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Adventurer
Suppose that for casters who cast by memorization, bonus spells were always based upon Intelligence, this being a measure of one's capacity to remember spells. For spontaneous casters, bonus spells are always based upon Charisma, this being a measure of one's inner strength and power to draw magic from the world. However, the save DC of all spells would be determined by Wisdom, this being a measure of one's understanding of the inner workings of magic and the perceptiveness required to effectively level a spell against an enemy. The minimum ability score required to cast a spell of a given level would still be based on the class: Intelligence for wizards, Wisdom for clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers, and Charisma for bards and sorcerers.
Wisdom would become valuable to all spellcasters while Intelligence would become valuable to spellcasters whose spellcasting is based solely off Wisdom. Plus, it serves to balance all spellcasters in a fashion since all now require two ability scores for effectiveness. This helps balance them against non-spellcasters like the rogue, who requires several good ability scores to be good at skills (often Dexterity and Intelligence or Charisma), and the fighter, who requires several good ability scores to be good at fighting (Constitution plus either Dexterity or Strength depending on the type of fighter). This would affect clerics and druids most since they would now require decent Intelligence scores to have bonus spells.
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Wisdom would become valuable to all spellcasters while Intelligence would become valuable to spellcasters whose spellcasting is based solely off Wisdom. Plus, it serves to balance all spellcasters in a fashion since all now require two ability scores for effectiveness. This helps balance them against non-spellcasters like the rogue, who requires several good ability scores to be good at skills (often Dexterity and Intelligence or Charisma), and the fighter, who requires several good ability scores to be good at fighting (Constitution plus either Dexterity or Strength depending on the type of fighter). This would affect clerics and druids most since they would now require decent Intelligence scores to have bonus spells.
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