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Metamagic: Twinned spell aoe with one primary target? [duplicate]
Twinned spell states "When you cast a spell that targets only one creature."
Since some spells, such as ice shard, target one creature, but afterwards do damage to nearby creatures, can you ...
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Can metamagic be written into a scroll? [closed]
I know that if a Sorcerer casts a spell from a scroll, they can use metamagic on that spell.
But, can a Sorcerer who creates a spell scroll put magic into the scroll itself so that anyone who uses the ...
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Does distant metamagic feat when applied to storm sphere apply to the 60' range of the bonus action lightning bolt?
If I use distant metamagic when casting storm sphere would this only double the range I can drop the sphere from 150' to 300'? Or would this also apply to the bonus action lightning bolt from the ...
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Can someone using a Detect Magic spell see a Subtle Spell being cast?
Can someone who has a detect magic spell up see someone (for example, a Sorcerer) casting a spell that has the Subtle Spell metamagic applied to it?
Specifically, would the detector see the school of ...
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Is it possible to use the Transmuted Spell Metamagic on Absorb Elements?
So this hasn't come up before, but it has brought an interesting question to mind. Would it be possible to combine the Absorb Elements spell and Transmuted Spell metamagic.
Absorb Elements reads as ...
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How does the sorcerer's Distant Spell Metamagic option interact with an upcast Hold Person spell?
Hold Person is a spell that upcasts as follows:
When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, you can target one additional humanoid for each slot level above 2nd. The humanoids ...
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Can I cast a levelled spell (Cure Wounds) as an action, then use Quickened Spell to cast a cantrip (Eldritch Blast) as a bonus action?
Is it legal to cast a non-cantrip 1st-level spell like Cure Wounds with an action, and then use the sorcerer's Quickened Spell Metamagic option to cast a cantrip like Eldritch Blast as a bonus action?
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Is Empowered Spell compatible with Divine Smite? (using Booming Blade)
Okay this is a complicated one, so I am unsure whether it works and might need some deep diving into text, but I'm curious what people think.
If your sorcerer-paladin has Booming Blade (or Green-Flame ...
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Where does the language in the Twinned Spell Metamagic about targeting more than one creature come from?
I regularly see the text of Twinned Spell cited as:
When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and doesn’t have a range of self, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell’...
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If a target affected by the Slow spell uses the Metamagic option Quickened Spell when casting a spell, does that spell take effect on the same turn?
The Slow spell affects spellcasting:
If the creature attempts to cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action, roll a d20. On an 11 or higher, the spell doesn’t take effect until the creature’s next ...
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Are these 5e homebrew Metamagics balanced? [closed]
This is a follow-up to How do I determine appropriate Sorcery Point costs for homebrew Metamagics?, which I asked in preparation for this question.
I'm working on a homebrew version of the Sorcerer ...
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How do I determine appropriate Sorcery Point costs for homebrew Metamagics?
I'm working on some homebrew Metamagics for the Sorcerer class in D&D 5e and I want to make sure to give them appropriate Sorcery Point costs. I'm having trouble, though, figuring out the logic ...
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Metamagic Twinned Spell vs. Seeking Spell
Just throwing up a Wild Magic Sorcerer build in DnD 5e and was debating the metamagic options Twinned Spell and Seeking Spell.
For a low level character is there any advantage to Seeking Spell? (...
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At what point in the casting of a spell would twinning the spell still be possible? [duplicate]
This came up when a sorcerer cast chromatic orb in my campaign. It was only after hitting and rolling damage that the sorcerer decided he wanted to twin the chromatic orb, and I ruled that he should ...
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Do I need to convert spell points into sorcery points to use them for Metamagic options? If so, how does it work exactly?
I need help understanding how the Spell Points variant rule (DMG, p. 288-289) works with a sorcerer using Metamagic.
I had all my sorcery points and spell slots in spell points, but I just turned ...
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How does the Sorcerer's Careful Spell Metamagic interact with the Earthquake spell?
The earthquake spell is a bit unusual in that it calls for two saving throws:
[...] Each creature on the ground that is concentrating must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the ...
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Can the Death Domain Cleric’s Reaper feature make an otherwise eligible cantrip ineligible for Twinned Spell Metamagic?
If a character had levels in both Sorcerer and Cleric, and had the Twinned Spell Metamagic ability and the Death domain Reaper ability, would they be able to use twinned spell if one of their intended ...
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If a sorcerer knows the Mage Hand cantrip and then takes the Telekinetic feat, how does that interact with the Metamagic option Distant Spell?
Say a sorcerer already knows the mage hand cantrip, and then takes the Telekinetic feat. If they cast mage hand and apply the Metamagic option Distant Spell to it, what would its range be?
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Does the Metamagic Adept feat gives access to Flexible Casting as well or just sorcery points when taken at 1st level as a Variant Human Sorcerer? [duplicate]
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Race: Variant Human (feat: Metamagic Adept)
Class: Sorcerer (Shadow)
Metamagic adept feat:
(...)You gain 2 sorcery points to spend on Metamagic (these points are added to any sorcery points you ...
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Can you use meta-magic/sorcery points twice in a turn? [duplicate]
Example: You use Quicken Spell to cast a leveled spell or cantrip as a Bonus Action, you then use your Action to cast a cantrip along with using Transmute Spell to change the cantrip's damage type.
Is ...
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If you transmute Ennervation to another element, do you still benefit from the healing?
If you transmute Ennervation to another element, do you still benefit from the healing? The spell reads as follows:
Whenever the spell deals damage to a target, you regain hit points
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Does the Seeking Spell Metamagic work on a weapon attack caused by a spell?
The Seeking Spell Metamagic from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything reads:
Seeking Spell
If you make an attack roll for a spell and miss, you can spend 2 sorcery points to reroll the d20, and you must ...
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How does metamagic adept interact with flexible casting and the sorcery points cap?
You gain 2 sorcery points to spend on Metamagic (these points are added to any sorcery points you have from another source but can be used only on Metamagic). You regain all spent sorcery points when ...
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How does the Distant Spell Metamagic interact with the Thunderclap spell?
The Thunderclap spell has a range of 5 feet and states (emphasis mine):
You create a burst of thunderous sound that can be heard up to 100 feet away. Each creature within range, other than you, must ...
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Does the disadvantage on saves from Shadow Sorcerer's Hound of Ill Omen feature persist beyond the first turn?
Shadow Sorcerer's Hound of Ill Omen feature's text reads:
...Additionally, while the hound is within 5 feet of the target, the target has disadvantage on saving throws against any spell you cast. The ...
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How does the Flames of Phlegethos racial feat interact with the sorcerer's Metamagic option Empowered Spell?
If I have both the Flames of Phlegethos feat and the sorcerer's Metamagic option Empowered Spell, can I re-roll the same die twice?
The description of the second benefit of the Flames of Phlegethos ...
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Can I twin cast a cantrip used with reaper from the death domain? [duplicate]
Assuming I multiclass as a death domain cleric and a sorcerer.
Can I use my Twinned Spell metamagic to cast a necromantic cantrip, in conjunction with the Death Domains Reaper ability?
Reaper:
At ...
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Does Empowered Spell metamagic work over multiple turns?
The Sorcerer's Empowered Spell metamagic option reads
Empowered Spell
When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to reroll a number of the damage dice up to your Charisma ...
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Are dice re-rolled together or sequentially for Chaos Bolt with the Metamagic option Empowered Spell?
The Sorcerer's Empowered Spell metamagic option reads
When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to reroll a number of the damage dice up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of ...
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Can a Shadow Magic sorcerer cast the Darkness spell using sorcery points, and still apply a Metamagic option to it?
Let's say that I want to use the Shadow Magic sorcerer feature Eyes of the Dark (XGtE, p. 51) to cast the darkness spell by spending 2 sorcery points. More, I would like to cast it as a bonus action, ...
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