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In all ways, a metamagic spell operates at its original spell level, even though it is prepared and cast using a higher-level spell slot.
Spells modified by a metamagic feat use a spell slot higher than normal. This does not change the level of the spell,
With a swift action he can recall any single magus spell that he has already prepared and cast that day by expending a number of points from his arcane pool equal to the spell’s level (minimum 1).
Once per day on command, a pearl of power enables the possessor to recall any one spell that she had prepared and then cast that day. The spell is then prepared again, just as if it had not been cast. The spell must be of a particular level, depending on the pearl.
So the question is, can you recall/POP a heavily metamagic-ed level 1 spell with a single arcane point/a level 1 pearl? Everything seems to point to you being able to do so, but I want to confirm this.
Per a very strict reading of RAW, this does seem to be the case.
RAI? It almost certainly should be the final modified spell slot level for spell recall/pearls of power to work.
e.g. to quote more from the metamagic feats section
Spells modified by a metamagic feat use a spell slot higher than normal. This does not change the level of the spell, so the DC for saving throws against it does not go up.
The intent seems to be only that it doesn't increase the spells save DC or other aspects of the spell that might become more powerful for it being treated as a higher level spell. (Unless of course you are using Heighten Spell, in which case it does).
Well, I can see why you might interpret it that way, but it seems to me that the wording is very specific about that fact that metamagic does not alter a spell's level in any way, and that only the slot it consumes is affected. I'm interested to hear more opinions on this, considering this is a discussion I've had with my DM. How about metamagic rods? Can you use a Lesser Rod of Quicken on an Intensified Fireball?
That is why I said, per RAW, it works as you have stated.
As to your new question, per RAW, it looks like that would also be allowed.
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The rules also don't say you get the heavily metamagiced version back when using a pearl of power, either. I'd see it as:
-cast quickened empowered magic missle out of a level 7 slot
-use level 1 pearl of power
-recall a normal magic missile.
Another way to see it is that these items and abilities affect your spell slots, so they are affected by things (like metamagic) that also affect slots. These effects "reprepare" the spell and should be subject to all modifiers that affect prepared spells.
I believe that the line referring to "original spell level" in the metamagic feats description is included for the purposes of ruling on counterspelling. A metamagiced Magic Missile is still a level 1 spell even if it is cast using a fifth-level spell slot, and can thus be counterspelled by a non-metamagiced Magic Missile.
As Ryric points out, these abilities effectively allow you to re-prepare the spell. If you had the capacity to reapply the metamagic feats to it again, then I would probably allow you to re-prepare the fully-modified spell, but otherwise, you are just re-preparing a base-level version of the spell.
[edit]Or, as Elamdri notes, if you were using a a PoP of sufficient level for the slot taken up by the metamagiced spell, I would probably allow you to re-prepare it in that same manner.
I'm not certain about Spell Recall. That would allow a level 10 Magus to recall an Intensified Shocking Grasp (10d6 damage) by spending two Arcane Points. That's way too overpowered.
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I would allow both of these options:
1st: You may use a pearl of power equivalent to the base level of the modified spell, but it will only get you back the base spell, not the modified spell.
2nd: You may use a pearl of power equivalent to the level of the modified spell to get back the modified spell.
I would NOT allow you to use a pearl of power equivalent to the base level of the spell to get back the modified spell. It just makes no logical sense.