Negative Metamagic [Feats]

[AmberVael]

Deliberate Spell [Metamagic]

Benefit:
A Deliberate spell has a casting time of one minute. This metamagic feat can only be applied to spells with a casting time of immediate, swift, standard, move, or full round action. Any spell with a casting time other than those mentioned cannot have this feat applied to it. A Deliberate spell uses up a spell slot one level lower than the spell's actual level.
Special:
You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.

Draining Spell [Metamagic]

Benefit:
You add an experience component of to a spell modified by this feat. If the spell already has an experience cost, add the two XP costs together and pay the resulting cost. The XP component this feat provides is 250XP. A Draining spell uses up a spell slot one level lower than the spell's actual level.
Special:
You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.

Minimize Spell [Metamagic]

Benefit:
All variable, numeric effects of a spell modified by this feat are minimized. Saving throws and opposed rolls are not affected, nor are spells without random variables. You can only apply this metamagic feat to a spell with variable, numeric effects that can be modified by this feat. A minimized spell uses up a spell slot two levels lower than the spell's actual level.
Special:
You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.

Unempower Spell [Metamagic]

Benefit:
All variable, numeric effects of an unempowered spell are divided by 2.
Saving throws and opposed rolls are not affected, nor are spells without random variables. You can only apply this metamagic feat to a spell with variable, numeric effects that can be modified by this feat. An unempowered spell uses up a spell slot one level lower than the spell's actual level.
Special:
You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.
[hr]

Okay... so I know this has great potential for abuse, but what do you guys think?

[InaVegt]

So, lemme see, a minimised scorching ray dealing 4 damage for each ray? Even when you only gain 1 ray this deals more damage than the average 0th level spell has as a maximum. And a delibirate knock could be a very handy fill of a first level slot.

[Macrovore]

yeah. negative metamagic feats don't really work that well. to hard to adjudicate, and too easy to abuse.

[Lord Iames Osari]

My alterations in red.



Deliberate Spell [Metamagic]
Benefit: A Deliberate spell has a casting time of one minute. This metamagic feat can only be applied to spells with a casting time of immediate, swift, standard, move, or full round action. Any spell with a casting time other than those mentioned cannot have this feat applied to it. A Deliberate spell uses up a spell slot one level lower than the spell's actual level.
Special: You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.

Draining Spell [Metamagic]
Benefit: You add an experience component of to a spell modified by this feat. If the spell already has an experience cost, add the two XP costs together and pay the resulting cost. The XP component this feat provides is 200XP. A Draining spell uses up a spell slot two levels lower than the spell's actual level.
Special: You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.

Minimize Spell [Metamagic]
Benefit: All variable, numeric effects of a spell modified by this feat are minimized. Saving throws and opposed rolls are not affected, nor are spells without random variables. You can only apply this metamagic feat to a spell with variable, numeric effects that can be modified by this feat. A minimized spell uses up a spell slot one level lower than the spell's actual level.
Special: You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.

Unempower Spell [Metamagic]
Benefit: All variable, numeric effects of an unempowered spell are divided by 2.
Saving throws and opposed rolls are not affected, nor are spells without random variables. You can only apply this metamagic feat to a spell with variable, numeric effects that can be modified by Empower Spell or Maximize Spell. An unempowered spell uses up a spell slot one level lower than the spell's actual level.
Special: You cannot apply this feat to a spell that is affected by any other metamagic feat.

[Rebonack]

Using some of this stuff with the Arcane Thesis feat would lead to pure and unadulterated evil.

[Glooble Glistencrist]

I agree. Good idea, but the rules just aren't made for it.

[AmberVael]

Hmm...
Perhaps if I added in a clause that states you cannot reduce them with Arcane Thesis and the like? Not with that wording, but somewhere along the lines that you cannot reduce/change the level modification or overall spell level if you have applied this feat?

And Gez, thats just because Scorching Ray is crazy good. However, I've always though cantrips needed a way to be useful at levels higher than two...