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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 6776452" data-attributes="member: 5834">Nope. I wrote the following rule for all 9 level casters (not including the warlock) to allow a caster to buff  party members while being able to cast a concentration spell as offense:Extra Concentration: Beginning at 5th level, you can concentrate on a second spell that can be no more than half of the maximum level spell you can cast (rounded down). One of the two spells you are concentrating on must be a spell cast on at least one other allied target other than yourself (but can include yourself if the spell includes multiple targets). If you are required to make a concentration check, you make a separate roll for each spell. For example, a 6th level wizard can cast up to 3rd level spells, allowing him to cast and concentrate on a second spell of 1st level or lower. So a 6th level wizard could cast fly on the fighter and tasha’s hideous laughter on an enemy while maintaining concentration on both.As far as play experience, the rule has had no substantial effect. The martials receive buffs and the caster can still occasionally cast a crowd control spell or an offensive spell like bigby's hand or flaming sphere. Mostly I see it used to cast bless and protection from energy and some offensive spell like spiritual guardians or hypnotic pattern. Mostly clerics and bards have used the rule the most because they have the best group buffing spells and needed concentration spells for crowd control or attacking. Most of the time wizards and sorcerers don't bother with group buffs and just use an offensive spell like flaming sphere or something similar while launching direct damage attacks. I wrote it the way I did to ensure things like hunter's mark and hex wouldn't be stacked. It does prevent such combinations from occurring. I haven't seen any balance problems with this concentration rule.</blockquote>

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