[Pcgen-trackers] [ pcgen-Feature Requests-1725912 ] Paladin/Ranger Casterlevel not calculating correctly w/ PRCs

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Feature Requests item #1725912, was opened at 2007-05-26 10:01
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>Category: Spell Support
>Group: For 6.0
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: LegacyKing (amaitland)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Paladin/Ranger Casterlevel not calculating correctly w/ PRCs

Initial Comment:
Not sure if this should be a BUG or FREQ:

> I think I found a bug regarding the calculation of caster levels for
> >>> classes like the paladin or ranger who have their caster level equal to
> >>> 1/2 their class level. This bug occurs when such a character adds a
> >>> prestige class that uses ADD:SPELLCASTER to improve casting ability. I
> >>> have created a prestige class that does nothing but add spell caster
> >>> levels in this way to test this, and here is the result.
> >>>     
>> Right.  It will be CL/2 for the Paladin (or Ranger) levels _if they
>> are >= than 4_ or Paladin/Ranger _if they are less than 4 (because of
>> a default)_  All ADD:SPELLCASTER / BONUS:PCLEVEL tags will add 1 for 1
>> to Casterlevel.
>>
>> Mentioned that back when we were doing the BONUS:CASTERLEVEL stuff in
>> the class lines for adjusting casterlevel.  Didn't really go anywhere,
>> and we were getting much closer to actual casterlevel stuff.
>>
>>   


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Comment By: James Dempsey (jdempsey)
Date: 2007-05-27 14:33

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Agreed - moving to a FReq - I think this will be best done in 6.0.

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Comment By: Andrew McDougall (tir-gwaith)
Date: 2007-05-27 13:46

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I would agree that this is basically FReq complexity.  

There is another way to indicate caster level, but probably just as nasty:
Check for class's ITEMCREATE tag, which is basically doing the same thing
as the BONUS:CASTERLEVEL stuff, but for equipment costs.

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Comment By: Tom Parker (thpr)
Date: 2007-05-27 09:33

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It's a hardcoded "1" (LevelAbilitySpellCaster.java line 125)

However, that can't easily be changed.  We don't have any knowledge that a
class is actually 1/2 cost.  The ONLY indication of caster level is the
BONUS:CASTERLEVEL tags in class lines.  Unless we decompose this (HIGHLY
unlikely), we have no ability to infer what is or isn't a 1/2 (or 1/3,
etc.) 'strength' caster level.

I consider this FREQ difficulty, but James needs to make the call on
that.


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Comment By: Martijn Verburg (karianna)
Date: 2007-05-26 17:33

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I'm actually going to guess this is a code bug

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