Hi there!

I have a magic item that casts a spell using up to 3 charges - 1 charge for the base 1st-level, 2 charges for 3rd-level, and 3 charges for 5th-level.

I've tested it out in the homebrewer and found that if I fill in the min/max charges as 1-3, it sets the spell on an equipped sheet as 1 charge for 1st, 2 charges for 2nd, and 3 charges for 3rd (which makes sense but I'd like to not do that).

And, of course, if I try to add multiple of the same spell to the item, it doesn't let me since... it's still one spell.

Is there any way to bypass this, should I just make a note of it, add the spells in via a feat instead, or something else?

It will always treat the spell level on a 1:1 basis with the charges. You will either need to have the spell cast at 1st-, 2nd-, & 3rd-levels, or else give it 5 charges.

Okay, good to know. Thanks for the help!

The other thing you could do is make a couple homebrewed copies of the spell so it would technically count as three separate spells and not the same spell three times. Then you could designate the one copy to be cast @ 1st-level for min-max charges 1-1, another copy to be cast @ 3rd-level for charges 2-2, and the last @ 5th for 3-3 charges. That should work, you just wouldn’t be able to publish it, but you don’t need to just to use it in your home game.

That worked, thank you!

Happy to help.

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