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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 2270213" data-attributes="member: 141">I haven't play-tested it, but I was thinking that the spell-burn you take could add to your caster level.  If your caster level is below the spell level, you would automatically take the burn to make up the difference.So if the smart hero in the example took the minimum 3 points of spell burn, it would be a 3d6 fireball.  If the dice roll said that he took 7 points, it would be a 7d6 fireball, and so on.If an adept (caster level 2) cast the fireball, he would take an automatic 1 point of burn; the minimum needed to raise the caster level to 3 and make a 3d6 fireball.  More burn could make it higher, of course.Untrained casters could display greater spell effects than most adepts, but it would be at a severe cost.</blockquote>