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Message: <blockquote data-quote="orchid blossom" data-source="post: 1601103" data-attributes="member: 12815">Last week at our game session, our DM introduced the action points system from Unearthed Arcana into our game.  One of the things you can do with those action points is to apply a metamagic feat that you have to a spell you're casting.  When using the action point, the spell level is not altered and it takes no extra time to cast.So I thought that was pretty cool.  My sorcerer has had a feat slot floating around for a while unfilled, and thought it would be cool to take Quicken spell in there.  You know, for those desperate times when you really need two spells in the same round.Here's my question.  In the PHB, under the Quicken spell feat is says specifically that the feat cannot be applied to a spell cast spontaneously, since applying a metamagic feat increases the casting time automatically.  Now the action point would negate the casting time increase, but the wording of the feat still includes can't .  So, would it work?  Does the action point system overrule the PHB wording?  Is this an instance where it'll just come down to DM interpretation?</blockquote>