Jowgen
2019-07-25, 07:02 AM
Some magic-related mechanics care about caster level, others don't.
I thought it would be a nice thing to have a brief list of the various areas where higher CL provides some benefit.
Spells
More Damage Dice (capped or uncapped)
Longer Duration
Longer Range
Larger Area of Effect
Multiple Effects (e.g. extra ray/missile)
Increased number of permissible targets
Additional effect at threshold
Better chance of beating SR
Stronger resistance against Dispelling
Higher percentile chance of success (e.g. some destinations)
Classes/Feats
Meeting Prerequesites
Magic Items
Item Duplicates Spell that benefits
Higher Saves while Unattended
Higher Resistance to Dispel Magic suppression
Psionics
Effect scaling to higher level version (e.g. psionic dominate)
Shall update this list with contributions, including notable niche cases.
I thought it would be a nice thing to have a brief list of the various areas where higher CL provides some benefit.
Spells
More Damage Dice (capped or uncapped)
Longer Duration
Longer Range
Larger Area of Effect
Multiple Effects (e.g. extra ray/missile)
Increased number of permissible targets
Additional effect at threshold
Better chance of beating SR
Stronger resistance against Dispelling
Higher percentile chance of success (e.g. some destinations)
Classes/Feats
Meeting Prerequesites
Magic Items
Item Duplicates Spell that benefits
Higher Saves while Unattended
Higher Resistance to Dispel Magic suppression
Psionics
Effect scaling to higher level version (e.g. psionic dominate)
Shall update this list with contributions, including notable niche cases.