


Assuming there is no such rule, I don't see why Runestaves would work differently. I'm not aware of any rule that stops you, as a Cleric 1 / Wizard 19, from casting Miracle from a Staff while using your Wizard caster level. It also gives you no mechanism by which you should choose what class's caster level to use. Of a staff if it’s higher than the caster level of the staff. Items, the wielder can use his caster level when activating the power Staffs use the wielder’s ability score and relevant feats to set theĭC for saves against their spells. Either use (Int and Wizard level) or (Wis and Cleric level). So, for example, as a Wizard/Cleric, you can't use Wisdom for you save DC AND use your Wizard caster level. Of course, you can't mix and match classes, since it is treated "as if the wielder cast the spell herself", and you cannot normally mix and match spellcasting in this manner. It gives you no mechanism by which you should choose what class you are casting the spell with. Including caster level, save DC, and any other effects related to the The spell is treated exactly as if the wielder cast the spell herself, Per the Runestaff entry quoted in the question (MIC p. I can see a fair argument to allow you to choose which class's caster level is to be used. When casting Sleep from a Runestaff of Enchantment, does this character use their Duskblade caster level, or their Wizard caster level?Īssuming that the we are using a ruling based on the answer to the linked question: However, in the case of the Duskblade/Wizard above, the character has two different caster levels. The spell is treated exactly as if the wielder cast the spell herself, including caster level, save DC, and any other effects related to the spell. Normally, a spell cast via a runestaff uses the character's caster level. For instance, a multiclassed Duskblade/Wizard using a Runestaff of Enchantment could use expend a 1st level Duskblade spell slot to cast Sleep, a spell that appears on the Sorcerer/Wizard spell list, but not on the Duskblade spell list. Per my previous question on this topic, it's possible for a multiclassed spellcaster to use a runestaff to cast a spell that's on the spell list of Spellcasting Class A, but using a spell slot from Spellcasting Class B. 224:īy expending a prepared arcane spell or arcane spell slot, the wielder can cast a spell of the same level or lower from the runestaff’s list, as long as that spell also appears on the wielder’s class spell list. This allows characters to cast spells that they don't know, though they must still be spells from their class spell list. 223) allows a character who's attuned to it to sacrifice one of their spell slots to cast a spell of equal or lower level from the staff.
