Peregrine
2007-09-18, 11:50 AM
Perfect Heightening [General]
Prerequisites: Heighten Spell and any one two other metamagic feats, caster level 9th
Benefit: All spells you cast have their effects dependent on spell level (such as saving throw DCs and ability to penetrate a lesser globe of invulnerability) determined by the level of the spell slot they occupy.
When you apply a metamagic feat to a spell, the increase in the level of the spell slot required also changes the spell’s actual level, for effects dependent on spell level such as saving throw DCs and ability to penetrate a lesser globe of invulnerability.
Only that specific casting is affected; the spell still counts as a single spell of its normal level in your repertoire of spells. It cannot, for instance, be used to qualify for any prestige class that requires you to know a number of spells of a certain level.
Normal: When you prepare a spell in a higher-than-normal spell slot (such as when applying metamagic) due to metamagic, its effective level does not change, except for levels added with the Heighten Spell feat.
(Is that explanation clear enough? Should I add examples? In case it's not clear enough, the purpose of this feat is to bump up save DCs, and other spell level-dependent effects, when using metamagic feats that require a higher-level spell slot. It should be handy for classes with limited spell selections.)
Edit: Incorporated suggestions and clarifications (in red).
Edit 2: Upped the prerequisites (in blue).
Prerequisites: Heighten Spell and any one two other metamagic feats, caster level 9th
Benefit: All spells you cast have their effects dependent on spell level (such as saving throw DCs and ability to penetrate a lesser globe of invulnerability) determined by the level of the spell slot they occupy.
When you apply a metamagic feat to a spell, the increase in the level of the spell slot required also changes the spell’s actual level, for effects dependent on spell level such as saving throw DCs and ability to penetrate a lesser globe of invulnerability.
Only that specific casting is affected; the spell still counts as a single spell of its normal level in your repertoire of spells. It cannot, for instance, be used to qualify for any prestige class that requires you to know a number of spells of a certain level.
Normal: When you prepare a spell in a higher-than-normal spell slot (such as when applying metamagic) due to metamagic, its effective level does not change, except for levels added with the Heighten Spell feat.
(Is that explanation clear enough? Should I add examples? In case it's not clear enough, the purpose of this feat is to bump up save DCs, and other spell level-dependent effects, when using metamagic feats that require a higher-level spell slot. It should be handy for classes with limited spell selections.)
Edit: Incorporated suggestions and clarifications (in red).
Edit 2: Upped the prerequisites (in blue).