D&D 5E Feat that improves spell slots

[Cap'n Kobold]

This is only available to non-full casters as written, so no to casters casting higher level spells (unless you meant half- and one-third casters?).

Hence my point about the build with a level of artificer: Artificer qualifies you for the feat but because it's spellcasting levels round up, you lose no levels in multiclassing and actually gain one over a pure caster with this feat.

Also, in looking at the Artificer I noticed something off:

compared to the PHB about Paladins and Rangers:

So, since Artificers are already rounded up (which is inconsistent with half classes and should be corrected if it hasn't already been),

That is very interesting about the artificer rounding up. I wonder if that is the future of PC Multiclassing or if it is a special feature of the artificer. Difficult to say when printed at different times but perhaps Tashas will clarify.

It is a deliberate part of the artificer design. Because they get cantrips and spells at 1st level, compared to 2nd level like the Paladins and Rangers do, artificer spell levels round up.

 

[TheSword]

Hence my point about the build with a level of artificer: Artificer qualifies you for the feat but because it's spellcasting levels round up, you lose no levels in multiclassing and actually gain one over a pure caster with this feat.



It is a deliberate part of the artificer design. Because they get cantrips and spells at 1st level, compared to 2nd level like the Paladins and Rangers do, artificer spell levels round up.

Thanks. I like that Artificers do this, it feels right.

Does limiting spell level to being no higher than character level fix this problem?

I’m minded of the old Practiced Spellcaster feat from 3e. The nature of 5e means a level of spellcasting is substantial though feats are also substantial. The old feat added +4 spell casting levels - but no new spell slots IIRC.

 

[Stalker0]

This is only available to non-full casters as written, so no to casters casting higher level spells (unless you meant half- and one-third casters?).

Let me use an example to clarify my question. Let us say a 4th level paladin took this feat.

A 4th level paladin has 3 1st slots and 0 2nd.
A 5th level paladin has 4 1st slots and 2 2nd.

So my question is, does the feat give the paladin access to 2nd level spells 1 level earlier, or does it get those slots (but can only fill them with 1st level spells)?

 

[Cap'n Kobold]

Let me use an example to clarify my question. Let us say a 4th level paladin took this feat.

A 4th level paladin has 3 1st slots and 0 2nd.
A 5th level paladin has 4 1st slots and 2 2nd.

So my question is, does the feat give the paladin access to 2nd level spells 1 level earlier, or does it get those slots (but can only fill them with 1st level spells)?

As written, it would allow the paladin to prepare 2nd level spells. (Although the number of spells that they prepare would be as if they were 4th level.)

 

[TheSword]

As written, it would allow the paladin to prepare 2nd level spells. (Although the number of spells that they prepare would be as if they were 4th level.)

And +1 known/prepared spell. This was deliberate to allow people who don’t allow the alternate class features (swapping spells on long rest) to still benefit from a higher spell slot in spell terms not just boosting.

In Stalker 0’s example you are right they could prepare spells like a 2nd level full caster and then a 3rd level full caster when they reached level 4 and a 4th level full caster when they reached level 6, etc etc. This includes the higher spell slots.

Is it clear enough in the text though or does that need revising?

 

[Cap'n Kobold]

And +1 known/prepared spell. This was deliberate to allow people who don’t allow the alternate class features (swapping spells on long rest) to still benefit from a higher spell slot in spell terms not just boosting.

True. I forgot about the first benefit of the feat.