Empowering Domain Spells

[zyzzyr]

Hello,

I haven't been able to find a direct rule on how to handle empowered domain spells. If I empower a 2nd level domain spell with Silence Spell (+1 level) does that mean that takes my 3rd level domain spell slot, and I can then memorize another 2nd level domain spell?

I would normally assume so, since any spellcaster can voluntarily memorize a lower spell in a higher spell level slot, but domain spells might be different and I haven't seen any rules on this.

Then again, I might be looking in the wrong place.

Any help would be appreciated.

zyzzyr

 

[Zhure]

PHB, page 78
"Spontaneous Casting and Metamagic Feats: Clerics spontaneously casting cure or inflict spells can cast metamagic versions of them. For instance, an 11th-level cleric can swap out a prepared 6th-level spell to cast an empowered cure critical wounds. Casting a 1-action metamagic spell spontaneously is a full-round action, and spells with longer casting times take an extra full-round action to cast."


-edit-
dang speed reading, misread the question.

PHB, page 158
"Each domain gives a cleric access to a domain spell at each spell level, as well as a special granted power. With access to two domain spells at each given spell level—one from each of his two domains—a cleric must prepare, as an extra domain spell, one or the other each day for each level of spell he can cast. (The extra domain spell is the “+1” that appears as part of the cleric’s Spells per Day figure on Table 3–6: The Cleric, page 30.) If a domain spell is not on the Cleric Spells List, it can only be prepared in a domain slot."

and, PHB, page 78
"Wizards and Divine Spellcasters: Wizards and divine spellcasters (clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers) must prepare their spells in advance. It is during preparation that a wizard or divine spellcaster chooses which spells to prepare with metamagic feats (and thus taking up a higher-level spell slot than normal)."

Putting the two together: Metamagicked domain spells take up a higher level slot and must be used in a domain slot.

Hope that helps,
Greg

 

[Dr. Zoom]

I was sure the sage had answered a similar question in the FAQ, but I cannot find it. At any rate, you can apply metamagic feats to domain spells. They are still spells, after all. You must prepare them in a higher level domain spell slot. That leaves your original domain spell slot open for another spell of the appropriate level. You can also prepare any lower level domain spell in a higher level domain slot.

 

[zyzzyr]

Thanks

Hi all,

Thanks for the response. I figured as much, but wanted confirmation. I couldn't find it in the FAQ either, which is why I asked. Then again, that thing is so big that it's relatively easy to miss something!

zyzzyr