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During today's playing session, the Sorcerer did want to use Shadow Conjuration, Greater to cast Acidic Spray, which has a costly material component (a vial of acid worth 10 gp).
My ruling was that he needs to have the specific components, as the spells say that you are mimicking another spell.
Limited Wish has that requirement, but it is written in the text of the spell, while Shadow Conjuration doesn't have it.
What do you think?
I missed a relevant piece of the rules?
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Not intended as a “gotcha”, this is a genuine question with no “right” answer.
If the players use shadow conjuration as summon monster is it still a standard action? Or does it become a one-round cast?
I have always interpreted shadow conjuration as not needing components or foci because it is making a “quasi-real” version of the spell. Textually, the “effect” section has a whole bunch of “see text” which basically says “same as the duplicated spell.” But the “casting” section (casting time and components) is fixed regardless of what spell you are duplicating.