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Hypersmurf said:
No I believe that if the ruling is spontaneous, then they should extend the casting time to 1 round. This isn't the current FAQ ruling.
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How Do Metamagic Rods Work For Preparation Spellcasters?
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No I believe that if the ruling is spontaneous, then they should extend the casting time to 1 round. This isn't the current FAQ ruling.
wildstarsreach
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Metamagic Rods: Metamagic rods hold the essence of a metamagic feat but do not change the spell slot of the altered spell. All the rods described here are use-activated (but casting spells in a threatened area still draws an attack of opportunity). A caster may only use one metamagic rod with metamagic feats possessed by the rods’ wielder. In this case, only the feats possessed by the wielder adjust the spell slot of the spell being cast.
Possession of a metamagic rod does not confer the associated feat on the owner, only the ability to use the given feat a specified number of times per day. A sorcerer still must take a full-round action when using a Metamagic rod, just as if using a metamagic feat he possesses.
Below is what I would change the wording to to make more balance and less abiguous.
Metamagic Rods: Metamagic rods hold the essence of a metamagic feat but do not change the spell slot of the altered spell. All the rods described here are use-activated and are applied at the time of casting (but casting spells in a threatened area still draws an attack of opportunity). A caster may only use one metamagic rod with metamagic feats possessed by the rod's wielder. In this case, only the feats possessed by the wielder adjust the spell slot of the spell being cast. A wizard would have to have memorized a spell with feats that he himself has learned and not with the rod.
Possession of a metamagic rod does not confer the associated feat on the owner, only the ability to use the given feat a specified number of times per day. Possession of the rod does not give the wielder the prerequisites for learning other feats. Scribing a scroll will not confer the energy of to rods feat. It is only applied to spells that are cast, not stored, charged or saved for later use in any items or persons unless the spell is cast on a person who receives a benefit at the casting such as Mage Armor, ect.
All casters using the rod on a spell must move to the next higher casting time, swift/immediate/quickened action to standard action, standard action to full round, ECT when using a metamagic rod. The only exception to this is the quicken Metamagic rod which allows any caster to have a quickened spell or reduce the time by one step up to 3 times a day on the appropriate spell levels that the rod can affect.
Possession of a metamagic rod does not confer the associated feat on the owner, only the ability to use the given feat a specified number of times per day. A sorcerer still must take a full-round action when using a Metamagic rod, just as if using a metamagic feat he possesses.
Below is what I would change the wording to to make more balance and less abiguous.
Metamagic Rods: Metamagic rods hold the essence of a metamagic feat but do not change the spell slot of the altered spell. All the rods described here are use-activated and are applied at the time of casting (but casting spells in a threatened area still draws an attack of opportunity). A caster may only use one metamagic rod with metamagic feats possessed by the rod's wielder. In this case, only the feats possessed by the wielder adjust the spell slot of the spell being cast. A wizard would have to have memorized a spell with feats that he himself has learned and not with the rod.
Possession of a metamagic rod does not confer the associated feat on the owner, only the ability to use the given feat a specified number of times per day. Possession of the rod does not give the wielder the prerequisites for learning other feats. Scribing a scroll will not confer the energy of to rods feat. It is only applied to spells that are cast, not stored, charged or saved for later use in any items or persons unless the spell is cast on a person who receives a benefit at the casting such as Mage Armor, ect.
All casters using the rod on a spell must move to the next higher casting time, swift/immediate/quickened action to standard action, standard action to full round, ECT when using a metamagic rod. The only exception to this is the quicken Metamagic rod which allows any caster to have a quickened spell or reduce the time by one step up to 3 times a day on the appropriate spell levels that the rod can affect.
Graf
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The FAQ is fine.
People are frustrated about the sorcercer's power level & how metamagic works for them.
Hoiwever insisting a metamagic rod has to work some kind of special way to "balance" that is silly.
Even that was fixed in PhBII. Just give up your familiar.
Do it the FAQ way.
People are frustrated about the sorcercer's power level & how metamagic works for them.
Hoiwever insisting a metamagic rod has to work some kind of special way to "balance" that is silly.
Even that was fixed in PhBII. Just give up your familiar.
Do it the FAQ way.
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