Questions tagged [spell-slots]
For questions about spell slots, a method of limiting the casting of spells by granting the caster a certain number of slots into which they can fit spells.
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What's the history of Spell Slots in D&D?
I was thinking about how Final Fantasy 1's magic system is straight up Spell Slots (with no upcasting), but came out in 1987--at which point I'm pretty sure D&D still had Vancian magic.
The ...
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Trumpet Archon Spell Slots
I need help figuring out where Trumpet Archon Spell Slots come from. Statblock says it's a 14'th level cleric without domains and, combined with 20 Wisdom bonus spell slots, it holds true for all of ...
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Do innate spells cost spell slots in 5e? [duplicate]
I'm wondering if innate spells like a Yuan-Ti's animal friendship need spell slots.
I've searched through PHB and MoTM and haven't found anything on the subject.
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Can Wild Magic Surges restore hit points and spell slots to a Simulacrum of a Wild Magic Sorcerer?
Some effects of the Wild Magic table (PHB, p. 104) make the Sorcerer regain hit points or spell slots:
15-16: For the next minute, you regain 5 hit points at the start of each of your turns.
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D&D 5e: Does the same spell prepared for different levels count as multiple prepared spells or the same prepared single spell?
I couldn't find an answer to this in the player's handbook that explains whether the same spell prepared at different levels implies that multiple spells are prepared:
For example, if a level 4 cleric ...
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How does the consumption of spell slots affect an Artillerist Artificer's ability to create Eldritch Cannons?
The Artillerist subclass for the Artificer class has the ability to summon an "Eldritch Cannon" to support them in combat:
At 3rd level, you learn how to create a magical cannon. Using woodcarver's ...
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Is the WBN homebrew Witch class a new coffeelock? [closed]
One of my players is using a homebrew Witch class created by the podcast Worlds Beyond Number with my blessing. Essentially it's a Wisdom-based wizard who can heal and whose powers revolve around ...
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Can a simulacrum true polymorphed into an archmage regain spell slots? [duplicate]
Followup to: Can a simulacrum "regain" HP by being True Polymorphed into a creature that can do so normally?
So this is a particularly ridiculous idea, but it might work.
A simulacrum ...
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If I cast Simulacrum on myself, will the simulacrum still have the spell slot used to cast the spell?
If I cast simulacrum on myself, I expend 1 spell slot to do so. Will the simulacrum still have this spell slot when it is created? Or will the simulacrum be missing the spell slot as well?
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How does Glyph of Warding work with Eldritch Invocations?
I was trying to build a character for my next D&D campaign, and the question came up in my mind while picking spells for my bard/warlock multiclass.
For an example: I have the "Eldritch Sight&...
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How do paladin and ranger class levels add up for multiclass spellcasting?
From page 164 of the PHB (here is the equivalent section of the Basic Rules):
Spell Slots. You determine your available spell slots by adding together all your levels in the bard, cleric, druid, ...
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Do out-of-combat spells use spell slots?
This feels like a dumb question, but does casting spells out of combat (like if someone used detect magic) use up spell slots? I would assume it does but I wanted to check in case.
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Does Cartomancer's Hidden Ace require you to expend a spell slot?
The new Cartomancer feat from The Book of Many Things has a feature, Hidden Ace, that says "when you finish a long rest, you can choose one spell from your class's spell list and imbue that spell ...
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If you have the ability to cast a spell without a spell slot, can you cast that spell using a spell slot?
A 10th level Drow warlock (for instance) has the following Drow Magic racial trait (PHB p. 24), in addition to its warlock spellcasting abilities:
You know the dancing lights cantrip. When you reach ...
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In DND 3.5, what bonus on attributes can determine the daily spell slot and skill points gaining?
I see in Pathfinder there's a saying "having a temporary bonus for over 24 hours makes it a permanent bonus", which means your headband of intellect won't bring you extra spell slots in the ...
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