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<blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 148734" data-attributes="member: 2013">Wizards...Let me quote the relevant sections of the SRD on arcane spells:The key thing to look at is the last paragraph... the wizard does not need to prepare all of his spells at once... he can leave some slots &quot;open.&quot;&nbsp; If he does so, he may fill the empty slots (only) later on after a preparation period (given by percentage of his total spell slots - not empty ones, but all slots - prepared times one hour with a minimum of 15 minutes).So the short answer to your question is:In order to memorize gaseous form &quot;on the fly&quot; the wizard needs:1.) To leave a spell slot open (i.e., not fill all the spell slots he has with spells) during &quot;morning spell prep&quot; to &quot;contain&quot; the spell later.2.) 15 minutes to prepare the spell (fill the empty spell slot up with gaseous form) prior to casting it.As an aside, to gain the spell slot in the first place, he needs 8 hours of rest.So if you have 1 third level spell slot (IIRC, gaseous form is a 3rd-level spell), you can cast gaseous form once, then you have to rest for 8 hours before the spell slot comes back.&nbsp; If you have 2 slots, you can prepare one gaseous form in &quot;Slot 1&quot; and leave &quot;Slot 2&quot; empty.&nbsp; You cast gaseous form from Slot 1.&nbsp; It takes you only 15 minutes of prep to insert gaseous form into Slot 2.&nbsp; If you cast that one too, you then need 8 hours of sleep to get your slots back.--The Sigil</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Sigil, post: 148734, member: 2013"] [b]Wizards...[/b] Let me quote the relevant sections of the SRD on arcane spells: The key thing to look at is the last paragraph... the wizard does not need to prepare all of his spells at once... he can leave some slots "open." If he does so, he may fill the empty slots (only) later on after a preparation period (given by percentage of his total spell slots - not empty ones, but all slots - prepared times one hour with a minimum of 15 minutes). So the short answer to your question is: In order to memorize gaseous form "on the fly" the wizard needs: 1.) To leave a spell slot open (i.e., not fill all the spell slots he has with spells) during "morning spell prep" to "contain" the spell later. 2.) 15 minutes to prepare the spell (fill the empty spell slot up with gaseous form) prior to casting it. As an aside, to gain the spell slot in the first place, he needs 8 hours of rest. So if you have 1 third level spell slot (IIRC, gaseous form is a 3rd-level spell), you can cast gaseous form once, then you have to rest for 8 hours before the spell slot comes back. If you have 2 slots, you can prepare one gaseous form in "Slot 1" and leave "Slot 2" empty. You cast gaseous form from Slot 1. It takes you only 15 minutes of prep to insert gaseous form into Slot 2. If you cast that one too, you then need 8 hours of sleep to get your slots back. --The Sigil [/QUOTE]

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