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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kershek" data-source="post: 980355" data-attributes="member: 2900">A maximized spell uses up a spell slot three levels higher than the spell’s actual level.  Change that number three to mean "requires three additional spell slots of the same level of the spell being maximized."  Therefore, a maximized fireball takes up a third level slot plus three additional third level slots to cast it.  This means that you need to be able to cast four third level slots in a day in order to maximize fireball.  Therefore, you need a Wiz 8 of Int 16 to be able to do it, and that would be the only 3rd level spell they get to cast.  An enlarged spell, in turn, would require one additional spell slot of the same level of the spell being enlarged.So you get to cast your metamagic earlier (normal maximized fireball is at the earliest 12th level), but at a great price of other spells of that level you can cast.  Would you give up 4 regular fireballs for one maximized one?  Or how about two hastes for an extended haste?I'm not sure what you mean, darkbard.  Can you explain more thoroughly?</blockquote>