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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 6254038" data-attributes="member: 23935">The ease of achieving bonuses in 3.5 looks like a feature for high-level casting though since a 9th level spell has a DC of 91.  It's hard to imagine a 17th level character hitting that without coming up with a special sequence of boosting pre-casts (or equivalent magic items).  A basic 17th level character's Spellcraft would be around +40 ( 21 from ranks, +10 from attribute, +3 from feat, +2 from synergy, +4 fudge factor) and needs to roll a 51 of the d20.Functionally, the DC calculation means if you can conceivably cast a Nth level spell, you can't fail casting a N-1th level at around 6th spell level.  For first level characters:5th level spells are just barely in reach although a strategic design and pre-casting boosts would be desired to improve the odds.  4th-level spells are about 50-50.3rd-level spells are simple to cast having a DC of 19; taking a 10 would generally achieve success.Most casters will succeed at 2nd level spells if they roll a 1 on the check.  It's hard to critique the idea without understanding what you want, but the above feels very different from base D&D.I'd recommend increasing the base difficulty to 20 and reducing the maximum difficulty to 60-70 with a linear increase based on spell-level if you want a game closer to a D&D style.Say Casting DC = 14 + 6 * spell level (20, 26, 32, 38, 44, 50, 56, 62, 68)</blockquote>