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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4442032" data-attributes="member: 19675">Right- I know I can learn a spell of lesser level.  But can I cast a lower level spell with a higher level slot?  If so, that might solve a few of my problems.I'd rather not take metamagic feats with this PC...they're a very scarce resource and there's that whole sorcerer's delay thing as well.Convincing him that I can research something like that may be an uphill battle... I'm thinking that my query would (and should) be denied.+++++Side note- tonight is the first night of the campaign!  It will largely be PC design with Poker following.  That said, we know some of what will be showing up at the table:1) My Human Sorcerer/Fighter2) A Cleric, race unknown.3) A warrior run by a guy who almost always plays Rangers.  My bet- the warrior will be a Ranger.  Race unknown.4) A reptilian humanoid of some kind, and the player asked me to find a mini for him that held a spiked chain or double sword.  My guess- Barbarian or Fighter.5) A probable Halfling or Gnome mounted warrior of some kind.6) A probable Halfling or Gnome spellcaster or "merchant" (our group's codeword for Rogue).There are at least 2 other probable players who can't make it tonight, and another 1-2 who might be able to join in later, depending on work schedules.Yes, this is a LARGE group.Good thing, too, since we almost always have absences due to family or work schedules.And about the Halflings & Gnomes...Several of us met for lunch at Awaji Sushi today, and some of the players were bemoaning the lack of anything new to play- they were looking to try something different but were hitting the creative wall.  I made some offhand observations about the mechanical advantages of Small spellcasters and mounted warriors which enthralled them.If those guys talked to some of the other players, there is the very real possibility that my PC and the reptile may be the only party members over 4' tall.  We're going to look like Snow White and the Seven Dwarves...or guest stars on an episode of the Muppets.Or a bad sequel to Time Bandits.And to top it off, if I weren't playing this oddball Sorcerer, I'd be playing a Gnome Barbarian with Spiked Hide armor and Bladed Gauntlets of some kind, possibly with Trog-stink grenades.   (Inspired largely by Wolverine, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Pepe LePew.)</blockquote>

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