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<blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 6032326" data-attributes="member: 97602"><p>Lets assume they do get new bonus spell slots.</p><p>What does that really mean? What does it mean in the context of the game day?</p><p></p><p>Slapping on an X of Charisma +2 means most Bards and Sorcs pick up an extra spell slot. Can they equip and unequip it at will to get unlimited spells per day? </p><p></p><p> The short answer to your question (and my example) is "No".</p><p> The long answer is "Yes, with provisions."</p><p> Like Wizards and Clerics, Sorcerers and Bards have a period of the day where they "recharge" spent spell slots to be usable during the day. Lets assume that your Bard has 4 level 1 spell slots available to him.</p><p> He casts his Charisma buff after "recharging" his spell slots in the morning, effectively netting him a few bonus spell slots that are empty. He has a new maximum, but his current number of spell slots available remains the same. He still only has 4 level 1 spell slots usable, because he started the day with that many.</p><p> If he gets his Charisma bonus early on in the day, before his designated "recharge" time, he'll get those bonus spell slots to apply to his maximum, and then he'll have them "recharged" as if they were normally available. When his buff goes away, his bonus spell slots go away, too.</p><p></p><p>Unless, of course, he has some other way to regain his expended slots, in which case he is likely going to be fine anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sekhmet, post: 6032326, member: 97602"] Lets assume they do get new bonus spell slots. What does that really mean? What does it mean in the context of the game day? Slapping on an X of Charisma +2 means most Bards and Sorcs pick up an extra spell slot. Can they equip and unequip it at will to get unlimited spells per day? The short answer to your question (and my example) is "No". The long answer is "Yes, with provisions." Like Wizards and Clerics, Sorcerers and Bards have a period of the day where they "recharge" spent spell slots to be usable during the day. Lets assume that your Bard has 4 level 1 spell slots available to him. He casts his Charisma buff after "recharging" his spell slots in the morning, effectively netting him a few bonus spell slots that are empty. He has a new maximum, but his current number of spell slots available remains the same. He still only has 4 level 1 spell slots usable, because he started the day with that many. If he gets his Charisma bonus early on in the day, before his designated "recharge" time, he'll get those bonus spell slots to apply to his maximum, and then he'll have them "recharged" as if they were normally available. When his buff goes away, his bonus spell slots go away, too. Unless, of course, he has some other way to regain his expended slots, in which case he is likely going to be fine anyway. [/QUOTE]
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