New Metamagic Feat: Immediate Spell (P.E.A.C.H.) [Archive] - Wizards Community

New Metamagic Feat: Immediate Spell (P.E.A.C.H.) [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Avenger314
09-07-07, 06:33 PM New Feat:

Immediate Spell
You may reactively cast any spell with an instant's notice.
Benefit: An Immediate Spell may be cast as an Immediate Action. An Immediate Spell uses up a slot six levels higher than normal. See Complete Mage (Or Complete Arcane, or Magic of Incarnum, or pretty much any 3.5 book after the core rulebooks were published) for the definition of swift and immediate actions.
Special: You may only apply this feat to a spell whose casting time is one standard action.
Special: Casting any spontaneous spell still extends the duration to a full round action, as usual. Thus, this feat is not of benefit to spontaneous casters unless they have a means of preparing a spell (Such as Prepare Spell).

Creator's Notes: I'm actually surprised this feat isn't there. It seems to be a valid way to alter a spell's casting time. It should, of course, be more powerful than Quicken spell. The main balance question is, how many extra levels should it add? I threw in the spontaneous spell clarifier because this feat would be too powerful for spontaneous spells

P.E.A.C.H.'es appreciated :)

Jim
jaelis
09-07-07, 11:40 PM Seems like one of those effects, like persistant spell, that is really just too strong to be balancable. +6 level adjustment sounds kind of reasonable, and I wouldn't go lower, but without some way to bypass the cost, I doubt it would get used much. It wouldn't be available until quite high levels, and at that point it probably wouldn't often be worth giving up the next round's swift action to get a low-level effect.

And if you do have a way to bypass the level cost, it becomes abusive. Casting high-level spells as an immediate action would be nasty.
Avenger314
09-07-07, 11:43 PM There shouldn't be a way to bypass the cost, as far as I know.. +6 levels is +6 levels. If you have class features to reduce that, more power to you.

Actually, how would this sound? Adding in a feature that says "After casting an Immediate spell for the use of this feat, you are staggered for your next turn." (You jumped the gun so much it threw you off-kilter)

Regardless, your input is appreciated.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Avenger314 09-07-07, 06:33 PM	New Feat: Immediate Spell You may reactively cast any spell with an instant's notice. Benefit: An Immediate Spell may be cast as an Immediate Action. An Immediate Spell uses up a slot six levels higher than normal. See Complete Mage (Or Complete Arcane, or Magic of Incarnum, or pretty much any 3.5 book after the core rulebooks were published) for the definition of swift and immediate actions. Special: You may only apply this feat to a spell whose casting time is one standard action. Special: Casting any spontaneous spell still extends the duration to a full round action, as usual. Thus, this feat is not of benefit to spontaneous casters unless they have a means of preparing a spell (Such as Prepare Spell). Creator's Notes: I'm actually surprised this feat isn't there. It seems to be a valid way to alter a spell's casting time. It should, of course, be more powerful than Quicken spell. The main balance question is, how many extra levels should it add? I threw in the spontaneous spell clarifier because this feat would be too powerful for spontaneous spells P.E.A.C.H.'es appreciated :) Jim
jaelis 09-07-07, 11:40 PM	Seems like one of those effects, like persistant spell, that is really just too strong to be balancable. +6 level adjustment sounds kind of reasonable, and I wouldn't go lower, but without some way to bypass the cost, I doubt it would get used much. It wouldn't be available until quite high levels, and at that point it probably wouldn't often be worth giving up the next round's swift action to get a low-level effect. And if you do have a way to bypass the level cost, it becomes abusive. Casting high-level spells as an immediate action would be nasty.
Avenger314 09-07-07, 11:43 PM	There shouldn't be a way to bypass the cost, as far as I know.. +6 levels is +6 levels. If you have class features to reduce that, more power to you. Actually, how would this sound? Adding in a feature that says "After casting an Immediate spell for the use of this feat, you are staggered for your next turn." (You jumped the gun so much it threw you off-kilter) Regardless, your input is appreciated.