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#1 Ragnar101 Jan 27, 2015 14:10:40	Im playing a cleric known as Ragnar-Honorblade and i have these things called domain spells. here is the rules for the domain spells " Each domain has a list of spells- its domain spells- that you gain at the cleric levels noted in the domain description .Once you gain a domain spell, You always have it prepared and it dosent count aginst the number of spells you can prepare each day." Now when i read that i was wowed. I thought that i could use the spell over and over again like you would a cantrip and not have to have it be re-prepared each day. My DM says that i can use it and it dosent count as my spell slot but i can keep using it as long as i have spell slots open each use takes up a spell slot. I dont think thats what the rule means but could someone clarify this rule for me?
#2 Kalissa_Marshall Jan 27, 2015 15:07:24	Your DM is right. The first paragraph of the "Preparing and Casting Spells" section states regarding spell slots: The Cleric table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
#3 mellored Jan 27, 2015 15:07:52	At the beginning of each day, you get to pick Wis + your cleric level (+ domain spells) that you can cast that day. To cast any of your spells, you need to use a spell slot. (except cantrips, which are at-will).
#4 Tempest_Stormwind Jan 27, 2015 17:04:03	Ragnar101 wrote:
(Reply to #4) Undrhil	Tempest_Stormwind wrote:
#6 Tempest_Stormwind Jan 27, 2015 19:43:23	Ehm, whoops. That's what I get for posting in a hurry. Yes, 2nd level. (The main point about casting not erasing spells still holds, as does the lesser point about spells only being prepared once.)
#7 Synjin Jan 28, 2015 12:07:18	Ragnar101 wrote:
#8 Danny_Montanny Jan 30, 2015 7:11:54	Think of a prepared spell (not a cantrip) as a pouch containing an infinite amount of a certain type of bullet. After a long rest I reach into my bag and pull out a number of pouches I want to use that day. The number of pouches I can grab depends on the factors as described above. As a Life Domain Cleric, I always have my Bless and Cure Wounds pouches equipped, and I pick 4 other ones (determined by my level + ability modifier) to strap on. Now that I'm equipped, it's time to sling some spells! But wait... how does my gun work? Your gun is a revolver that has a certain number of slots in it. You can think of this revolver's drum as getting larger as you level. At first it only has 2 small caliber slots to fit a bullet into. After a while I get more if those smaller caliber slots as well as some larger caliber ones. I can fit a smaller caliber bullet into a larger caliber slot, sometimes giving the bullet a greater effect, but I can never fit a larger caliber bullet into smaller caliber slot. When I want to cast a spell, I reach into the pouch containing the spell I want to cast, grab a bullet, put it in my gun, and fire. Once the bullet is fired, the shell casing remains in my revolver, making the slot unusable, until I finish a long rest to unload. Hopefully you know enough about guns for the analogy to make sense. It the best way I can describe prepared spells and spell slots to someone new to the system.

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Ragnar101

Jan 27, 2015 14:10:40

Im playing a cleric known as Ragnar-Honorblade and i have these things called domain spells. here is the rules for the domain spells

" Each domain has a list of spells- its domain spells- that you gain at the cleric levels noted in the domain

description .Once you gain a domain spell, You always have it prepared and it dosent count aginst

the number of spells you can prepare each day."

Now when i read that i was wowed. I thought that i could use the spell over and over again like you would a cantrip and not have to have it be re-prepared each day. My DM says that i can use it and it dosent count as my spell slot but i can keep using it as long as i have spell slots open each use takes up a spell slot. I dont think thats what the rule means but could someone clarify this rule for me?

Kalissa_Marshall

Jan 27, 2015 15:07:24

Your DM is right. The first paragraph of the "Preparing and Casting Spells" section states regarding spell slots:

The Cleric table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

mellored

Jan 27, 2015 15:07:52

At the beginning of each day, you get to pick Wis + your cleric level (+ domain spells) that you can cast that day.

To cast any of your spells, you need to use a spell slot. (except cantrips, which are at-will).

Tempest_Stormwind

Jan 27, 2015 17:04:03

Ragnar101 wrote:

(Reply to #4)

Undrhil

Tempest_Stormwind wrote:

Tempest_Stormwind

Jan 27, 2015 19:43:23

Ehm, whoops. That's what I get for posting in a hurry. Yes, 2nd level. (The main point about casting not erasing spells still holds, as does the lesser point about spells only being prepared once.)

Synjin

Jan 28, 2015 12:07:18

Ragnar101 wrote:

Danny_Montanny

Jan 30, 2015 7:11:54

Think of a prepared spell (not a cantrip) as a pouch containing an infinite amount of a certain type of bullet. After a long rest I reach into my bag and pull out a number of pouches I want to use that day. The number of pouches I can grab depends on the factors as described above. As a Life Domain Cleric, I always have my Bless and Cure Wounds pouches equipped, and I pick 4 other ones (determined by my level + ability modifier) to strap on. Now that I'm equipped, it's time to sling some spells!

But wait... how does my gun work? Your gun is a revolver that has a certain number of slots in it. You can think of this revolver's drum as getting larger as you level. At first it only has 2 small caliber slots to fit a bullet into. After a while I get more if those smaller caliber slots as well as some larger caliber ones. I can fit a smaller caliber bullet into a larger caliber slot, sometimes giving the bullet a greater effect, but I can never fit a larger caliber bullet into smaller caliber slot.

When I want to cast a spell, I reach into the pouch containing the spell I want to cast, grab a bullet, put it in my gun, and fire. Once the bullet is fired, the shell casing remains in my revolver, making the slot unusable, until I finish a long rest to unload.

Hopefully you know enough about guns for the analogy to make sense. It the best way I can describe prepared spells and spell slots to someone new to the system.