Eldritch Blast and Practiced Spellcaster

[Longcat]

Hello all,
I've got a quick question: Imagine you're a Warlock1/OtherClass4, and take Practiced Spellcaster(Warlock). Is your Eldritch Blast damage 1d6 or 3d6?

Also, are there any ways outside of Chasuble of Fell Power or Hellfire Warlock/Legacy Champion to increase Eldritch Blast damage?

[NNescio]

Hello all,
I've got a quick question: Imagine you're a Warlock1/OtherClass4, and take Practiced Spellcaster(Warlock). Is your Eldritch Blast damage 1d6 or 3d6?

Also, are there any ways outside of Chasuble of Fell Power or Hellfire Warlock/Legacy Champion to increase Eldritch Blast damage?

Bloodline Levels? (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/races/bloodlines.htm)

[Boci]

1d6, eldritch blast is not based off your caster level.

[Axinian]

^Well the damage isn't. Other things like it's chance of overcoming spell resistance are [/nitpick]

[Feytalist]

It's a SLA with caster level equal to half your class level, so Practiced Spellcaster should enhance that (by 2 only), whereas the damage is solely based on Warlock level.

(Just explaining the previous two posters a bit)

[Longcat]

Oh well, this kinda sucks. Looks like I'll have to use a Chasuble of Fell Power to qualify for Eldritch Theurge after all.

[Prime32]

Ask your DM first though, since it seems like a reasonable houserule.

[Cog]

It's a SLA with caster level equal to half your class level...
Er, no. Warlocks get full caster level. You're thinking of the description of equivalent spell level, but that was errataed to always be 1 (subject to the invocation stacking rules) anyway.

...so Practiced Spellcaster should enhance that (by 2 only)...
This wouldn't be true anyway. Practiced Spellcaster's benefit is limited only by your HD, so even for half-casters like Paladins and Rangers it gives full benefit.

[Feytalist]

Er, no. Warlocks get full caster level. You're thinking of the description of equivalent spell level, but that was errataed to always be 1 (subject to the invocation stacking rules) anyway.

Ah yes, I was thinking of spell level. I wasn't even aware that it was changed in the errata, thanks.


This wouldn't be true anyway. Practiced Spellcaster's benefit is limited only by your HD, so even for half-casters like Paladins and Rangers it gives full benefit.

The OP was referring to a multiclass Warlock/Something Else, in which case it would give the benefit.

[Douglas]

Warlock/Something Else, in which case it would give the benefit.
His point was that Practiced Spellcaster gives its full +4 caster level, not just half.

[Feytalist]

Aargh, right again.

I should just never ever play Warlock. That's what I learned out of this thread.

[Cog]

Alternatively, playing one would just be a good excuse for you to learn the rules. :smallbiggrin: