Rapid Metamagic and Quicken Spell [Archive] - Wizards Community

Rapid Metamagic and Quicken Spell [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Candin
06-17-07, 04:07 PM So yesterday I stumbled upon a glorious feat in Complete Mage called Rapid Metamagic that allows spontaneously casted spells to have metamagic applied to them without increasing the casting time. What I'm uncertain of is if this applies to Quickened Spells.

Quicken Spell explicitly calls out spontaneous casters because they're spells take a full round action to cast. With Rapid Metamagic, this is no longer applicable. However, Rapid Metamagic is a little ambiguous in my eyes about it.

So can I quicken spontaneous spells with Rapid Metamagic?
cwslyclgh
06-18-07, 12:19 AM I would allow it in my game.

however I could see how the feat could be read to infer that the spell takes its normal casting time no matter what metamagic feat is applied to it (meaning it would still make quicken uselss). I do not think that the feat was meant that way, but I can see how it could be read that way.
jaelis
06-18-07, 10:20 AM A while ago, the feat's author came on and said that it was intended to allow quicken to work. But yeah, the wording isn't quite perfect.
The_Shaman
06-18-07, 10:27 AM Afaik it should work with quicken spell, and was probably designed with QS in mind.
Candin
06-18-07, 01:04 PM Cool beans, thanks (:

I'm not gonna' take the QS feat, but I'll probably pick up the rod when I finish forging my character as the most well-known individual in the realm. I imagine fame pays well.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Candin 06-17-07, 04:07 PM	So yesterday I stumbled upon a glorious feat in Complete Mage called Rapid Metamagic that allows spontaneously casted spells to have metamagic applied to them without increasing the casting time. What I'm uncertain of is if this applies to Quickened Spells. Quicken Spell explicitly calls out spontaneous casters because they're spells take a full round action to cast. With Rapid Metamagic, this is no longer applicable. However, Rapid Metamagic is a little ambiguous in my eyes about it. So can I quicken spontaneous spells with Rapid Metamagic?
cwslyclgh 06-18-07, 12:19 AM	I would allow it in my game. however I could see how the feat could be read to infer that the spell takes its normal casting time no matter what metamagic feat is applied to it (meaning it would still make quicken uselss). I do not think that the feat was meant that way, but I can see how it could be read that way.
jaelis 06-18-07, 10:20 AM	A while ago, the feat's author came on and said that it was intended to allow quicken to work. But yeah, the wording isn't quite perfect.
The_Shaman 06-18-07, 10:27 AM	Afaik it should work with quicken spell, and was probably designed with QS in mind.
Candin 06-18-07, 01:04 PM	Cool beans, thanks (: I'm not gonna' take the QS feat, but I'll probably pick up the rod when I finish forging my character as the most well-known individual in the realm. I imagine fame pays well.