Wizard Spell DC

[voidfoo]

I was watching the latest Band of Bravos video (which are awesome), and the level 4 wizard character there has a DC of 22 for his Electric Arc. Playing a low level wizard myself, I can't see how to get mine that high, most I can see at level 4 is 20 (4+4+2). Any advice on how to accomplish this?

[mrspaghetti]

There may be some house rules in effect. I'm unaware of any way to achieve a 22 DC for a wizard at 4th level by the regular rule set.

[thenobledrake]

My experience of watching live-streamed or recorded TTRPG game-play is that following the actual rules of the game is not considered much of a priority, so most of the time a mistake that happens won't even be questioned unless someone is absolutely certain it was a mistake - even when the game is being run by someone that "should know the rules."

So I'd suggest assuming that if it looks to you like what you see in the game vid doesn't match up to the rules in the book, that you're right and the group in the vid made a mistake that they aren't going to bother addressing or correcting because spending time on camera re-checking the rules doesn't make for good entertainment.

[Burntgerb]

I just asked your question in the YouTube Comments. We'll see if it gets a response.

[jdripley]

Completely agree with Drake. Those are performances you are watching. Rules accuracy and, really, even their own enjoyment of the game, is secondary to producing an entertaining episode. It is very different from what you and I and most people do when we sit down to play the game.