Sorceror using higher level spell slots for lower level spells?

[Old Nekron]

can a sorceror use higher level spell slots for lower level spells if he wants too?

[Name Violation]

Old Nekron wrote:

can a sorceror use higher level spell slots for lower level spells if he wants too?

yes, but it doesnt raise the DC of the spell. so if you use fireball as a 5th level spell its dc is still 13 +modifiers.

[Necroluth]

Which makes Heighten Spell an even better feat for sorcerers...

[Nikolaus Athas]

Really? I just looked under sorcerers in the PFRD and I don't see anything stating that. Please let me know where you see that cause Im sure the Sorcerer player in my campaign would like to be able to do this.

[DM_Blake]

Here you go.

Chapter 9:
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Pathfinder SRD, Magic wrote:

Arcane Spells

Wizards, sorcerers, and bards cast arcane spells. Compared to divine spells, arcane spells are more likely to produce dramatic results.

Spell Slots: The various character class tables show how many spells of each level a character can cast per day. These openings for daily spells are called spell slots. A spellcaster always has the option to fill a higher-level spell slot with a lower-level spell. A spellcaster who lacks a high enough ability score to cast spells that would otherwise be his due still gets the slots but must fill them with spells of lower levels.

[Nikolaus Athas]

Well I'll be a kender's live-in love slave.

Thanks for that info DM_Blake