Blessing of the Harrow

[Exitilus]

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Once per day, a harrower may perform a harrowing for herself and all allies within 20 feet of her. This harrowing takes 10 minutes, and allies to be affected by it must remain within 20 feet of the harrower for the entire time. At the conclusion of the harrowing, count up the number of cards from each suit that were used in the reading. This harrowing provides a bonus based upon the suit with the most cards showing. In case of a tie, choose one suit. The bonus lasts for 24 hours. The suits grant insight bonuses as follows. Strength: +1 on attack rolls; Dexterity: +1 to AC; Constitution: +1 on weapon damage rolls; Intelligence: +1 on all skill checks; Wisdom: +1 on all saving throws; Charisma: +1 on caster level and concentration checks.

I'm looking at playing a Harrower come soon and I'm trying to figure out all their abilities. I've gotten most figured out but now I'm being a stickler for how one of the abilities reads out. According to above if I get the bonus for Charisma, I get a +1 Cast Level and concentration checks.

Trying to figure out if this means I'm casting at +1 Caster Level or is it just checks? There is another Harrower ability which specifically says "+1 bonus on caster level checks made to penetrate spell resistance.". But this one doesn't.

So trying to figure out what the intended use is.

[SlimGauge]

I'd say you get +1 to Caster Level Checks and +1 to Concentration Checks. If the intent was to give you + 1 Caster Level, the word "on" would appear AFTER "caster level" but before "concentration checks".

To state it another way, "+1 on caster level and concentration checks." <> "+1 caster level and + 1 on concentration checks."

[Grick]

Exitilus wrote:

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+1 on caster level and concentration checks.

I believe by using the word "on" it groups "caster level" and "concentration" both under the heading of "checks."

Meaning +1 on caster level checks and concentration checks.

If it meant "+1 caster level, and also +1 to concentration checks" it would need to be worded differently. I'm not sure how differently, but my native English reading seems to clump them together. (I bet an English instructor can stop by in a moment to tell me why I'm wrong)

Also, it wouldn't make much sense to grant the bonus to concentration checks if your caster level went up, giving you effectively a +2 to concentration checks. Also, +1 caster level is worth far FAR more than +1 to hit or +1 AC.