Warlocks... Again...

[Piroska]

Except, to my understanding, members of Conquest of the Horde are not allowed to multiclass on their characters. I can't remember if it's specifically a rule or if it's some sort of unspoken rule, but I have read that a number of times before. The intent is most likely to avoid character from becoming too powerful (or too unbelievable!).


Edit: Grakor beat me to the crux of my post and was far more succinct!

[Scout]

Also.

Arcane Path: Arcanists take levels in one of three “paths” (mage, necromancer or warlock), with each path casting spells from its own spell list and gaining special abilities that reinforce and enhance its particular brand of magic. Each path also faces certain restrictions when learning and casting spells from the spell list of another path (in the case of multiclassing).

All arcanists have these class features based on their chosen paths:

• An arcanist can cast one additional spell per spell level per day from his specific spell list. A multiclassed arcanist must choose the path spell list for his additional spell; the path spell list need not be the same for each spell level. Thus, the arcanist receives only one additional spell per spell level per day, regardless of how many paths in which he has levels.

• The save DCs of spells from the arcanist's path spell lists are increased by +1.

• The arcanist receives a +2 bonus on Spellcraft checks to learn spells from his path spell list(s).

• An arcanist acquires special abilities, called “arcana,” at 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th and 16th level according to his path, as noted in Table 3–3: The Arcanist and described below.

• Forbidden Arts: While all arcanists can cast spells from the general arcanist spell list, they face certain restrictions when casting spells from another path's spell list. They cast spells from another path's spell list with a –2 caster level penalty (minimum caster level 1st, but these penalties stack with those imposed by arcane addiction). The save DCs of such spells are reduced by –2, and there is a 2% chance per spell level of spell failure when casting spells from another path's spell list. Arcanists cannot learn spells from another path's spell list unless they have at least one level in that path. (See Chapter 16 for spell lists.)

These restrictions apply to all but the arcanist's current path, which is the path in which she most recently took a level.

So basically, it's really hard for an arcanist in one path to cast spells from another path.