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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silveras" data-source="post: 1243429" data-attributes="member: 6271">Temporarily increasing ability scores changes the save DC for your spells; not many last long enough for you to prepare an extra spell (permanent items would, however). That is not the same thing, as the same change is worked on spellcasters and non-spellcasters; the spellcasters can gain a specific benefit that relates to spellcasting, but Barbarians gain one related to Rage from Con boosting items that spellcasters don't get. The stat boosts affect the 'natural aptitude' of the character, not his/her skill with wielding forces, and so are not relevant to stacking caster levels. They already have their effect in terms of granting extra spell slot(s) per per day and affecting the save DC. The stat boosts for level gain happen regardless of class. Being a Fighter did not make you wiser; being 4th (or 8th, 12th, etc.) character level did. Gaining a level in another class had nothing to do with increasing the stat, so that argument is based on a false premise.</blockquote>