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<blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 8709692" data-attributes="member: 6987520"><p>Ok, sorry I couldn't reply this morning. Maybe you got it, but I'll expound just in case. If you don't agree with me, that's fine of course, I just want to make certain there's no confusion (for either of us!).</p><p></p><p>Upcasting is already in the game. Let's say you're a 7th level caster, so you have the following spell slots: 4 / 3 / 3 / 1; a total of 11 spells a day.</p><p></p><p>If your game has you always using all your spell slots before you rest, then this is a more powerful boost than otherwise. If your game routinely has you with some higher level slots remaining, those slots <em>could</em> have been used to upcast anyway.</p><p></p><p>As an example, suppose after the "day's encounters" and your long rest, you <em>had</em> 2 / 1 / 1 / 0 slots remaining. The 2nd and 3rd level slots could have been used for upcasting as normal, in which case you might have had 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 slots remaining.</p><p></p><p>Now, with the house-rule, instead of using the 2nd and 3rd level slots to upcast a 1st level and 2nd level spells, respectively, they would be upcast automatically.</p><p></p><p>Either way, a 1st-level spell is upcast to 2nd-level, and a 2nd-level to 3rd-level. So, no increase in power at all.</p><p></p><p>But, a lot depends what your game-style plays.</p><p></p><p>Since upcasting is already in the game, it is not a power-boost (IN THAT SENSE... which is what I wrote before). Also, as a said before, if your game typically exhausts all a caster's spell slots, it is a good boost. If not, it is just substitution (as I outlined above).</p><p></p><p>Whether or not the rule is ever used can vary from session to session. I've had sessions where casters are depleted of spells, and many when they aren't (more typical). Either way, the more important thing is it opens the caster up to more options. If a caster wants to upcast a 1st to 2nd level, they don't <em>have</em> to use the 2nd level slot necessarily, which frees them to use it for something else.</p><p></p><p>That, IMO, is the real power this unleashes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DND_Reborn, post: 8709692, member: 6987520"] Ok, sorry I couldn't reply this morning. Maybe you got it, but I'll expound just in case. If you don't agree with me, that's fine of course, I just want to make certain there's no confusion (for either of us!). Upcasting is already in the game. Let's say you're a 7th level caster, so you have the following spell slots: 4 / 3 / 3 / 1; a total of 11 spells a day. If your game has you always using all your spell slots before you rest, then this is a more powerful boost than otherwise. If your game routinely has you with some higher level slots remaining, those slots [I]could[/I] have been used to upcast anyway. As an example, suppose after the "day's encounters" and your long rest, you [I]had[/I] 2 / 1 / 1 / 0 slots remaining. The 2nd and 3rd level slots could have been used for upcasting as normal, in which case you might have had 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 slots remaining. Now, with the house-rule, instead of using the 2nd and 3rd level slots to upcast a 1st level and 2nd level spells, respectively, they would be upcast automatically. Either way, a 1st-level spell is upcast to 2nd-level, and a 2nd-level to 3rd-level. So, no increase in power at all. But, a lot depends what your game-style plays. Since upcasting is already in the game, it is not a power-boost (IN THAT SENSE... which is what I wrote before). Also, as a said before, if your game typically exhausts all a caster's spell slots, it is a good boost. If not, it is just substitution (as I outlined above). Whether or not the rule is ever used can vary from session to session. I've had sessions where casters are depleted of spells, and many when they aren't (more typical). Either way, the more important thing is it opens the caster up to more options. If a caster wants to upcast a 1st to 2nd level, they don't [I]have[/I] to use the 2nd level slot necessarily, which frees them to use it for something else. That, IMO, is the real power this unleashes. [/QUOTE]
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