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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 5152327" data-attributes="member: 2209">The main power of a straight caster is their top level spells. A straight 17th level wizard caster will still magically outclass a fighter 16 wiz 1 even though they both could cast 5d4+5 damage in magic missiles at the CR 17 monster with possible CR 17 SR. This is because the wizard will be doing 9th level meteor swarm spells as his top level spell while the wizard fighter is doing 1st level magic missiles.Consider a 10/10 sorcerer/wizard with caster level 20. He is a full caster just splitting between spontaneous innate power and learned prepared magic. He has spell slots and max spell levels of a 10th level caster but he's going against the same monsters as the other 20th level casters and noncasters in his party. As a 20th level PC focused entirely on casting should he be half as good at penetrating SR and should his top tier 5th level cone of cold be reduced 10 caster levels on top of being his top tier spell compared to his compatriots throwing around 9th level spells?As for monsters it is your choice for flavor, many have racial HD that will add caster levels. It seems appropriate for dragons and demons and such to be innately magically strong even if limited to lower level spells, less so for troll or ogre shamen and witch doctors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 5152327, member: 2209"] The main power of a straight caster is their top level spells. A straight 17th level wizard caster will still magically outclass a fighter 16 wiz 1 even though they both could cast 5d4+5 damage in magic missiles at the CR 17 monster with possible CR 17 SR. This is because the wizard will be doing 9th level meteor swarm spells as his top level spell while the wizard fighter is doing 1st level magic missiles. Consider a 10/10 sorcerer/wizard with caster level 20. He is a full caster just splitting between spontaneous innate power and learned prepared magic. He has spell slots and max spell levels of a 10th level caster but he's going against the same monsters as the other 20th level casters and noncasters in his party. As a 20th level PC focused entirely on casting should he be half as good at penetrating SR and should his top tier 5th level cone of cold be reduced 10 caster levels on top of being his top tier spell compared to his compatriots throwing around 9th level spells? As for monsters it is your choice for flavor, many have racial HD that will add caster levels. It seems appropriate for dragons and demons and such to be innately magically strong even if limited to lower level spells, less so for troll or ogre shamen and witch doctors. [/QUOTE]

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