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does a wizard have to use the metamagic rod while preparing his spells or can they be used on the fly


Karnas Sunderscale wrote:
does a wizard have to use the metamagic rod while preparing his spells or can they be used on the fly

They're used on the fly. The rod must be in their hand at the time of casting the spell to use it IIRC.

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Sniggevert wrote:
Karnas Sunderscale wrote:
does a wizard have to use the metamagic rod while preparing his spells or can they be used on the fly
They're used on the fly. The rod must be in their hand at the time of casting the spell to use it IIRC.

Thanks that's what I thought too. I would love to hear your thoughts on my other thread regarding the ring of wizardry.


A ring of wizardry will affect spell slots of all classes that it can affect. Please note at this point your casting level in any class is horrible, and you have access to a lot of really weak spells instead of some weak spells and some nice higher level spells.

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Abraham spalding wrote:
A ring of wizardry will affect spell slots of all classes that it can affect. Please note at this point your casting level in any class is horrible, and you have access to a lot of really weak spells instead of some weak spells and some nice higher level spells.

I dont really follow your last sentence would you elaborate from "please note...


Karnas Sunderscale wrote:
Abraham spalding wrote:
A ring of wizardry will affect spell slots of all classes that it can affect. Please note at this point your casting level in any class is horrible, and you have access to a lot of really weak spells instead of some weak spells and some nice higher level spells.
I dont really follow your last sentence would you elaborate from "please note...

What I mean is that a wizard 1/ sorcerer 1/ bard 1/ summoner 1 will indeed get a lot of benefit from the ring -- his spells slots in each class are doubled... but his caster level in each class is 1. Meaning he'll have trouble with durations, low amounts of effect and duration.

While his friend the wizard 4, will get less use from the ring, but will have higher level spells to cast, and with a higher caster level, netting him better overall effect from the spells he does cast.

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