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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 614370" data-attributes="member: 3051">To expand on the one-word answer Destil gave:Let's pretend that a metamagicked Fireball was as powerful as the attack spells of a given level.&nbsp; Okay, my Sorcerer takes Fireball at level 5... and never takes another damage spell again.&nbsp; After all, I can Sculpt, Energy Substitute, Admixture, Empower, Maximize, Twin... and, of course, Eschew so that I don't need to carry a crate of bat guano.&nbsp; This is a bad situation, since there's no longer a need for useful high-level spells.To keep things balanced, the high-level spells MUST be more powerful than any permutation of a lower-level spell.&nbsp; But, that isn't to say you should never use metamagic on lower-level spells; even though a metaFireball is less powerful than, say, Delayed Blast Fireball, it still has its uses, since you can choose which metamagics to use.&nbsp; A Heightenedx3 Charm Person is less powerful than a Charm Monster (same DC, same slot, more targets), but you don't HAVE to triple-heighten it.&nbsp; Maybe Heighten twice and Extend... who knows.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 614370, member: 3051"] To expand on the one-word answer Destil gave: Let's pretend that a metamagicked Fireball was as powerful as the attack spells of a given level. Okay, my Sorcerer takes Fireball at level 5... and never takes another damage spell again. After all, I can Sculpt, Energy Substitute, Admixture, Empower, Maximize, Twin... and, of course, Eschew so that I don't need to carry a crate of bat guano. This is a bad situation, since there's no longer a need for useful high-level spells. To keep things balanced, the high-level spells MUST be more powerful than any permutation of a lower-level spell. But, that isn't to say you should never use metamagic on lower-level spells; even though a metaFireball is less powerful than, say, Delayed Blast Fireball, it still has its uses, since you can choose which metamagics to use. A Heightenedx3 Charm Person is less powerful than a Charm Monster (same DC, same slot, more targets), but you don't HAVE to triple-heighten it. Maybe Heighten twice and Extend... who knows. [/QUOTE]

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