What's the best metamagic feat?

Olive

Explorer

• Nov 9, 2003

• #1

Which is the best? How come? I'm only including the core 9, then going to Tome and Blood, and 3.5 PHB versions take precedence over T&B ones. But feel free to post metamagics that I forgot about/didn't have space for.

Edit: I didn't have room for all the T&B ones, so I just included the most appropriate, IMO.

 

Last edited: Nov 9, 2003

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Ankh-Morpork Guard

First Post

• Nov 9, 2003

• #2

I'm a big big fan of Still Spell...of course, that's because my PC in the only game I don't DM is an Arcane Trickster who just likes his armor way too much.
Energy Substitution is really fun, too...

 

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James McMurray

First Post

• Nov 9, 2003

• #3

It completely depends on the caster and level.

At higher levels, quicken rocks, especially with 3.5 haste.

For buffing clerics, extend and persistant are "da bomb."

For blaster mages empower and energy substitution are the best.

 

The Forsaken One

Explorer

• Nov 9, 2003

• #4

Man.. noone here has seen chained polymorph others and chained FOD's or whatever... that's damned badass.

 

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Eraslin

First Post

• Nov 9, 2003

• #5

I'm presently playing a 3.0 transmuter, and my favourite's a toss up between extend and chain. Extend is awsome for buff spells (the animal buffs, GMW, keen edge, etc). Chain spell is very useful in a utilitarian manner. Chained enlarges, reduces (chain reduce + teleport is very nice), blindness/deafness, shatter, etc. are very nice to have. Nevermind combining to two: extended chained GMW (one 7th level spell, and every weapon that the party uses is GMW'd for the next 2hrs/clvl), extended chained keen edge, etc...

-Eraslin

 

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James McMurray

First Post

• Nov 10, 2003

• #6

Chained Reduce + Teleport doesn't work in 3.5, as the limit is now based on a number of creatures rather than weight. Much better (and simpler), at least IMO.

 

TheAuldGrump

First Post

• Nov 10, 2003

• #7

In games involving large field battles and the other impedimentia of war the Widen Spell feat becomes a huge advantage.

The Auld Grump

 

Darklone

Registered User

• Nov 10, 2003

• #8

Empower, Silent & Quicken in this order.

If you'd include the KPG, I would chose Miser with Magic.

 

Li Shenron

Legend

• Nov 10, 2003

• #9

Difficult to choose, almost all of them are very useful especially combined with the most appropriate spells.

I am not very fond of the ones that directly increase damage. I'd rather choose Chain Spell, Quicken Spell and Widen Spell.

Can you make this poll a multiple-choice one?

 

Darmanicus

I'm Ray...of Enfeeblement

• Nov 10, 2003

• #10

I've found Extended Melfs Acid Arrow to be quite funky.