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==Metamagic Feats==</noinclude>
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As a spellcaster’s knowledge of magic grows, she can learn to cast spells in ways slightly different from the ways in which the spells were originally designed or learned. Preparing and casting a spell in such a way is harder than normal but, thanks to metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feats]], at least it is possible. Spells modified by a metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]] use a spell slot higher than normal. This does not change the level of the spell, so the [[SRD:DC|DC]] for [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throws]] against it does not go up.

=====Wizards and Divine Spellcasters=====

[[SRD:Wizard|Wizard]]s and divine spellcasters must prepare their spells in advance. During preparation, the character chooses which spells to prepare with metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feats]] (and thus which ones take up higher-level spell slots than normal).

=====Sorcerers and [[SRD:Bard|Bard]]s=====

[[SRD:Sorcerer|Sorcerer]]s and [[SRD:Bard|bard]]s choose spells as they cast them. They can choose when they cast their spells whether to apply their metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feats]] to improve them. As with other spellcasters, the improved spell uses up a higher-level spell slot. But because the [[SRD:Sorcerer|sorcerer]] or [[SRD:Bard|bard]] has not prepared the spell in a metamagic form in advance, he must apply the metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]] on the spot. Therefore, such a character must also take more time to cast a metamagic spell (one enhanced by a metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]]) than he does to cast a regular spell. If the spell’s normal casting time is 1 action, casting a metamagic version is a [[SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]] for a [[SRD:Sorcerer|sorcerer]] or [[SRD:Bard|bard]]. (This isn’t the same as a 1-round casting time.)

For a spell with a longer casting time, it takes an extra [[SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]] to cast the spell.

=====Spontaneous Casting and Metamagic Feats=====

A [[SRD:Cleric|cleric]] spontaneously casting a ''cure ''or ''inflict ''spell can cast a metamagic version of it instead. Extra time is also required in this case. Casting a 1-action metamagic spell spontaneously is a [[SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]], and a spell with a longer casting time takes an extra [[SRD:Full-Round Actions|full-round action]] to cast.

=====Effects of Metamagic [[SRD:Feats|Feats]] on a Spell=====

In all ways, a metamagic spell operates at its original [[SRD:Spell Level|spell level]], even though it is prepared and cast as a higher-level spell. [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving throw]] modifications are not changed unless stated otherwise in the [[SRD:Feats|feat]] description.

The modifications made by these [[SRD:Feats|feats]] only apply to spells cast directly by the [[SRD:Feats|feat]] user. A spellcaster can’t use a metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]] to alter a spell being cast from a wand, scroll, or other device.

Metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feats]] that eliminate components of a spell don’t eliminate the [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]] provoked by casting a spell while threatened. However, casting a spell modified by Quicken Spell does not provoke an [[SRD:Attack of Opportunity|attack of opportunity]].

Metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feats]] cannot be used with all spells. See the specific [[SRD:Feats|feat]] descriptions for the spells that a particular [[SRD:Feats|feat]] can’t modify.

=====Multiple Metamagic [[SRD:Feats|Feats]] on a Spell=====

A spellcaster can apply multiple metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feats]] to a single spell. Changes to its level are cumulative. You can’t apply the same metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]] more than once to a single spell.

=====Magic Items and Metamagic Spells=====

With the right item creation [[SRD:Feats|feat]], you can store a metamagic version of a spell in a scroll, potion, or wand. Level limits for potions and wands apply to the spell’s higher [[SRD:Spell Level|spell level]] (after the application of the metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]]). A character doesn’t need the metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]] to activate an item storing a metamagic version of a spell.

=====Counterspelling Metamagic Spells=====

Whether or not a spell has been enhanced by a metamagic [[SRD:Feats|feat]] does not affect its vulnerability to counterspelling or its ability to counterspell another spell.<noinclude>[[Summary::Metamagic feats allow a spellcaster to change the way a spell is cast, often by increasing the spell's level and the slot it is cast from.| ]]

===List of Metamagic Feats===

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* [[SRD:Disguise Spell|Disguise Spell]]
* [[SRD:Empower Spell|Empower Spell]]
* [[SRD:Energy Substitution|Energy Substitution]]
* [[SRD:Enlarge Spell|Enlarge Spell]]
* [[SRD:Extend Spell|Extend Spell]]
** [[SRD:Persistent Spell|Persistent Spell]]
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* [[SRD:Heighten Spell|Heighten Spell]]
* [[SRD:Maximize Spell|Maximize Spell]]
** [[SRD:Enhance Spell|Enhance Spell]]
** [[SRD:Intensify Spell|Intensify Spell]]
* [[SRD:Quicken Spell|Quicken Spell]]
* [[SRD:Reach Spell|Reach Spell]]
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* [[SRD:Repeat Spell|Repeat Spell]]
* [[SRD:Sacred Spell|Sacred Spell]]
* [[SRD:Silent Spell|Silent Spell]]
* [[SRD:Still Spell|Still Spell]]
* [[SRD:Subdual Substitution|Subdual Substitution]]
* [[SRD:Widen Spell|Widen Spell]]
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Identifier	Feat Type +
Summary	Metamagic feats allow a spellcaster to change the way a spell is cast, often by increasing the spell's level and the slot it is cast from. +
Title	Metamagic +