Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kershek" data-source="post: 980132" data-attributes="member: 2900">Let me know if someone else has thought of this...I'm looking for input on a new metamagic implementation idea I had today.  Instead of using up a higher spell slot, how about using up multiple slots based on the level adjustment? For instance, you could maximize a fireball for a 6th level slot (3+3). With this method, you could maximize a fireball for 3 3rd level slots. This will allow you to do something like a quickened magic missile as long as you have 5 1st level slots to burn (1+4). It will keep you from doing the high-cost metamagic feats until you have enough slots in that level to cover for it, and yet it won't stop you from doing the cool spells at higher level.A caster with an intelligence less than 20 would need to be 7th level to be able to drain all of his 1st level slots for a quickened 1st level spell. If he has 20-27 INT, he would be able to do it at 5th level. It continues like this for every 2 levels, so a 20 INT wizard could use all his 2nd level slots on a quicken at 9th level, etc. That's a lot of spells to use up for one low level spell. Try doing it to 2 or 3 spells and you're suddenly down to a mere fraction of the spells you could cast, even with lower level adjustment metamagic feats like enlarge spell.Comments?</blockquote>