Heighten spell with metamagic level reduction

[Caïen]

Let's say that I can only cast level 1 spells. I have the heighten spell metamagic feat and the trait Magical Lineage, which reduces the level of the spell splot used by a metamagic by one.

I prepare a level one spell with heighened spell to make it a second level spell. Since I have Magical lineage, I can cast it in a first level spell slot. I am allowed to cast a spell that is considered a second level spell while I cannot normally cast a second level spell, even though I use a first level slot for all technicalities?

[BigDTBone]

Caïen wrote:

Let's say that I can only cast level 1 spells. I have the heighten spell metamagic feat and the trait Magical Lineage, which reduces the level of the spell splot used by a metamagic by one.

I prepare a level one spell with heighened spell to make it a second level spell. Since I have Magical lineage, I can cast it in a first level spell slot. I am allowed to cast a spell that is considered a second level spell while I cannot normally cast a second level spell, even though I use a first level slot for all technicalities?

This is really two questions.

(1) Can I cast a metamagic'd spell whose adjusted level is higher than I can cast if I have metamagic cheapeners to adjust it to a level I can cast?

The answer is yes. Specific example; reach spell + cure light wounds + magical lineage = a first level spell, cast from a first level slot, that you can do at first level.

(2) Do metamagic cheapeners work with the heighten spell feat?

The answer is no. Heighten spell causes the spell to be treated as an actual spell of the cast level, ie the slot used to power it. If you reduce the slot used you reduce the level the spell is treated as.