Fruan
2008-04-14, 09:13 PM
Quoting the SRD: "A sorcerer still must take a full-round action when using a metamagic rod, just as if using a metamagic feat he possesses."
So, basicly this means a sorcerer can't use a metamagic rod of quicken. Which seems keeping in line with the inability to use the quicken spell feat at all (Without variants, etc).
However, something seems wrong here - Sorcerers take extra time to metamagic something because they don't prepare spells with metamagic on them ahead of time like a wizard does. This seems entirely reasonable. But... why then does this penalty apply to metamagic rods as well? Wizards aren't preparing anything special in advance and they quicken from a rod just fine. It seems odd to me.
Now, as this forum seems to think that wizards are the greatest thing to happen to anyone anywhere anywhen I'm sure I know what the answer to this next question will be anyway, but: Is there any major balancing issue that I'm missing that would mess up my games were I to allow a sorcerer to use metamagic rods of quicken?
(As a total aside, as written there's nothing stopping, say, bards from using rods of quicken despite them also having to normally spend time on metamagic. Heh. I love copy editing and the lack thereof)
So, basicly this means a sorcerer can't use a metamagic rod of quicken. Which seems keeping in line with the inability to use the quicken spell feat at all (Without variants, etc).
However, something seems wrong here - Sorcerers take extra time to metamagic something because they don't prepare spells with metamagic on them ahead of time like a wizard does. This seems entirely reasonable. But... why then does this penalty apply to metamagic rods as well? Wizards aren't preparing anything special in advance and they quicken from a rod just fine. It seems odd to me.
Now, as this forum seems to think that wizards are the greatest thing to happen to anyone anywhere anywhen I'm sure I know what the answer to this next question will be anyway, but: Is there any major balancing issue that I'm missing that would mess up my games were I to allow a sorcerer to use metamagic rods of quicken?
(As a total aside, as written there's nothing stopping, say, bards from using rods of quicken despite them also having to normally spend time on metamagic. Heh. I love copy editing and the lack thereof)