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Boosting a caster-level check

Shaele

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Is there any way of boosting a caster-level check?

My cleric has a number of spells that will allow him to improve someone's skill check (prayer, guidance-of-the-avatar). Does the skill-boost from these spells apply to a caster-level check also?

If not, is there any way that I can improve someone's chance of making a caster-level check?
 

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mikebr99

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Shaele said:
Is there any way of boosting a caster-level check?
How about a necklace of prayer beads - bead of karma.
Shaele said:

My cleric has a number of spells that will allow him to improve someone's skill check (prayer, guidance-of-the-avatar). Does the skill-boost from these spells apply to a caster-level check also?
Not unless it says so... Magic usually only does what it says it does. YMMV... DM's have the final say though.
Shaele said:

If not, is there any way that I can improve someone's chance of making a caster-level check?
The bead of Karma.
 

Krafen

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Note that the Bead of Karma only works for Divine casters.

The spell Create Enchanted Tattoo in the FRCS increases your caster level by 1 at higher levels. It's an arcane spell, though.

The Heirophant from the FRCS can choose Spell Power as a special ability. Spell Power adds to both save DCs and caster level checks.
 

mikebr99

Explorer
Krafen said:
Note that the Bead of Karma only works for Divine casters.

The spell Create Enchanted Tattoo in the FRCS increases your caster level by 1 at higher levels. It's an arcane spell, though.

The Heirophant from the FRCS can choose Spell Power as a special ability. Spell Power adds to both save DCs and caster level checks.
The Archmage in FRCS has a similar class power... 3 actually: +1 spell power, +2 spell power, and +3 spell power. And you can have all 3 after 3 levels of Archmage.
 

Shaele

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Thanks for the replies. In this case, my mid-level cleric wanted to boost someone else's caster-level check (to decrease the wizard's odds of flubbing a check while reading a high-level scroll). These are great suggestions, but they're all self-effecting, which won't help.

I guess we'll just take our chances with the die roll :D

Thanks.
Shaele
 


Thanee

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Just let the rogue do it! :D

Maxed out Use Magic Device, then craft or buy an item, that adds a decent bonus to UMD and also cast Wieldskill on the rogue.

Bye
Thanee
 

Thanee

First Post
Krafen said:
The spell Create Enchanted Tattoo in the FRCS increases your caster level by 1 at higher levels. It's an arcane spell, though.

Does that apply to caster level checks?

I think it only applies to spell effects... but I might be wrong!

Bye
Thanee
 

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