

[VladimirRockfoot]

So the dilemma is whether to go EK route or make a pure wizard. Here is my question...

The description for EK states that: At each level (except 1st level) an eldritch knight gains new spells per day, plus another effective casting level, as if he progressed in an arcane spellcasting class that he had prior to becoming an eldritch knight.

Not how it says that EK doesn't gain spells or casting levels at 1st level. So does that in fact mean that EK won't be able to cast 9th lvl spells as a pure wizard would?

[wangxiuming]

The EK doesn'g gain spells only at first level, so assuming you go straight Wizard/Eldritch Knight, you should be able to gain access to 9th level spells, it would just take you a level longer. (18?)

I think that's right ... maybe. Confirmation anybody?

[VladimirRockfoot]

Ok I guess the final question is....

If you go Wizard 3/EK 17 will you then have access to 9th lvl spells?

[VladimirRockfoot]

From what I'm reading, a lot of people like to go Fighter/Wizard route before they take EK. My strategy is to take 3 levels of wizard and take martial weapons feat at level 3. That takes care of the requirements for EK. Now assuming I take 3 lvls of wizard and 17 of EK will I have access to 9th lvl spells. If not, I think I would prefer to go pure wizard to get those spells.