Metamagic and Magical Lineage (Magic Missile)


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Hello! So, I am making a new character. A sorcerer with the Arcane Bloodline and a Raven familiar. While creating her, a wonderful thought crossed my mind. Merciful combined with Magical Lineage, if applied to Magic Missile, would be cast, effectively, as a 0th level spell. Or am I reading this incorrectly? I know this topic was discussed before, but I never actually saw an official post concerning the topic!


You can't reduce a metamagic modifier below +0.

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Umbral Reaver wrote:
You can't reduce a metamagic modifier below +0.

The metamagic feat doesn't modify the spell, it is the trait that does, and would be a trait bonus, which, yes, don't stack with other trait bonuses. But, seeing as how you can't have a trait from the same list as another existing trait, that isn't a problem.


You are correct the trait does not mention a modifier just the final level.

Your problemm is quite a different one, you do not have level 0 spell slots. You can cast cantrips als often as you like but the trait transform the spell into a cantrip no matter what slot it would use.

Link: http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/sorcerer

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