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Help reverse engineering bonus spell points
« on: February 21, 2014, 02:12:04 AM »
In the campaign I am running we are using the spell point variant found here:

http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/magic/spellPoints.htm

The primary caster of the group has a casting stat that far exceeds the maximum 50-51 on the chart.  Also, the chart includes "and so on" at the bottom, suggesting that it scales further without giving any information on how to calculate it. 

I've tried figuring out what's going on, but it started making my head hurt, so I thought I would defer to those that are better at this sort of thing.  Is there something simple I'm missing? 

Thanks for your time and effort.
John Hancock

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Re: Help reverse engineering bonus spell points
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2014, 10:14:58 AM »
That table is constructed using the abilities and spellcasters table.  The rule isn't hard, but it is annoying so you'll probably want to figure out a way to spreadsheet it.  To get bonus spellpoints for the mth row and nth column, you look at the mth row in the  normal abilities and spellcasters table and add together (1st-level spells)*1 + (2nd-level spells)*3 + (3rd-level spells)*5 . . . (nth-level spells)*(2n-1).

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Re: Help reverse engineering bonus spell points
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2014, 02:52:43 PM »
When I get home I should be able to grab the list off the desktop. I ran a table clear out to 80 or so, even posted it I think but no clue where or when.

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Re: Help reverse engineering bonus spell points
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2014, 03:51:48 PM »
If you're using Spell Points (uh-oh)
you could houserule it like psionics, and
take an easy 1/2CL * caster stat bonus.

Your codpiece is a mimic.

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Re: Help reverse engineering bonus spell points
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2014, 01:44:39 PM »
Well, I can see that this is going to be super fun.

@SorO_Lost:  Any luck finding that list?  I will have to extend it a ways, but it will be a good start.
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Re: Help reverse engineering bonus spell points
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2014, 10:10:03 PM »
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Ability: Progression - Epic Progression
36~37: 4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2 - 1/1/1/1
38~39: 4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2 - 2/1/1/1/1
40~41: 4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2 - 2/2/1/1/1/1 <- 15th level
42~43: 4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2 - 2/2/2/1/1/1/1
44~45: 5/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3 - 2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1
46~47: 5/5/4/4/4/4/3/3/3 - 3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1
48~49: 5/5/5/4/4/4/4/3/3 - 3/3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1
50~51: 5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4/3 - 3/3/3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1 <- 20th level
52~53: 6/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4 - 3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1 /1
54~55: 6/6/5/5/5/5/4/4/4 - 4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/1/1 /1/1
56~57: 6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4/4 - 4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/1 /1/1/1
58~59: 6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4 - 4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2 /1/1/1/1
60~61: 7/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5 - 4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2 /2/1/1/1/1 <- 25th level
62~63: 7/7/6/6/6/6/5/5/5 - 5/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2 /2/2/1/1/1/1
64~65: 7/7/7/6/6/6/6/5/5 - 5/5/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2 /2/2/2/1/1/1/1
66~67: 7/7/7/7/6/6/6/6/5 - 5/5/5/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3 /2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1
68~69: 8/7/7/7/7/6/6/6/6 - 5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4/3/3/3 /3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1
70~71: 8/8/7/7/7/7/6/6/6 - 6/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4/3/3 /3/3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1/1 <- 30th level
72~73: 8/8/8/7/7/7/7/6/6 - 6/6/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4/3 /3/3/3/2/2/2/2/1/1/1 /1
74~75: 8/8/8/8/7/7/7/7/6 - 6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4/4/4/4 /3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/1/1 /1/1
76~77: 9/8/8/8/8/7/7/7/7 - 6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4/4/4 /4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2/1 /1/1/1
78~79: 9/9/8/8/8/8/7/7/7 - 7/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4/4 /4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2/2 /1/1/1/1
80~81: 9/9/9/8/8/8/8/7/7 - 7/7/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5/4 /4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2/2 /2/1/1/1/1 <- 35th level
82~83: 9/9/9/9/8/8/8/8/7 - 7/7/7/6/6/6/6/5/5/5/5 /4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2/2 /2/2/1/1/1/1
84~85: 0/9/9/9/9/8/8/8/8 - 7/7/7/7/6/6/6/6/5/5/5 /5/4/4/4/4/3/3/3/3/2 /2/2/2/1/1/1/1
Note - Access to Epic Progression requires Epic Spell Capacity.
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