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<blockquote data-quote="Todd Roybark" data-source="post: 7939864" data-attributes="member: 6920677">That is an overly cautious ruling, in my opinion.&nbsp; Using one’s only 9th level spell slot, to emulate an 8th level spell, is already a significant opportunity cost.This is the Wish spell, to quote the PHB:“ Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast.”So one is not casting a spell at a higher level, that rule does not apply.We already are at the ‘mightiest’ level.&nbsp; The 8th level spell is cast in the 9th level spell slot....the 8th level spell being duplicated is not being cast at a higher level, Wish is being cast at lower level.Logically, it is an example of 5e Design Philosophy of the specific rule supersedes the general rule.&nbsp; Especially, given, there are no rules to cast a spell at a lower level than the spell slot expended, in 5e.&nbsp; (note edited for spell slot verbiage)Flavor text is a record of design intent, regardless, even if the author is oblivious to this fact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Todd Roybark, post: 7939864, member: 6920677"] That is an [I]overly[/I] cautious ruling, in my opinion. Using one’s only 9th level [I]spell slot[/I], to emulate an 8th level [I]spell[/I], is [I]already[/I] a significant opportunity cost. This is the Wish spell, to quote the PHB: “ Wish is the mightiest spell a mortal creature can cast.” So one is [I]not casting a spell at a higher level[/I], that rule does not apply. We already are at the ‘mightiest’ level. The 8th level spell is cast in the 9th level spell slot....the 8th level spell being [I]duplicated[/I] is not being cast at a higher level, Wish is being cast at [I]lower[/I] level. Logically, it is an example of 5e Design Philosophy of [I]the specific rule supersedes the general rule[/I]. Especially, given, there are no rules to cast a spell at a lower level than the spell slot expended, in 5e. (note edited for spell slot verbiage) Flavor text [I]is a record of design intent[/I], regardless, even if the author is oblivious to this fact. [/QUOTE]

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