My first post. Yay me. I will eventually get to the question, but I thought it best to lay out exactly what metamagic feats I have and the interactions I use or plan to use.
I am currently running a level 13 Magus. Here are some of his feats and traits:
* Magical Lineage (Shocking Grasp) - I know... a Magus using Shocking Grasp... stop me if you've heard this joke before.
* Intensified Spell - to combine with Shocking Grasp to make it 10d6, stays at level 1 due to Magical Lineage. Yawn. Nothing new here.
* Maximize Spell - to combine with the above Intensified Shocking Grasp a flat 60 damage, jumping spell level up to 4. Yep, nothing new.
* Preferred Spell (Shocking Grasp) - sack spells of the appropriate level to spontaneously cast Shocking Grasp, adding metamagic doesn't change casting time. Okay neat trick, especially that casting time bit.
I also have Spell Penetration, Greater Spell Penetration and Heighten Spell (prerequisite for Preferred Spell), along with Elemental Spell (Acid) just in case we run into something with Electrical immunity (this has already happened).
When I hit level 15, I plan to pick up Spell Perfection (Shocking Grasp). My understanding is that this will allow me to cast an Intensified Maximized Shocking Grasp at an effective level of 1. Spell Perfection also has this neat little bit 'if you have other feats which allow you to apply a set numerical bonus to any aspect of this spell, double the bonus granted by that feat when applied to this spell'. Examples given specifically that relate are Spell Penetration, etc. Sweet, well now I know it will have +8 to penetrate SR.
Here is the question (long awaited):
Intensified Spell is 1) a feat, and; 2)applies a set numerical bonus. Since Intensified Spell add 5 damage dice, does this double to 10? This would mean that an Intensified Shocking Grasp becomes 15d6.
Does this affect the Piercing Spell metamagic feat the same way (reducing opposing SR by 10)?
If so, with Maximized Spell that will make it a flat 90 damage, 180 on a critical (30% of the time due to Improved Critical Scimitar) all at the cost of a level 1 spell. If this is all legit, I am really glad I picked up Ring of Wizardry I and II.
