Caster level [Archive] - Wizards Community

Caster level [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
ServanWolf
08-15-07, 07:00 PM which caster levels stack and which not...realted to being multiclass and having multiple spellcasting classes.
Kouk
08-15-07, 07:35 PM No Base class Caster Levels stack, such as Sorcerer, Cleric or Wizard.

Most Prestige classes that have spellcasting grant you "spells known", "spells per day" and "increased caster level" in a class you have taken previously.

Certain Prestige Classes specify whether it enhances only Arcane or Divine classes, and a few Prestige Classes have their own Caster Level and spell progression that is specifically just for the Prestige Class, such as Assassin.

If a PrC says it grants an increased Caster Level in an Arcane class, then it doesn't matter if you were previously a Sorcerer, a Wizard or a Bard (or various supplemental arcane classes). Same with Divine, if the PrC specifies Divine, ie Cleric, Druid, Ranger/Paladin etc.
ServanWolf
08-15-07, 08:18 PM wasnt there a feat to increase your caster level to your character level or so?
Dabriel
08-15-07, 08:55 PM Practiced Spellcaster raises your caster level by four, but not beyond your hit dice.
Kouk
08-16-07, 12:52 AM Practiced Spellcaster raises your caster level by four, but not beyond your hit dice.

Practiced Spellcaster also applies only to a single class at a time. You can take it more than once and apply it do a different class, if you are a multiclass caster.
Stickyfingers
08-16-07, 01:25 AM Practiced Spellcaster also applies only to a single class at a time. You can take it more than once and apply it do a different class, if you are a multiclass caster.

AND you can't use it if both of your classes are casters. You basically use your nonspellcasting classes as a bonus to your caster level.
SilentOne
08-16-07, 01:43 AM I'm not seeing anything limiting it to spellcaster/non-spellcaster multiclasses. It looks like it should work fine with say, a cleric4/wizard4/mystic theurge X, raising the caster level to character level.
Droma
08-16-07, 01:58 AM AND you can't use it if both of your classes are casters. You basically use your nonspellcasting classes as a bonus to your caster level.

That is wrong. There is nothing limiting it to having a caster class and a non caster class. In fact it specifically gives an example of how the feat works if taken twice with a cleric 4/wizard 5.
Yokomohoyo
08-16-07, 02:32 AM Just remember that it doesnt grant spells perday. Just works for determanning DC's and Spell Penetration...
Dheran
08-16-07, 12:59 PM The Orange Ioun stone grants +1 caster level. This is independent of any particular level type, so if you were a Sorcerer/Favored Soul/Assassin it would give you +1 caster level for all three classes.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
ServanWolf 08-15-07, 07:00 PM	which caster levels stack and which not...realted to being multiclass and having multiple spellcasting classes.
Kouk 08-15-07, 07:35 PM	No Base class Caster Levels stack, such as Sorcerer, Cleric or Wizard. Most Prestige classes that have spellcasting grant you "spells known", "spells per day" and "increased caster level" in a class you have taken previously. Certain Prestige Classes specify whether it enhances only Arcane or Divine classes, and a few Prestige Classes have their own Caster Level and spell progression that is specifically just for the Prestige Class, such as Assassin. If a PrC says it grants an increased Caster Level in an Arcane class, then it doesn't matter if you were previously a Sorcerer, a Wizard or a Bard (or various supplemental arcane classes). Same with Divine, if the PrC specifies Divine, ie Cleric, Druid, Ranger/Paladin etc.
ServanWolf 08-15-07, 08:18 PM	wasnt there a feat to increase your caster level to your character level or so?
Dabriel 08-15-07, 08:55 PM	Practiced Spellcaster raises your caster level by four, but not beyond your hit dice.
Kouk 08-16-07, 12:52 AM	Practiced Spellcaster raises your caster level by four, but not beyond your hit dice. Practiced Spellcaster also applies only to a single class at a time. You can take it more than once and apply it do a different class, if you are a multiclass caster.
Stickyfingers 08-16-07, 01:25 AM	Practiced Spellcaster also applies only to a single class at a time. You can take it more than once and apply it do a different class, if you are a multiclass caster. AND you can't use it if both of your classes are casters. You basically use your nonspellcasting classes as a bonus to your caster level.
SilentOne 08-16-07, 01:43 AM	I'm not seeing anything limiting it to spellcaster/non-spellcaster multiclasses. It looks like it should work fine with say, a cleric4/wizard4/mystic theurge X, raising the caster level to character level.
Droma 08-16-07, 01:58 AM	AND you can't use it if both of your classes are casters. You basically use your nonspellcasting classes as a bonus to your caster level. That is wrong. There is nothing limiting it to having a caster class and a non caster class. In fact it specifically gives an example of how the feat works if taken twice with a cleric 4/wizard 5.
Yokomohoyo 08-16-07, 02:32 AM	Just remember that it doesnt grant spells perday. Just works for determanning DC's and Spell Penetration...
Dheran 08-16-07, 12:59 PM	The Orange Ioun stone grants +1 caster level. This is independent of any particular level type, so if you were a Sorcerer/Favored Soul/Assassin it would give you +1 caster level for all three classes.