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<blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 4440751" data-attributes="member: 5122">I think that the caster level issue and the spellcasting progression issue are separate, in that I think the caster level problem at a minimum needs to be fixed, and should not cost the player any resources like feats.Stealing blatantly from other folks ideas, and combining them, how about this:First, there's Base Caster Level (BCL), which works just like BAB.&nbsp; Wizards, sorcerers, clerics, druids, and bards get full BCL (+1 per level); rangers and paladins get average BCL (+3/4 per level); and fighters, barbarians, rogues, and monks get poor BCL (+1/2 per level).&nbsp; To get caster level just add these as you'd add BAB.&nbsp; (Which means using fractional values if you use fractional BAB, but otherwise just totalling the value.)&nbsp; This is the PC's caster level for all spellcasting classes.Second, there's spellcasting progression (SP).&nbsp; To add 1 to SP for any given class, it costs a feat.&nbsp; See below.Spellcasting Advancement [Special]PrerequisiteMulticlassed spellcaster, minimum ECL 4.BenefitYou are treated as one level higher in one of your spellcasting classes (your choice each time this feat is chosen) for the purpose of spells (or spell slots) per day.&nbsp; If this feat is applied to the sorcerer or bard class, it also counts for spells known.&nbsp; If this feat is applied to the wizard class, you may select two new spells for your spellbook, as if you had gained a level in the wizard class.This feat does not provide any other benefit, such as to caster level or the benefits gained by a familiar based on its master's level.This feat may be taken multiple times.&nbsp; However, you may only take this feat once for every full four total character levels you possess.&nbsp; (For this purpose, use ECL.)&nbsp; Your spellcasting level in any given spellcasting class cannot be increased beyond your total character level minus 1.&nbsp; For example, a cleric 1 / wizard 7 cannot have this feat applied to his wizard class.Thoughts?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeff Wilder, post: 4440751, member: 5122"] I think that the caster level issue and the spellcasting progression issue are separate, in that I think the caster level problem [i]at a minimum[/i] needs to be fixed, and should not cost the player any resources like feats. Stealing blatantly from other folks ideas, and combining them, how about this: First, there's Base Caster Level (BCL), which works just like BAB. Wizards, sorcerers, clerics, druids, and bards get full BCL (+1 per level); rangers and paladins get average BCL (+3/4 per level); and fighters, barbarians, rogues, and monks get poor BCL (+1/2 per level). To get caster level just add these as you'd add BAB. (Which means using fractional values if you use fractional BAB, but otherwise just totalling the value.) This is the PC's caster level for all spellcasting classes. Second, there's spellcasting progression (SP). To add 1 to SP for any given class, it costs a feat. See below. [B]Spellcasting Advancement [Special][/B] [B]Prerequisite[/B] Multiclassed spellcaster, minimum ECL 4. [B]Benefit[/B] [I]You are treated as one level higher in one of your spellcasting classes (your choice each time this feat is chosen) for the purpose of spells (or spell slots) per day. If this feat is applied to the sorcerer or bard class, it also counts for spells known. If this feat is applied to the wizard class, you may select two new spells for your spellbook, as if you had gained a level in the wizard class. This feat does not provide any other benefit, such as to caster level or the benefits gained by a familiar based on its master's level. This feat may be taken multiple times. However, you may only take this feat once for every full four total character levels you possess. (For this purpose, use ECL.) Your spellcasting level in any given spellcasting class cannot be increased beyond your total character level minus 1. For example, a cleric 1 / wizard 7 cannot have this feat applied to his wizard class.[/I] Thoughts? [/QUOTE]

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