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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 3504997" data-attributes="member: 2011">Although what you say is true, you are missing out on the synergy aspect of the rods.A caster does not need to take metamagic feats (which cost him feat slots). Instead, he can use metamagic rods. The more rods he has, the more on the fly options he has and for a caster who prepares spells, this means that he only need prepare the base spell (depending on how the DM adjudicates the rods).If he needs Silent Dimension Door, he only needs prepare a 4th level Dimension Door, he does not need to prepare a 5th level Silent Dimension Door. So, he gets the advantage of whichever metamagic he needs at the moment and can use lower level spell slots to power it. This allows the higher level slots to be used for other types of spells (which too can be metamagicked beyond their level).Once one opens Pandora's box, it is the synergy that is so powerful, not just a single rod.Granted, if he owns rods, he does not own some other magical items, but the bang for the buck is just so great that this matters little. Many of the effects that items give casters, they can get for themselves by casting a spell.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 3504997, member: 2011"] Although what you say is true, you are missing out on the synergy aspect of the rods. A caster does not need to take metamagic feats (which cost him feat slots). Instead, he can use metamagic rods. The more rods he has, the more on the fly options he has and for a caster who prepares spells, this means that he only need prepare the base spell (depending on how the DM adjudicates the rods). If he needs Silent Dimension Door, he only needs prepare a 4th level Dimension Door, he does not need to prepare a 5th level Silent Dimension Door. So, he gets the advantage of whichever metamagic he needs at the moment and can use lower level spell slots to power it. This allows the higher level slots to be used for other types of spells (which too can be metamagicked beyond their level). Once one opens Pandora's box, it is the synergy that is so powerful, not just a single rod. Granted, if he owns rods, he does not own some other magical items, but the bang for the buck is just so great that this matters little. Many of the effects that items give casters, they can get for themselves by casting a spell. [/QUOTE]

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