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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TessarrianDM" data-source="post: 3693525" data-attributes="member: 51798">Due to a misinterpretation of the rules when 3.0 came out (a failure to read far enough), I have always allowed spellcasters to use bonus slots granted by high scores to fill those slots with lower level spells, even if they could not cast spells of the bonus slot level. While this can greatly increase the casting ability of a low-level spellcaster with a high score, it has not affected our game enough to go back and follow RAW. Keep in mind that I use the same rule for NPC spellcasters, so that tends to balance it out. I do not, however, allow them to use a metamagicked spell to fill that slot (e.g., if the highest level spell they can cast is 4th, and they have a 5th level bonus slot, they cannot fill it with a Silent 4th level spell). The bonus slots are treated as if they were of the highest level the character can cast.So, while it is not RAW, it is not as unbalanced as it may seem in our experience.</blockquote>