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It depends on how you interpret p. 178 of the DMG. But you'll note that the caster level is listed separately from the prerequisites. From the DMG: Caster Level: The power of the item (just as a spell's caster level measures its power). The caster level determine's the item's saving throw bonus, as well as range or other level-dependent aspects of the powers of the item (if variable). It also determines the level that must be contended with should the item come under the effect of a dispel magic spell or similar situation. Some people take this to mean that you only have to look at prerequisites, not at the caster level, when determining who can create items. Monte Cook says this, for instance. Those who disagree base their arguments on the following paragraph: For potions, scrolls, and wands, the creator can set the caster level of the item at any number high enough to cast the stored spell and not higher than her own caster level . . . For other magic items, the caster level is determined by the item itself. In this case, the creator's caster level must be as high as the item's caster level (and prerequisites may effectively put a higher minimum on the creator's level). This paragraph seems at odds with the previous position, particularly the bit about the creator's caster level having to be as high as the item's. But it gets more complex. In the next paragraph we read: Prerequisites: The requirements that must be met in order for a character to create the item. These include feats, spells, and miscellaneous requirements SUCH AS LEVEL, alignment, and race or kind. [emphasis mine] So now it seems to be saying that if a certain caster level is required it will be listed under the prerequisites section. What this means is that people need to make house rules on this one. It sounds like you'd like people to be able to make items based on the prerequisites and not their caster level, so I say go right ahead. :) Cheers. Dale
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