Branding Smite doesn’t upscale

[oriav6]

Hi!
I’ve added a new character to my party mid game, and wanted to make her a radiant archer based on Branding Smite (Paladin/Bard/Fighter), which is the only smite you can cast with ranged weapons.
Branding Smite is a 2nd level spell, and I now have 3rd level slots. However, I don’t have the option to upscast it, and it only gives me the 2nd level option. Once those slots are gone, I can’t cast it.
I know some smites don’t have upcasting, but this one should have it.
I *can* upcast the *melee* version of the smite, but not the ranged.
Seems like a weird bug or something I’m missing.
Everything is marked in the abilities/reactions tab, so no problem there.

Anyone came across this?

[Tax evasion]

Seems like a weird bug or something I’m missing.

You're playing 2 caster classes : Bard and Paladin.
They have their separate spell slots.

For you to cast "Branding Smite" at level 3, you need your paladin class to have level 3 spell slots. It sounds like only your Bard level has level 3 slots.
EDIT : apparently it's not how it works ; must've remembered wrong. My bad.

[oriav6]

Originally posted by Tax evasion:

Seems like a weird bug or something I’m missing.

You're playing 2 caster classes : Bard and Paladin.
They have their separate spell slots.

For you to cast "Branding Smite" at level 3, you need your paladin class to have level 3 spell slots. It sounds like only your Bard level has level 3 slots.

That’s incorrect.
Spell slots levels are calculated by your total spell caster level which is affected by both the Paladin and the Bard levels. The spell slots are not divided by classes. You can cast any spell you have using any spell slot.
The only exception is a Warlock because it’s a different type of magic.
I did manage to solve the problem just now actually. I restarted the game a couple of times, and the problem was solved only after loading a different save (of a different character) and then coming back to this one. So it was a bug.

I appreciate you trying to help!

[♂Warrior of Gachi♂]

Originally posted by Tax evasion:

Seems like a weird bug or something I’m missing.

You're playing 2 caster classes : Bard and Paladin.
They have their separate spell slots.

For you to cast "Branding Smite" at level 3, you need your paladin class to have level 3 spell slots. It sounds like only your Bard level has level 3 slots.

That's not how it works.

[parent child bowl]

Originally posted by ♂GAYCHIGUS♂:

Originally posted by Tax evasion:

You're playing 2 caster classes : Bard and Paladin.
They have their separate spell slots.

For you to cast "Branding Smite" at level 3, you need your paladin class to have level 3 spell slots. It sounds like only your Bard level has level 3 slots.

That's not how it works.

450h of BG3 btw.