I know this has been talked about multiple places on the forums(magical lineage + cantrips), but i was unable to find specifics on the question i had, which is:
If I have magical lineage: magic missile, and i choose to apply the heighten spell metamagic feat to it choosing 'The heightened spell is as difficult to prepare and cast as a spell of its effective level.' as 1, thereby applying the feat but still making it a level 1 spell, them having the magical lineage trait lower it to 0, meaning unlimited magic missile.
I know no sane GM would allow this to work, but is there any official ruling or RAW that would stop this from working?
Yup. The devs have said over and over that:
1: Magical lineage does not reduce the spell below its original level. it doesn't reduce the spell, it lessens the increase. therefore, if the increase is 0 there is nothing to reduce.
2: Even if it did, preparing a first level spell in a 0 level slot doesn't make the spell a cantrip. it is still a first level spell. See the rules for preparing spells in higher level spell slots.
This has been beaten to death, do I will let you hone your google-fu and find the relevant dev statements yourself.
Regards,
Pol
that's what i figured, thanks.
but as long as my magical lineage:ghost sound + threatening illusion works, my gnome is happy. infinite scary invisible things flanking is a nice utility :)