How do the Chastising Baton and the bouncing spell metamagic interact?
Is the effect generated be the chasticing baton considered part of the spell thus making bouncing spell useless or is the effect generated by the item allowing you to redirect the spell to a new target despite the original target suffering some effect?
For example a cleric wielding a chasticing baton casts a bouncing command "Fall" on an enemy. The enemy succeeds at his save, takes 1d6 nonlethal and is sickend.
Could the cleric now bounce the spell to another enemy or not?
Bouncing says you treat the spell in all ways like it was originally cast on the new target.
So if the first target fails, and there is no lesser effect on a failed save, you treat the second target basically like it was the first and only.
So your question boils down to, does the damage and sickened condition which happens on a successful save count as a lesser effect and thus prevent the spell from being used with bouncing.
I think the answer is, don't use both on the same spell so you needn't worry about it. 1d6 of damage and the sickened condition are worth it.
Whenever a bouncing spell targeting a single creature has no effect on its intended target (whether due to spell resistance or a successful saving throw) you may, as a swift action, redirect it to target another eligible creature within range.
If the chastised spell is saved against, it still has an effect, therefor it does not bounce.
Why use a single target spell? Use Bane as it affects all enemies in 50' of you. If they save, they all take some damage and are sickened.
/cevah