How do spells get stronger?

[solaris32]

I'm only familiar with BG1+2 and in those rules spells got stronger as the class level rose. I can find no information like that in this game. How does it work?

[solaris32]

Anyone know?

[Angry Trash]

Originally posted by solaris32:

Anyone know?

They do follow the typical bonuses at caster level 5 and etc where applicable, like eldritch blast getting an additional bolt + casting as higher levels

[Dr0W]

BG1 & 2 were AD&D, a time where spells got really, really, REALLY strong.

5e yea, it will get stronger but do not expect BG1&2 level of strong.

[solaris32]

Originally posted by Dr0W:

BG1 & 2 were AD&D, a time where spells got really, really, REALLY strong.

5e yea, it will get stronger but do not expect BG1&2 level of strong.

But when, how do they get stronger? The game doesn't tell me.

[Seven of Nine]

Originally posted by solaris32:

Anyone know?

Cantrips: they normally gain power at 5, 11, 17.

Levelled spells: Using a higher spell slot for a spell.
Say for example Magic Missile is a lvl 1 spell, dealing 1d4+1 damage with each missile, but for every spell slot level above the first it gains an additional missile. 3 at spell slotlevel 1, 4 at spell slot level 2, 5 at spell slot level 3 etc...
Not all spells scale well though.

Bless gains one additional target per spell level slot.
Read description of spells, I think default 'T' when your mouse is over a spell.

[Stoibs]

Originally posted by Angry Trash:

Originally posted by solaris32:

Anyone know?

They do follow the typical bonuses at caster level 5 and etc where applicable, like eldritch blast getting an additional bolt + casting as higher levels

Man.. why are the UI elements and inspection/spell descriptions so *lacking* in this game

Compared to Baldur's Gate 1 or 2 or even Pathfinder more recently which felt like they were taken straight from the core rulebook, BG3 feels so dumbed down at times when it comes to inspecting stuff like this.
The spell descriptions are awful and devoid of so much important information

[ttavoc]

Many spells can be cast on a higher level. For example: Magic Missile can be cast as Level 1 Spell but also 2 or 3. The higher the spellslot you sacrifice for casting a spell the more potent it gets.

[krunjar]

They honestly don't. Not like bg1+2 rather what you use spell slots for will change as you level up. Which is why you have to be REALLLY careful what to invest in as a socerer. If you make all your level 1 spells attack spells then that's not going to work very well XD Beyond that there is also target selection. Level 1/2 spells are good for finishing off low health targets even in the upper levels. Or taking care of weaker opponents.

Your caster stat does add bonus damage. But it's not like that's going to scale dramatically.