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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7269476" data-attributes="member: 20564">More thought experiment than anything else.  This breaks down the paradigms of highest level spell slot, but in a way that seems accepted for multiclass balacne - having higher level slots but only being able to use them to upcast, not knowing higher level spells.Uplift SpellWhen you cast a spell that gives greater effect using a higher level slot, you may take the next highest effect.  If this is above the highest level you may cast, it costs 2 SP per spell level gained.  If it is a level you may cast, it costs 1 SP per spell level gained.  Example 1:Fireball gains 1d6 per higher slot level.  You could cast it 1 higher slot (and ONLY one slot up).  If you can cast 4th level spells, this costs 1 SP, if you can't this costs 2.Example 2:A Sorcerer/Warlock cast Hex with a 1st level slot.  They can Uplift it to a 3rd level slot (the next spell level that does soemthing different).  They couldn't uplift it to 5th.  This raises 2 levels, so it's either 4 or 2 SP.Example 3:The sorcerer/warlock has gained some level s and casts Hex from a 3rd level slot.  Uplift now would go to the next point, which is us if using a 5th level spell.So, would you use this at your table?  What do you like?  What would you change?  Comparing agains the opportunity cost of another metamagic, is it powerful enough/to powerful?  How can it be abused?</blockquote>