Spellcasting Prodigy.... help please.

[mirivor]

My copy of Player's Guide to Faerun has a discrepancy. The Spellcasting Prodigy feat listed in the comprehensive feats list at the beginning of the feats section says that the feat grants a +1 bonus to your spell save DCs. The full description, however, says nothing about the DC increase; only the +2 bonus to your prerequisite statistic for the purpose of bonus spells. I checked the errata and the feat is not listed. Are you supposed to get the +1 to save DCs or not? Thanks!

Later!

 

[diaglo]

what edition are you playing?

the feat was changed in the revision. sounds like you are using the revision since you quoted the Players guide

 

[mirivor]

I am playing 3.5 I have looked all over the place and cannot find any reference to the error in the book.

 

[werk]

I prefer the table description, so I use that IMC. But the rules are that text takes precedence over tables.

 

[Rassilon]

All I know is that my gut says - maybe

Okay: The feat is otherwise identical to the 3.0 FRCS. FRCS specified bonus spells + DC.
PGtF specifies bonus spells only.

I just checked the most recent errata, and there is no change listed to either feat or table.

This suggests that either WOTC don't think that the text and table conflict, or that they are not aware that the text and table conflict.

There are two weighting factors: the precedence of text over table. When in doubt, the table's out. Also, 3.5 introduced a massive culling of DC increasing feats as a deliberate design in the revision. I think the table taxt was copied and pasted from 3.0, the the 3.5 feat was written to accord with the design intention.

So: No DC increase.

Shorter answer: Just ask your DM, if he/she agrees, who cares what the book says?


Rassilon.

 

[mirivor]

Thanks guys! I suspected that no DC increase was the intention myself, but I wanted to check on anything official before ruling it in or out for my character. Appreciate the info.

Later!

 

[Corsair]

You are correct. The DC increase was specifically removed.

 

[Thanee]

The table entry is wrong, it's a left-over from 3.0.

Bye
Thanee

 

[diaglo]

I am playing 3.5 I have looked all over the place and cannot find any reference to the error in the book.

yup. the table is incorrect. the text is correct for the revision.