When a race grants a character casting 'as a third lvl sorcerer' (For example), and that caracter later takes a lvl in sorcerer- Can it now cast spells as a fourth level sorcerer? Or does it casting ability not change until it takes its fourth actual sorcerer level?
For example Lets use the Marrutact from Sandstorm, it can cast as a 5th level wizard. if it then takes a prestige class that requires the ability to cast 1st level Arcane spells and advances arcane casting such as Abjurant Champion. assuming it meets all other prerequisites does the Marrutacts spellcasting improve when it takes a level in Abjurant Champion or does it gain no benefit?
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Shooting many bullets toward the mouse position I try to shoot a bullet toward the mouse position by this code.  float deltaX = mousePosition.x - (aircraft.getPosition().x + aircraft.getLocalBounds().width / 2); float deltaY = mousePosition.y - (aircraft.getPosition().y + aircraft.getLocalBounds().height / 2); float angleRadian = (float)(std::atan2(deltaY, deltaX)); float angleDegree = (float)(angleRadian * 180 / PI);   It works fine with one bullet but when I add another one bullet to shoot together I use this code to specify start shooting point of each bullets.  sf::Vector2f offset1(aircraft.getPosition()); offset1.x += -10;//start shooting point first bullet.  sf::Vector2f offset2(aircraft.getPosition()); offset2.x += 10;//start shooting point second bullet.   this is a picture of this problem.   When I rotate aircraft to picture 2 the bullets are not the same as the first picture.  How can I solve this problem? Smeared creamy look effect i came across a photo where the gradient looks like it s smeared from cream. It is hard to explained by saying so here is the  Let say i create 2 similar shapes with the gradient pattern then adjust the opacity but the edges will still remain. But in the example the edges are appeared to be soft and hard randomly. Thanks in advance ! How do I change which mirror I get updates and software from? (used to show two posts from MSE)   (there used to be a list of the accounts)   (it was there) seems to be fixed I am flying to Tokyo in November, and I have the choice to go direct (paying extra) or transit via Seoul. Is 6 hours transit time enough to leave Incheon airport for a bit to see something of Seoul? It might make my trip more worthwhile to see something of South Korea too. I don't know much about the busyness of the airport around this time, and travel time between the airport and the city, so that's why I am asking. Run a command that is shadowed by an alias Let's say I have the following alias in bash - alias ls='ls --color=auto' - and I want to call ordinary ls without options. Is the only way to do that is to unalias, do the command and then alias again? Or there is some nifty trick or workaround? How to find event listeners on a DOM node when debugging or from the JavaScript code? JavaScript private methods To make a JavaScript class with a public method I'd do something like:  function Restaurant() {}  Restaurant.prototype.buy_food = function(){    // something here }  Restaurant.prototype.use_restroom = function(){    // something here }   That way users of my class can:  var restaurant = new Restaurant(); restaurant.buy_food(); restaurant.use_restroom();   How do I create a private method that can be called by the buy_food and use_restroom methods but not externally by users of the class?  In other words, I want my method implementation to be able to do:  Restaurant.prototype.use_restroom = function() {    this.private_stuff(); }   But this shouldn't work:  var r = new Restaurant(); r.private_stuff();   How do I define private_stuff as a private method so both of these hold true?  I've read  a few times but it doesn't seem like "private" methods can be called by public methods and "privileged" methods can be called externally. How To Reduce Noise In Cycles Render When to use IComparable Vs. IComparer I'm trying to figure out which of these interfaces I need to implement. They both essentially do the same thing. When would I use one over the other? "In" vs. "after" for future talk The class will be over in 10 minutes. The class will be over after 10 minutes.  I know the first is correct but why? What compiler warning level do you recommend for different C/C++ compilers?  gcc and g++ will let you get away with a lot on the default level.  I find the best warning level for me is '-Wall'.  And I always try to remove fix the code for the warnings it generates.  (Even the silly ones about using parenthesis for logical precedence rules or to say I really mean 'if (x = y)')  What are your favorite levels for the different compilers, such as Sun CC, aCC (HPUX ?), Visual Studio, intel?  Edit:  I just wanted to point out that I don't use "-Werror" (but I do understand it's utility) on gcc/g++ because, I use:   #warning "this is a note to myself"   in a few places in my code.  Do all the compilers understand the #warning macro? How to reset postgres' primary key sequence when it falls out of sync? I ran into the problem that my primary key sequence is not in sync with my table rows.   That is, when I insert a new row I get a duplicate key error because the sequence implied in the serial datatype returns a number that already exists.  It seems to be caused by import/restores not maintaining the sequence properly. Find this integral $$\operatorname I=\int\limits_{0}^{1}\dfrac{\arcsin{\sqrt{x}}}{x^4-2x^3+2x^2-x+1}\operatorname d\!x$$  My try: let $$f(x)=x^4-2x^3+2x^2-x+1$$ I found  $$f(1-x)=(1-x)^4-2(1-x)^3+2(1-x)^2-x+1=x^4-2x^3+2x^2-x+1=f(x)$$ so $$I=\int_{0}^{1}\dfrac{\arcsin{\sqrt{(1-x)}}}{x^4-2x^3+2x^2-x+1}dx$$ so $$2I=\int_{0}^{1}\dfrac{\arcsin{\sqrt{x}}+\arcsin{\sqrt{(1-x)}}}{x^4-2x^3+2x^2-x+1}dx$$ then I can't,Thank you very much Customise date-time format in Windows Is it possible to customize data (or date-time) format in Windows (I am using Windows&nbsp;XP)?  The current format which is followed by the OS [to show date-modified, etc.] is MM/DD/YYYY or M/D/YYYY, whereas I have been comfortable with DD/MM/YYYY or D/M/YYYY format. I am finding it hard to refer Date-modified [which I use often] of files and folders. Images are escaping from the help center privilege page Images included in the fully expanded privilege pages are escaping from the body.    This is most noticeable on the  (which I know is going away soon anyway):    But is also apparent on:       In the edit page preview, the images sit correctly within the borders.  Chrome 27, Windows 7 What is a rocket engine thrusting against in space? Did any Quidditch games ever end by agreement of the Captains? The game can only end when the Snitch has been caught, or by mutual agreement of the two teams' Captains; the latter is very rare, however, as one team would have to lose. (source: HP Wikia on Golden Snitch)   Is there an example from canon of this resolution to the game ever happening?