Spellcasting Prodigy [Archive] - Wizards Community

Spellcasting Prodigy [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Knight0
03-11-07, 05:12 PM This has probably been asked before but, does spell casting prodigy effectively increase Wisdom and Charisma when it comes to spell casting for a Favoured Soul?
Bopple
03-11-07, 10:18 PM This is where the rules falter.
Spellcasting Prodigy should effectively increase Cha to determine bonus spells for Favored Soul.
Cyanide300
03-11-07, 11:32 PM I'm not sure what the discrepancy is. The feat clearly states "For the purpose of determining bonus spells, treat the ability score that controls your spellcasting as 2 points higher than its actual value." If the class gets bonus spells from some high ability score, then you can apply this feat to that ability score, whatever it may be.
runestar
03-12-07, 12:24 AM The problem is that the key spellcasting stat for a favoured soul can be argued to be its wisdom stat, but it is cha which grants extra slots.

Depending on how you interpret it, spellcasting prodigy may not benefit a favoured soul or archivist at all...:P
Bopple
03-12-07, 03:33 AM It specifically refers to Wis for divine casters.
But Favored Soul uses Cha for bonus spell slots.
MareltEkiran
03-12-07, 03:54 AM In the old version, it added to the relevant ability score for both bonus spells and DC. However, in the errata version, that was lowered to "only bonus spells". So in this case, they'd get it to the score that determines the bonus spell, which is Charisma.

Certainly, if they insist, they can get the bonus spells for wisdom as well... but since Favoured Souls don't get bonus spells for wisdom, that is irrelevant.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Knight0 03-11-07, 05:12 PM	This has probably been asked before but, does spell casting prodigy effectively increase Wisdom and Charisma when it comes to spell casting for a Favoured Soul?
Bopple 03-11-07, 10:18 PM	This is where the rules falter. Spellcasting Prodigy should effectively increase Cha to determine bonus spells for Favored Soul.
Cyanide300 03-11-07, 11:32 PM	I'm not sure what the discrepancy is. The feat clearly states "For the purpose of determining bonus spells, treat the ability score that controls your spellcasting as 2 points higher than its actual value." If the class gets bonus spells from some high ability score, then you can apply this feat to that ability score, whatever it may be.
runestar 03-12-07, 12:24 AM	The problem is that the key spellcasting stat for a favoured soul can be argued to be its wisdom stat, but it is cha which grants extra slots. Depending on how you interpret it, spellcasting prodigy may not benefit a favoured soul or archivist at all...:P
Bopple 03-12-07, 03:33 AM	It specifically refers to Wis for divine casters. But Favored Soul uses Cha for bonus spell slots.
MareltEkiran 03-12-07, 03:54 AM	In the old version, it added to the relevant ability score for both bonus spells and DC. However, in the errata version, that was lowered to "only bonus spells". So in this case, they'd get it to the score that determines the bonus spell, which is Charisma. Certainly, if they insist, they can get the bonus spells for wisdom as well... but since Favoured Souls don't get bonus spells for wisdom, that is irrelevant.