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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8126984" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>There is an order to things when you are casting spells and using abilities like Sorcery Points.</p><p></p><p>1. Choose a spell that you want to cast.</p><p>2. That spell uses up a spell slot equal to the spell level listed in the PHB unless you use a higher level slot.</p><p>3. If you choose to use a higher level slot, the spell THEN assumes that higher spell level(Per the PHB section on using higher level slots). It doesn't do so before you choose the slot that you want to use to cast the spell.</p><p>4. The spell is cast and expends that spell slot, unless you then choose to use Sorcery Points equal to the spell level established by the slot chosen, in which case the slot is not expended.</p><p></p><p>You have incorrectly argued specific beats general for the new ability. However, there is no language that specifically says that you get to use spell lots or spell levels higher than you can normally cast, so that argument fails. Without that explicit and specific wording, the general method of figuring out spell levels(slots you have available to you) is used. </p><p></p><p>You have also argued that the Magic Initiate feat has specific wording in it that prevents up casting. This is true. It does have that specific language, which if that specific language was absent, would mean that you could up cast those spells per the general rule. That specific limitation being absent from the new Sorcerer feature does not mean that you can exceed the general rules limiting what level you can cast at. It simply means that the Sorcerer feature is not similarly limited. You still need that explicit language mentioned above in order to exceed 5th level spells as a 10th level Sorcerer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8126984, member: 23751"] There is an order to things when you are casting spells and using abilities like Sorcery Points. 1. Choose a spell that you want to cast. 2. That spell uses up a spell slot equal to the spell level listed in the PHB unless you use a higher level slot. 3. If you choose to use a higher level slot, the spell THEN assumes that higher spell level(Per the PHB section on using higher level slots). It doesn't do so before you choose the slot that you want to use to cast the spell. 4. The spell is cast and expends that spell slot, unless you then choose to use Sorcery Points equal to the spell level established by the slot chosen, in which case the slot is not expended. You have incorrectly argued specific beats general for the new ability. However, there is no language that specifically says that you get to use spell lots or spell levels higher than you can normally cast, so that argument fails. Without that explicit and specific wording, the general method of figuring out spell levels(slots you have available to you) is used. You have also argued that the Magic Initiate feat has specific wording in it that prevents up casting. This is true. It does have that specific language, which if that specific language was absent, would mean that you could up cast those spells per the general rule. That specific limitation being absent from the new Sorcerer feature does not mean that you can exceed the general rules limiting what level you can cast at. It simply means that the Sorcerer feature is not similarly limited. You still need that explicit language mentioned above in order to exceed 5th level spells as a 10th level Sorcerer. [/QUOTE]
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