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Message: <blockquote data-quote="papastebu" data-source="post: 3186509" data-attributes="member: 40894">Sorry about not replying sooner, but my internet access is at the library, which is about 20 minutes away from my house in the woods.Anyway.1st-level wizard, 14 intelligence score, can have maximum class-skill ranks (level plus three) because, guess what? wizard spells are class skills for him!Roll is 1d20 + 2 (for int mod) + 4 (for ranks) + 1 (for one wizard class level). Total mods are at +7.DC is 10 + (lets say he wanted to get three levels of magic missile with three of his "spell points", or whatever you like to call them) 3 (cast at full strength), for a total of 13. He'd only need a 6 or higher to succeed, and he'd be able to try again next round, and the next, and the next.And he can have a first-level Fireball (1d6 damage instead of 3d6 starting, shorter range and area, but he gets to cast it with a DC of 11, as many times a day as he wants, and it's a fireball at 1st-level).Or he could learn four spells at first level, each with a DC of 11, because of the four level-points he gains--until his intelligence goes up enough--each level, any of which he could cast at any time. Metamagic feats are still going to raise the operational level of a spell, but it will raise the DC, not take up a higher slot.As far as adjusting DCs, though, I might go as far as lowering all spell DCs each 5th wizard level, instead of sixth, so the above magic missile would be even easier to cast.Fighters miss quite often. Their compensation is that they can try as often as they like, and can do a great deal of damage when they actually hit. They also get to add their class levels to attacks. To me this idea seems to level the playing field for these two classes at low levels.I'm not sure why you don't like the idea, but it seems to have something to do with the chance for failure. I hope what I wrote above clarifies things a bit, and would value anyone's opinions on this.</blockquote>

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