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A Wizard, Druid, or Magus prepares Selected Distant Flame Jet (a Cantrip/Orison).
How does this interact with the cap on Meta Words per day? Does the Distant part simply fizzle out when you hit cap? Does it continue functioning, since it is a prepared Cantrip/Orison?
For a prepared caster, you can no longer cast the wordspell cantrip/orison containing the meta word once you hit the limit. Unlike a spontaneous wordcaster, you cannot modify wordspells (i.e., add/remove meta words) as you cast; either you cast the entire prepared wordspell or it fails. If you want to cast the cantrip/orison without the meta word, you need to prepare a different wordspell.
Spontaneous wordcasters gain the most from the flexibility of words of power. Prepared wordcasters are better off preparing their meta words in their higher level slots (i.e., distant selected shock arc).
Think this one may be FAQ worthy since i thought it was prepared that many times a day (which outside of Cantrips would be the same limit) Though remeber its still only a cantrip if the meta doesn't raise the level.
For a prepared caster, you can no longer cast the wordspell cantrip/orison containing the meta word once you hit the limit. Unlike a spontaneous wordcaster, you cannot modify wordspells (i.e., add/remove meta words) as you cast; either you cast the entire prepared wordspell or it fails. If you want to cast the cantrip/orison without the meta word, you need to prepare a different wordspell.
Spontaneous wordcasters gain the most from the flexibility of words of power. Prepared wordcasters are better off preparing their meta words in their higher level slots (i.e., distant selected shock arc).
I was not aware that it was possible to prepare a spell that you simply could not cast, supposing you met all of the prerequisites of the spell. I can see how that would be a valid interpretation, but it seems excessively harsh.
Think this one may be FAQ worthy since i thought it was prepared that many times a day (which outside of Cantrips would be the same limit) Though remeber its still only a cantrip if the meta doesn't raise the level.
That's where I'm at with this, but I can see this being potentially abusable for this particular reason. Maybe Distant needs to be changed to a Level 1 Meta Word?