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<blockquote data-quote="Rawhide" data-source="post: 2080451" data-attributes="member: 29145">I've used a caster level rule for several campaigns, and never had a problem with it. when first introduced it led to a flurry of multiclassed PCs, but the players soon discovered their characters weren't -more- effective than a base class character, they just weren't pathetic.&nbsp;&nbsp;In one of those games, we also allow Practiced spellcaster. Again, even using both rules, we haven't found it to be unbalanced. While it's true that a 5th level fighter/1st level wizard with Practiced spellcast casts as a 6th level caster, he's still limited to just a few spells, deals with arcane spell failure, etc.&nbsp;There's a multiclass bard/druid in one of those games (a very celtic PC). With caster level equaling his character level, she manages to remain competitive, but is hardly overwhelming. so far the most dangerous character we;ve using using these rules is a monk/sorcerer with practiced spellcaster. He gains good Ac and movement from his monk levels (as well as doing just as much damage as he would with any sorcerer weapon), and has spells to boost himself and overcome a monk's weaknesses. Even so the character is more about being self-suffient than overpowering, and the games wizard and fighter don't seem to feel outdone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rawhide, post: 2080451, member: 29145"] I've used a caster level rule for several campaigns, and never had a problem with it. when first introduced it led to a flurry of multiclassed PCs, but the players soon discovered their characters weren't -more- effective than a base class character, they just weren't pathetic. In one of those games, we also allow Practiced spellcaster. Again, even using both rules, we haven't found it to be unbalanced. While it's true that a 5th level fighter/1st level wizard with Practiced spellcast casts as a 6th level caster, he's still limited to just a few spells, deals with arcane spell failure, etc. There's a multiclass bard/druid in one of those games (a very celtic PC). With caster level equaling his character level, she manages to remain competitive, but is hardly overwhelming. so far the most dangerous character we;ve using using these rules is a monk/sorcerer with practiced spellcaster. He gains good Ac and movement from his monk levels (as well as doing just as much damage as he would with any sorcerer weapon), and has spells to boost himself and overcome a monk's weaknesses. Even so the character is more about being self-suffient than overpowering, and the games wizard and fighter don't seem to feel outdone. [/QUOTE]

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