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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 3229679" data-attributes="member: 12460">I agree with Thanee. Intent is sometimes an important aspect of the rules. I think in this case, the intent is clear that a spellcaster is meant to get no more benefit from a rod than three spells worth. A truly literal interpretation seems to allow more than three spells per day if you count today and previous days of preparation, but if you consider intent, this is obviously unreasonable. Why make a limit if it can easily be circumvented by preparing 3 spells a day for a whole week to prepare all your spells before you go adventuring? It might not be easy in every campaign, but there are plenty of DMs who dislike the idea of one-day/one-level campaigns. Many (if not most) prefer there to be some kind of down-time between leveling up.It is possible the designers simply overlooked this since they assumed it would be obvious. Or it is also possible the designers did not intend for it to work the way say (i.e. a metamagic rod confers "the ability to use the given feat a specified number of times per day" meaning the feat is used normally with the only exception being that which the rod explains). I tend to favor the former. However, I might be swayed if Skip Williams was the author of that particular FAQ entry, seeing how he had a hand in the 3.5 DMG and he probably play-tested the rules (in which case I assume he was basing his answer on the way they used them in play-test). But there have been several FAQ authors over the years...</blockquote>

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