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<blockquote data-quote="Zander" data-source="post: 7112828" data-attributes="member: 1364">Starting at 14th level, an evoker (wizard) can overchannel a 5th level or lower spell (minimum 1st level) to do maximum damage. How does overchannel work in terms of game mechanics?Do you have to declare that you're overchannelling before you know the outcome of the spell? For example, if you're casting a spell that requires a hit, do you know whether you have hit (or even critted) before you commit yourself to overchannelling? If you don't know, what happens to your ability to overchannel if you miss? Do you lose it for the day, i.e. automatically progress to the self-damaging use of this ability?Also, what's the best PHB 'to hit' spell to use with overchannel? I'm thinking an upcasted Witch Bolt, though I would understand if the DM ruled that overchanneling only applied to the initial attack, not subsequent rounds of damage.I searched to see if these questions had been answered before but didn't find anything. Apologies if my search-fu is not what it should be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zander, post: 7112828, member: 1364"] Starting at 14th level, an evoker (wizard) can overchannel a 5th level or lower spell (minimum 1st level) to do maximum damage. How does overchannel work in terms of game mechanics? Do you have to declare that you're overchannelling before you know the outcome of the spell? For example, if you're casting a spell that requires a hit, do you know whether you have hit (or even critted) before you commit yourself to overchannelling? If you don't know, what happens to your ability to overchannel if you miss? Do you lose it for the day, i.e. automatically progress to the self-damaging use of this ability? Also, what's the best PHB 'to hit' spell to use with overchannel? I'm thinking an upcasted Witch Bolt, though I would understand if the DM ruled that overchanneling only applied to the initial attack, not subsequent rounds of damage. I searched to see if these questions had been answered before but didn't find anything. Apologies if my search-fu is not what it should be. [/QUOTE]

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