Just wondering if you can apply Rime Spell to a spell without the cold descriptor that gains the cold descriptor as you cast it using the Admixture specialist ability to change energy type of a spell.
"Versatile Evocation (Su): When you cast an evocation spell that does acid, cold, electricity, or fire damage, you may change the damage dealt to one of the other four energy types. This changes the descriptor of the spell to match the new energy type. ..."
As it changes the descriptor you can apply it.
I think you'll have to choose when preparing your spells that it is a cold sphere if you want to apply rime spell.
"Versatile Evocation (Su): When you cast an evocation spell that does acid, cold, electricity, or fire damage, you may change the damage dealt to one of the other four energy types. This changes the descriptor of the spell to match the new energy type. ..."
but since its a wizard you need to apply the metamagic when you memories before your ability could take effect.
so I guess the question is can you apply metamagic to a spell if it doesn't have an effect ?
In this regard an elemental blooded sorcerer is much more simpler :).
Might be GM fiat here but I would see this with a rime flaming sphere prepared (3rd lvl spell):
- cast as cold, it is a rime cold sphere
- cast as fire, it is a normal flaming sphere (same with acid/lightning)
followup Q
would the rime effect apply once or every round it does damage ?
"The frost of your cold spell clings to the target, impeding it for a short time. A rime spell causes creatures that takes cold damage from the spell to become entangled for a number of rounds equal to the original level of the spell."
Seems to be every time the spell deals damage.
mmmm interesting
you could do alot of lockdown with ball lightning and dazing spell