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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Will" data-source="post: 1276850" data-attributes="member: 5566">I think there are two basic problems that play havoc with easy fixes. The first is that power is not linear, the second is that the usefulness of many/broad spell list is hard to pin down.The three biggest issues with spellcasters is number of spells, power of spells (caster level), and spell level.Unlike BAB, nonspellcasters don't add anything. You can fix caster level, to a degree, with something like 'Casting as a wizard, add other primary casters to your caster level, 3/4 of ranger or paladin, 1/2 of anything else.'This fixes the strength of magic, to a degree. A Wiz5/Clr5 who can cast divine or arcane spells with a caster level of 10 is nice. Of course, you've traded away higher level spells for having a broader and more numerous list. Is it a fair trade? I dunno.Maybe, instead, the caster should get whichever 'spells per day' is higher, and the multiclassing simply affects the spell list. So a Wiz8/Clr2 gains a few low level clerical spell options, but sacrifices 5th level spells.It's tricky. I'm not surprised WotC hasn't found an easy fix.</blockquote>