Clarification on Continual Flame

[MisterSlanky]

So I had somebody walk up to a table with a 4th level continual flame cast on an ioun torch from another player at a previous game day. According to the guide, this appears to be a legal option so that's not the question, the question is intent. The player in question had this marked on a previous chronicle with GM initials. What he did not have listed on the chronicle is the class and character level of the continual flame caster.

I'm thinking about a specific scenario, one where perhaps this continual flame gem could be dispelled (hell any scenario with a guy with deeper darkness and the ability to cast dispel magic). What is the appropriate response once you do decide to dispel said spell (since as a GM I'm going to do that after my first tactics mandated deeper darkness fails)?

a) Have him go back and get this information entered on his chronicle, knowing full well that the player that cast it may not be available, and we may never know.

or

b) Assume it's Caster Level 7 (thinking said character was a wizard), and using a DC of 17 to perform dispells.

or

c) Something I'm not considering.

[Bbauzh ap Aghauzh]

I'd use minimum caster level unless that information is written down.

Unless I have some other information, like I know the other player and the level of said character about the time of said casting.

[Jiggy]

Dang, yeah, CL should've been marked. My gut instinct is to attempt "a)" if it's reasonably practical to do so, and otherwise default to the minimum CL (7th). If you default to CL7, probably best to mark that on his chronicle.

[Dhjika]

MisterSlanky wrote:

So I had somebody walk up to a table with a 4th level continual flame cast on an ioun torch from another player at a previous game day.

I hope it came in handy - I have a cleric with Heighten that has been liberally providing the spell to any at the table who wanted one - there should be some 5th level continual flames out there.