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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 510936" data-attributes="member: 3051">Jens:Substituting the Wizard table isn't a bad idea, although I'll have to look through it more.It's not just that I want to nudge them towards INT; I want it to be possible to have a high-INT, low-CHA Sorcerer who knows a lot of spells, as well as a low-INT high-CHA Sorcerer who throws the same spells many times.  Effectively, I want one class that makes the two playstyles we see for Wizards and Sorcerers.I came up with another possibility.  It's meant to replace the (10+CHA for spell level) limit; I wanted something that makes you want to have a decent CHA without making it be required.> The Sorcerer's CHA modifier is added to his caster level, with two conditions:1> For positive CHA modifiers, this can't do more than double your caster level.2> For negative CHA modifiers, this can't reduce your caster level below the minimum needed to cast the spell in question.That is, let's say I have a CHA of 16.  At level 1, I have caster level 2.  At level 2, I have caster level 4.  At 3 and up, I have (level+3).  At level 20 I'd have caster level 23.Or, let's say I have a CHA of 6.  At levels 1, 2, and 3, I'd still have caster level 1.  At level 4, I'd have CL 2 when casting level 1 spells, and CL4 when casting level 2 spells (since that's their minimum).  And so on.This only affects the level-dependent benefits of spells (range, duration, caster level checks).  It doesn't change your actual class level (which determines spells/day, spells known, familiars, etc.)</blockquote>

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