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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 4451185" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>I want to submit something to Pathfinder, and I want it accepted, so what will work?</p><p></p><p>I agree with Voadam that one level of dipping into a spellcasting class can be pretty leet for the purpose of using magic items, so here's the next iteration, which I think would be more acceptable to the people who want more backwards compatibility.</p><p></p><p>1. We need a unified spells per day chart. I think most people could accept it.</p><p></p><p>2. I also think stacking Base Magic Bonus is a good idea.</p><p></p><p>3. We clarify that BMB is just how familiar you are with magic, not how good you are at using magic. Someone who's very familiar with magic could pick up spellcasting pretty quickly because they've been experiencing magic for many levels, but one level alone shouldn't get you tons of benefits.</p><p></p><p>4. This needs to be fairly flexible so that people who want to convert shugenja, wu-jen, duskblades, and spellthieves can do it. Classes with their own mini spellcasting thing, like assassins, should probably just stay stand-alone.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Everyone gets spell slots from their caster level. You can fill those spell slots with any spell you have access to from any class, but instead of requiring an ability score of 10 + spell level in the requisite ability score to cast a spell from a given class, you just need to have a number of levels equal to the spell's level. </p><p></p><p>So if you're Fighter 14/Cleric 6, your caster level is 13, but you can only cast 6th level spells. If you're Wizard 14/Cleric 4/Druid 2, you can cast 9th level wizard but only 4th level cleric and 2nd level druid spells. If you're Fighter 18/Wizard 2, you get a lot of spell slots, but only 2nd level spells.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Clerics get access to all spells from their spell list.</p><p></p><p>Druids too.</p><p></p><p>Wizards prepare from a spellbook.</p><p></p><p>Sorcerers get bonus spell slots, and can't prepare spells, but they learn 2 spells per level they can cast spontaneously. Beyond 3rd level, at least one of these spells has to be of a level below your highest spell level.</p><p></p><p>Bards work about the same way.</p><p></p><p>Is this better?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 4451185, member: 63"] I want to submit something to Pathfinder, and I want it accepted, so what will work? I agree with Voadam that one level of dipping into a spellcasting class can be pretty leet for the purpose of using magic items, so here's the next iteration, which I think would be more acceptable to the people who want more backwards compatibility. 1. We need a unified spells per day chart. I think most people could accept it. 2. I also think stacking Base Magic Bonus is a good idea. 3. We clarify that BMB is just how familiar you are with magic, not how good you are at using magic. Someone who's very familiar with magic could pick up spellcasting pretty quickly because they've been experiencing magic for many levels, but one level alone shouldn't get you tons of benefits. 4. This needs to be fairly flexible so that people who want to convert shugenja, wu-jen, duskblades, and spellthieves can do it. Classes with their own mini spellcasting thing, like assassins, should probably just stay stand-alone. Everyone gets spell slots from their caster level. You can fill those spell slots with any spell you have access to from any class, but instead of requiring an ability score of 10 + spell level in the requisite ability score to cast a spell from a given class, you just need to have a number of levels equal to the spell's level. So if you're Fighter 14/Cleric 6, your caster level is 13, but you can only cast 6th level spells. If you're Wizard 14/Cleric 4/Druid 2, you can cast 9th level wizard but only 4th level cleric and 2nd level druid spells. If you're Fighter 18/Wizard 2, you get a lot of spell slots, but only 2nd level spells. Clerics get access to all spells from their spell list. Druids too. Wizards prepare from a spellbook. Sorcerers get bonus spell slots, and can't prepare spells, but they learn 2 spells per level they can cast spontaneously. Beyond 3rd level, at least one of these spells has to be of a level below your highest spell level. Bards work about the same way. Is this better? [/QUOTE]
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