dcollins said:In my 3.0 PHB I see that forcecage has a 1,500 gp material component "to prepare the spell" (not at the time of casting). Anyone know how this is supposed interact with sorcerers who take the spell?
Wizard's don't lose their remaining spells at the end of the day. The next day they only fill in the slots used from the day before.Herpes Cineplex said:Wizards are out the cash just for memorizing the spell, and if they don't cast Forcecage that day they just wasted the components
dcollins said:I guess that's possible, but it violates the language that "the spell needs no material component at the time of casting".
dcollins said:As usual, the point is that I was looking for a citation of an official errata/FAQ/Sage/designer comment to clear up this contradiction.