Magic Talent, Tome of Metamagic D&D5e

<div class='cover-header'>Magic Talent</div>

<div class='cover-footer'>Metamagics to make Spellcasters have new options to reshape their old Spells

for one of the world's roleplaying games</div>

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## The Meta Casters
A small halfling is chased by two ghouls, she is about to escape after a long journey, she turns around and puts all she has left into a twinned disintegration, turning her chasers into dust before falling exhausted outside the tomb.

The human is surrounded by gnolls in the middle of the storm, they taunt and laugh at him. The human quickly draws his wand and casts a fireball centered on himself, yet while the gnolls burn and cry in pain, he stands tall as the flames avoid him as if they were alive.

The elf looks closely at the undead lich, after expending many spells the resistances of the lich waver, she has restraint him, the lich incredulous looks at the elf as she has heightened her spell to overcome him.

From wherever they come from, those who are Meta Casters become the greatest of Magic Users. True Magical Talent comes from the very soul, its the latent power that allows ones will to reshape spells and reality itself.
## Preface
This document gives new Features, bringing the Sorcery Points and Metamagics of the *Sorcerer* to all the Caster Classes of D&D5e, as I found the Metamagics to be just too good, fun and interesting to limit to only one Class (one that gets only 4 Metamagics across 20 Levels).
### Creating New Class Options
This Homebrew is an alternative to the *"Variant: Spell Points"* of the **DMG** page 288-289, where it shows that you can change and give major Features that increase both the power and versatility of certain Classes.
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### Martial Caster Gap
There is a gap between Casters and Martial Classes in 5e, one in which the Spellcaster Classes are more useful, powerful and interesting to play, although the gap is smaller in D&D5e than in previous Editions of D&D, the gap still exists, and this Homebrew inarguably increases the gap in favor of Spellcasters.

To fix this gap, and give Martial Classess similar enhancements to make them just as interesting to play, use **Martial Might**, another one of my Homebrews.
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| • **[Martial Might, Tome of Battle](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-O2Ucgd4RMPD3XQUkRhV)** |

### Magical Talent as a Treasure
You can give the Magical Talent Features as a reward for completing adventures, meeting a mythic NPC, or attending some sort of Magical University, which can be more satisfactory and mechanically interesting than any *Magic Item* (which can often be boring or break the game).

- ## Table of Contents
- #### [<span>2</span><span>Classes by Category</span>](#p3)
- #### [<span>3</span><span>Magical Talent</span>](#p4)
- - [<span>3</span><span>Spellcaster Level</span>](#p4)
- - [<span>3</span><span>Mana Points</span>](#p4)
- - [<span>3</span><span>Known Metamagics</span>](#p4)
- - [<span>3</span><span>Flexible Casting</span>](#p4)
- - ##### [<span>3</span><span>Sorcerous Talent</span>](#p4)
- #### [<span>4</span><span>Metamagics</span>](#p5)
- #### [<span>7</span><span>Talent for Creatures</span>](#p8)
- - [<span>7</span><span>Meta Casters</span>](#p8)
- #### [<span>8</span><span>Official Optional Rules</span>](#p9)
- - [<span>8</span><span>Multiclassing</span>](#p9)
- - [<span>8</span><span>Simplifying NPC Meta Casters</span>](#p9)
- - [<span>8</span><span>Feats</span>](#p9)
- #### [<span>9</span><span>Optional Class Features</span>](#p10)
- #### [<span>9</span><span>Appendix</span>](#p10)
- - [<span>9</span><span>Spellcaster Levels By Class</span>](#p10)

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<div class='footnote' style='color:#AF8C28'> MAGIC TALENT </div>

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## Classes by Category
This is the categorization for the Classes in D&D5e, to determine the Spellcaster Levels you gain from them.

#### Spellcaster Class
Spellcaster Classes have Spell Slots of 1st to 9th Level in their base progression (without a Subclass).
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**Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer, Warlock and Wizard**  
Each Level in a Spellcaster Class gives you a Spellcaster Level.

#### Half Spellcaster Class
Half Spellcaster Classes have Spell Slots of 1st to 5th Level in their base progression (without a Subclass).
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**Artificer, Paladin and Ranger**  
Each Level in a Half Spellcaster Class gives you half a Spellcaster Level (rounded up).

#### Martial Class
Martial Classes do not possess any Spell Slots in their base progression (without a Subclass).
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**Barbarian, Fighter, Monk and Rogue**  
Each Level in a Martial Class doesn't give any Spellcaster Levels, unless you choose a Spellcaster Subclass.

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 ##### Variant: Replacing Subclass
 If you feel Magic Talent is too strong, you can make Players have to choose between a Subclass or Magic Talent.

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#### Spellcaster Subclass
Spellcaster Subclasses are exclusive to Martial Classes, these Subclasses give Spells of 1st to 4th Level, and a resource to use them (such as Spell Slots, Ki Points, etc).
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**Fighter: Eldritch Knight (PHB)**
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**Monk: Way of the Four Elements (PHB)**
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**Rogue: Arcane Trickster**
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Each Level in a Martial Class with a Spellcaster Subclass gives you one third of a Caster Level (rounded up).

#### Homebrew Classes
As a general rule, review the Class and compare it with the previous categories to see in which one it fits best.

For example: **[The Blood Hunter: Profane Soul](https://www.dmsguild.com/product/301641/Blood-Hunter-Class-for-DD-5e-2020)** gains Spells and Spell Slots with a progression of one third of the *Warlock*, it is a Spellcaster Subclass.

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 ##### Monk
 As a *Monk: Way of the Four Elements*, with *Flexible Casting* you can convert Ki Points to Mana Points, and you can use your Mana Points to Cast your Spells. You cannot turn Mana Points into Ki Points, only into Spell Slots to Cast immediately.
 ##### Warlock
 As a *Warlock*, with *Flexible Casting* you can create Spell Slots of lower Level, allowing you more flexibility in your Casting.
 ##### Multiclass
 If a Creature uses Multiclass, now the *Paladin* & *Ranger* Classes and all *Spellcaster Subclasses* round down their Spellcaster Level.
 
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<div class='footnote' style='color:#AF8C28'> MAGIC TALENT </div>

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## Magical Talent
As a Meta Caster you learn Metamagics fueled by Mana Points to reshape your Spells or have wondrous Effects.
#### Spellcaster Level
Your Spellcaster Level is determined in **[<span></span><span>Classes by Category</span>](#p3)**.
#### Mana Points
You have a number of Mana Points equal to your Spellcaster Level, as shown on the Magic Talent table.

You regain all your expended Mana Points when you finish a Long Rest.
#### Known Metamagics
You know a number of Metamagics as shown in the Magical Talent table.

To learn a Metamagic, you must have access to its Caster Level, and meet any prerequisites it has (if any), and you can only take the same Metamagic once.

Each time your Spellcaster Level increases, you can replace one Metamagic you know with a different one.
#### Flexible Casting
You can expend your Mana Points to regain Spell Slots that you have expended or vice versa.

**Creating Spell Slots.** As a Bonus Action, you can expend a number of Mana Points as shown on the Mana Spell Conversion table to regain one expended Spell Slot, up to your maximum amount of Spell Slots. You cannot regain Spell Slots of 6th-Level or higher.

**Creating Mana Points.** As a Bonus Action, you can expend one Spell Slot to regain a number of expended Mana Points as shown on the Mana Spell Conversion table, up to your maximum amount of Mana Points.

##### Mana Spell Conversion
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| Spell Slot | Mana Points |
|:----------:|:-----------:|
| Cantrip    | 0           |
| 1st        | 2           |
| 2nd        | 3           |
| 3rd        | 4           |
| 4rd        | 5           |

| Spell Slot | Mana Points |
|:----------:|:-----------:|
| 5th        | 6           |
| 6th        | 7           |
| 7th        | 8           |
| 8th        | 9           |
| 9th        | 10          |

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 ##### Variant: Slots Converted to Mana Points
 If you as GM want to make the *Sorcerer* stand out, or if you want to use the *"Variant: Spell Points"* of the **DMG** page 288-289, I personally recommend my own [**Variant: Mana Points**](https://www.gmbinder.com/share/-NgghNIIZ_N0hcnov5dV).
 
 Simply combine the Mana Points of that document with the ones from the Magical Talent Feature for the total. This makes the system overall more simple to use and remember.
 
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##### Magical Talent
| Caster Level | Mana Points | Metamagics Known |
|:------------:|:-----------:|:----------------:|
| 1st          | 1           | 1                |
| 2nd          | 2           | 1                |
| 3rd          | 3           | 2                |
| 4th          | 4           | 2                |
| 5th          | 5           | 3                |
| 6th          | 6           | 3                |
| 7th          | 7           | 3                |
| 8th          | 8           | 3                |
| 9th          | 9           | 4                |
| 10th         | 10          | 4                |
| 11th         | 11          | 4                |
| 12th         | 12          | 4                |
| 13th         | 13          | 5                |
| 14th         | 14          | 5                |
| 15th         | 15          | 5                |
| 16th         | 16          | 5                |
| 17th         | 17          | 6                |
| 18th         | 18          | 6                |
| 19th         | 19          | 6                |
| 20th         | 20          | 6                |

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### Sorcerous Talent
*Replaces the Sorcerer Font of Magic 2nd-Level, Metamagic 3rd-Level and Sorcerous Restoration 20th-Level Features*  
#### Metamagics Known
As a *Sorcerer* you learn twice the amount of Metamagics Known from the Magical Talent table.
#### Self Focus
Starting at *Sorcerer* 1st-Level, you can give or remove from yourself a noticeable Magic Effect (such as an aura, glowing eyes, etc). While you have this Magic Effect active, you count as your own *Arcane Focus* for Casting any *Sorcerer* Spell.
#### Sorcerous Recovery
Once per Long Rest, when you finish a Short Rest you can choose to recover a number of expended Mana Points equal to your *Sorcerer* Level.

At *Sorcerer* 20th-Level, you can gain this benefit each time you finish a Short Rest, not just once per Long Rest.

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## Metamagics
Metamagics give you new Effects, generally to Spells.

**Metamagics per Spell.** You can apply only 1 Metamagic once, unless that Metamagic specifies that you can use up to 2 different Metamagics, once each.

**Stacked Effects.** If a Creature is under the Effects of a Metamagic and gains the Effects of the same Metamagic, the most potent Effect takes place and the other one ends.
#### Amplified Spell
When you Cast a Spell, you can expend 1 Mana Point to increase the Level at which it is Casted by 1.

When you Cast a Cantrip, you can expend 1 Mana Point to treat it as if you were six Levels above your current Level.
#### Careful Spell
You can be careful with some Spells, when you use this *Metamagic* choose one of the following Effects:

**Measure.** When you reduce any number of Creatures to 0 Hit Points with a Spell, you can expend 1 Mana Point to make them fall *Unconscious* instead of killing them for this Casting.

**Protect.** When you Cast a Spell that forces a Saving Throw, you can expend 3 Mana Points to choose a number of Targets of the Spell that are within 30ft of you up to your Spellcasting Modifier (minimum 1) to make them automatically succeed on their Saving Throws against your Spell, and they take no Damage if they would normally take half Damage on a successful Save.

You can use Metamagics with the *Measure* Effect of the *Careful Spell* Metamagic, as long as you don't use more than 2 Metamagics on the same Spell. You can also use both of its Effects at once, treating each as a different Metamagic.
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#### Chaotic Spell
When you Cast a Spell of 1st Level or higher, you can expend 1 Mana Point to roll on the Wild Magic Surge table for this Casting (*Player's Handbook*, page 104).

You can use Metamagics with *Chaotic Spell*, as long as you don't use more than 2 Metamagics on the same Spell.
#### Empowered Spell
When you roll the dice for a Damage roll, for regaining Hit Points, or for Temporary Hit Points, of a Spell you Casted, you can expend 3 Mana Points to maximize a number of the dice of the Spell up to your Spellcasting Modifier (minimum 1), threating them as if they had rolled their maximum result.

You can use Metamagics with *Empowered Spell*, as long as you don't use more than 2 Metamagics on the same Spell.
#### Frightful Spell
When you Cast a Spell that Targets one or more Creatures, you can expend 3 Mana Points to choose one Target of the Spell, it must succeed on a Wisdom Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC or be *Frightened* of you until the start of your next Turn.
#### Focused Spell
When you Cast a Spell that requires Concentration, you can expend 2 Mana Points to give yourself Advantage on any Saving Throw you make to maintain Concentration on it.

You can use Metamagics with *Focused Spell*, as long as you don't use more than 2 Metamagics on the same Spell.
#### Heightened Spell
*Prerequisite: 5th-Level Character*  
You can heightened some Spells, when you use this *Metamagic* choose one of the following Effects:

**Overwhelm.** When you Cast a Spell that forces a Creature to make a Saving Throw, you can expend 3 Mana Points to give one Target of the Spell Disadvantage on its first Saving Throw.

**Seeking.** When you make an Attack roll for a Spell, you can expend 2 Mana Points to gain Advantage on the Attack roll.

You can use Metamagics with the *Seeking* Effect of the *Heightened Spell* Metamagic, as long as you don't use more than 2 Metamagics on the same Spell. You can also use both of its Effects at once, treating each as a different Metamagic.
#### Imbued Spell
When you Cast a Spell that has a Range of *Self*, you can expend a number of Mana Points equal to half the Level at which you Cast the Spell (minimum 1 Mana Point) to instead Cast it with a Range of *Touch*, your Target must be a willing Creature.

If the Spell requires Concentration, the Target of the Spell must be the one to Concentrate on it instead of the Caster, and if it looses its Concentration the Spell ends.
#### Immutable Soul
*Prerequisite: 9th-Level Character*  
When you make an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma Saving Throw, you can expend 3 Mana points to gain Advantage on the Saving Throw.

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#### Incremental Spell
You can reshape the Duration or Range of some Spells, when you use this *Metamagic* choose one of the following Effects:

**Distant.** When you Cast a Spell with a Range of 5ft or more, that is not *Self*, you can expend 1 Mana Point to double its Range.

**Extended.** When you Cast a Spell that has a duration of 1 Minute or longer, you can expend 1 Mana Points to double its Duration (up to 24 Hours max).

When you Cast a Spell with a Range of *Touch*, you can expend 1 Mana Points to increase its Range to 30ft.
#### Magical Guidance
*Prerequisite: 5th-Level Character*  
When you make an Ability Check you can expend 2 Mana Points to gain Advantage on the Ability Check.
#### Magical Regeneration
*Prerequisite: 13th-Level Character*  
Your body flows with magic. As a Bonus Action, you can expend a number of Mana Points up to half your Caster Level (rounded up). For each Mana Point expended this way, you regain 1d6 Hit Points.

When you use this Metamagic, all scars and imperfections on your skin are healed as if they were never there. You also regenerate chunks of flesh, muscle and small limbs like fingers and eyes. If you have been dismembered, you can reattach large limbs you have lost like legs, tails, and so on, being fully restored instantly.
#### Magic Touch
As an Action or Bonus Action, you can touch one Non-Magical Weapon and expend 1 Mana Point to imbue it with Magic. For 1 Minute, the Weapon is Magical for the purpose of overcoming Resistances and Immunity to Non-Magical Attacks and Damage.

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#### Restorative Spell
When you Cast a Spell, you can expend 3 Mana Points to choose one of the Targets of the Spell that regained Hit Points or gained Temporary Hit Points from the Spell, and end either one *Disease* or one of the *Blinded*, *Deafened*, *Paralyzed* or *Poisoned* Conditions affecting that Target.
#### Subtle Spell
You can expend 1 Mana Point to Cast a Spell without providing any Somatic or Verbal Components.
#### Tempestuous Spell
When you Cast a Spell that Targets one or more Creatures, you can expend 3 Mana Points to choose one Target of your Spell, it must succeed on a Strength Saving Throw against your Spell Save DC or be either pushed away from you in a Straight-Line a number of feet equal to 5 times your Spellcasting Modifier (minimum 5ft), be knocked *Prone*, or both (your choice).

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 ##### Subtle Spell and Counter/Noticing it
 Spells that don't require Components, or only require Material Components (such as with the *Subtle Spell* Metamagic), cannot be the Target of *Counterspell*, as Creatures cannot see the exact moment at which the Spell is Casted, only the after Effects of the already Casted Spell.
 
 This can be overcome by Creatures that have *Truesight*, are immune to lies or deceit, can *Detect Magic* or have other special Senses/Conditions/Features (at the GMs discretion); thus being able to *Counterspell* it even if it lacks Verbal and Somatic Components from the Caster.
 
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#### Timed Spell
You can reduce or increase the Casting Time of some Spells, when you use this *Metamagic* choose one of the following Effects:

**Lethargic.** When you Cast a Spell with a Casting Time of 1 Bonus Action, you can expend 1 Mana Point to instead Cast the Spell as an Action.

**Quickened.** When you Cast a Spell with a Casting Time of 1 Action, you can expend a number of Mana Points equal to the Level at which you Cast the Spell (minimum 2 Mana Points) to instead Cast the Spell as a Bonus Action.

If you Cast a Cantrip as a Bonus Action with *Quickened*, you can still use your Action to Cast a Spell of 1st-Level or higher.

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 ##### Bonus Action Spells
 As explained in the **Player's Handbook** page 202, if you use a Bonus Action to Cast a Spell (such as *Misty Step* or with the *Quickened* option of the *Timed Spell* Metamagic), you can only Cast Cantrips for the rest of that Turn as an Action.
 
 **Extra Attack Cantrip.** Even if a Feature allows it (such as the *Extra Attack* of the *Wizard, Bladesinging*), you cannot replace one Weapon Attack for a Cantrip on the same Turn you use the *Quickened* option of the *Timed Spell Metamagic*, if you use it you must use an Action to Cast Cantrips for that Turn.
 
 Its actually recommended to ban it, as it introduces problems down the road, specially with *Metamagics*.
 
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#### Transmuted Spell
*Prerequisite: 5th-level Character*  
You can transmute some Spells, when you use this *Metamagic* choose one of the following Effects:

**Change.**  When you Cast a Spell that deals a Damage type from the following lists, you can expend 1 Mana Point to change the Damage type to another one of the Damage types of that list; For example, if the original Damage type was elemental, it must remain elemental.

*Elemental:* Acid, Cold, Fire, Lightning, Poison.

*Esoteric:* Force, Psychic, Necrotic, Radiant, Thunder.

*Physical:* Bludgeoning, Piercing, Slashing.

**Overcome.** When you Cast a Spell that deals Damage, you can expend 1 Mana Point to have the Spell ignore Resistance to one of its Damage types for this Casting.

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#### Twinned Spell
When you Cast a Spell that cannot Target more than one Target at the Level at which you Cast it and doesn't have a Range of *Self*, you can expend a number of Mana Points equal to the Level at which you Cast the Spell (minimum 1 Mana Point for Cantrips) to make the Spell take a second Target within its Range.
#### Precision Spell
You can be more precise with your Spells, when you use this *Metamagic* choose one of the following Effects:

**Adjacent.** When you Cast a Spell that requires a Ranged Spell Attack, you can expend 1 Mana Point to ignore the Disadvantage from having a hostile Creature within 5ft of you or from Targeting *Prone* Creatures within 30ft of you for this Casting.

**Unerring.** When you Cast a Spell that requires an Attack roll or a Dexterity Saving Throw, you can expend 1 Mana Point to ignore the Effects of Half Cover and Three-Quarters Cover from Targets within 30ft of you for this Casting.
#### Vampiric Spell
When you Cast a Spell that deals Damage, you can expend 3 Mana Points to gain a number of Temporary Hit Points equal to half the Damage dealt to a single Target of the Spell (up to twice your Spellcasting Modifier or twice your **PB** at max, whichever is higher).

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 ##### Hidding Spells
 Stealth and hiding Spells is completely up to the GM, but in most cases Spellcasting should be threated at best as a quick surprise just before combat. Attacks immediately reveal your position in combat, and so should Spells (even whit the *Subtle Spell* Metamagic, as that is to avoid *Counterspell*). This happens since the after Effects of Spells travel from the Caster to the Target, being very noticeable: a flying *Fireball*, mists of a *Sleep* Spell, or an aura that the Caster sheds. Anyone present with a bit of intuition, even commoners, can notice who is using Magic. Only extremely gullible Creatures, or that lack common sense (such as *Constructs* and *Undead*), could be fooled beyond the first round of combat, specially from Spells that are outside the Illusion School.
 
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## Talent for Creatures
If you wish to have Creatures and NPCs also have Magical Talent, then use the following guide.
#### Meta Casters
Creatures that have Metamagic are called Meta Casters, and to become one, a Creature must have a Spellcaster Level, and have gone through intense study, deep self discovery, and rigorous training, to bring out the power of their own soul into their Casting.

**Rarity of Meta Casters.** Meta Casters should be a rarity even within Spellcasters in your Settings, to know and understand the soul is among the hardest achievements. The soul is Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma, the logical objectivity and emotional subjectivity, concepts contrary and complementary to each other that one must embody and balance while they clash.

**Otherworldly Creatures.** Creatures of other planes or supernatural origin are more likely to be Meta Casters, as they have a deeper connection to Magic, and thus, the soul.

**Consciousness.** Only Creatures that have consciousness can be Meta Casters, as they must bring the intent of their souls in the reshaping of Spells and reality. Creatures that lack such consciousness, even if they have *Innate Spellcasting*, are incapable of becoming Meta Casters.

**Self Discovery.** Not always, but the great majority of Meta Casters are tempered, mature and wise, as to Meta Cast they must understand their souls, and thus, themselves.
#### Mana Points
A Meta Caster has a number of Mana Points equal to its Spellcaster Level (which is shown, if any, on its stat block).
#### Metamagics Known
A Meta Casters knows a number of Metamagics depending on its Spellcaster Level, as shown on the Meta Casters table.
#### Flexible Casting
A Meta Caster can expend its Spell Slots to regain Mana Points it has expended or vice versa.

**Creating Spell Slots.** As a Bonus Action, a Meta Caster can expend a number of Mana Points as shown on the Mana Spell Conversion table to regain one expended Spell Slot, up to your maximum amount of Spell Slots. Spell Slots of 6th-Level or higher cannot be regained.

**Creating Mana Points.** As a Bonus Action, a Meta Caster can expend one Spell Slot to regain a number of expended Mana Points as shown on the Mana Spell Conversion table, up to your maximum amount of Mana Points.

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##### Meta Casters
| Spellcaster Level | Mana Points | Metamagics Known |
|:-----------------:|:-----------:|:----------------:|
| 1st               | 1           | 1                |
| 2nd               | 2           | 1                |
| 3rd               | 3           | 2                |
| 4th               | 4           | 2                |
| 5th               | 5           | 3                |
| 6th               | 6           | 3                |
| 7th               | 7           | 3                |
| 8th               | 8           | 3                |
| 9th               | 9           | 4                |
| 10th              | 10          | 4                |
| 11th              | 11          | 4                |
| 12th              | 12          | 4                |
| 13th              | 13          | 5                |
| 14th              | 14          | 5                |
| 15th              | 15          | 5                |
| 16th              | 16          | 5                |
| 17th              | 17          | 6                |
| 18th              | 18          | 6                |
| 19th              | 19          | 6                |
| 20th              | 20          | 6                |

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#### CR Adjustment for XP
When making a Creature a Meta Caster, its CR increases a number determined by its Spellcaster Level. This adjustment should only be used to determine its CR for the encounter and the XP awarded to PCs, without any more changes to it.

| Spellcaster Level | CR Increased |
|:-----------------:|:------------:|
|  3rd-12th         | +1           |
|  13th-20th        | +2           |

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## Official Optional Rules
### Multiclassing
Your Spellcaster Level determines your number of Mana Points, and the number of Metamagics Known. Your Spellcaster Level is determined in **[<span></span><span>Classes by Category</span>](#p3)**.

If you Multiclass, now any *Paladin* & *Ranger* and all *Spellcaster Subclasses* Levels you have round down their Spellcaster Level.
### Simplifying NPC Meta Casters
Since NPCs wont last for multiple Combats like the Player Characters (and some in new books have more limited uses), you can simply ignore the Mana Points, these enemies can use Metamagics with their Spells until they run out of Spells.
### Feats
The following are a list of Revised and new Feats, only *Metamagic Adept* is mandatory, the rest can be used at the GMs discretion:
#### Ability Increase for Feats
The following Feats now give an Ability Increase of 1, to a maximum of 20, when you choose them as shown on the following table. If a Feat in the following table lists multiple Ability Scores, you choose which one gets the Ability Increase.
| ***Feat***                                        | **Ability Increase**
|:--------------------------------------------------|:-:|
| • Artificer Initiate (**TCE**)                    | **Intelligence**
| • Eldritch Adept (**TCE**)                        | **Intelligence**, **Wisdom** or **Charisma**
| • Healer (**PHB**)                                | **Intelligence** or **Wisdom**
| • Prodigy (**XGE**)                               | **Any one**
| • Inspiring Leader (**PHB**)                      | **Constitution** or **Charisma**
| • Skilled (**PHB**)                               | **Any one**

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#### Eldritch Adept
*Prerequisite: Being able to Cast at least one Spell*  
Studying occult lore, you have unlocked eldritch power within yourself. You gain the following benefits:

- Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma Score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You learn one Eldritch Invocation option of your choice from the *Warlock* Class. If the Invocation has a prerequisite, you must meet them to choose that Invocation (a Level prerequisite refers to a *Warlock* Level).  Whenever you reach a Level that grants the *Ability Score Improvement* Feature, you can replace this Invocation option with another one.
- If an Invocation specifies that you must use your Charisma Modifier, like the Invocation *Agonizing Blast*, you can use your Spellcasting Modifier instead.

#### Metamagic Adept
*Prerequisite: Being able to Cast at least one Spell*  
You've learned how to exert your will on your spells to alter how they function:
- Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma Score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You learn 2 Metamagics of your choice. You can only apply one Metamagic option to each Spell you Cast only once, unless it specifies otherwise. Whenever you reach a Level that grants the *Ability Score Improvement* Feature, you can replace one of these Metamagic options with another one.
- You gain 3 Mana Points to expend in Metamagics (these points are added to any Mana Points you have from another source). You regain all expended Mana Points when you finish a Long Rest.

#### Mystic Attunement
You possess an intuitive understanding of the way magic ebbs and flows within *Magic Items*, your Body and your Soul. You gain the following benefit:

- You can Attune to a number of *Magic Items* equal to your Proficiency Bonus (minimum 4) at the same time.

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#### Spell Driver
*Prerequisites: Being able to Cast at least one Spell*  
Through intense focus, training, and dedication, you’ve harnessed the techniques of rapid Spellcasting. You gain the following benefit:

- You can use both your Action and Bonus Action to Cast Spells of 1st Level or higher in the same Turn, ignoring the limitation of only using Cantrips for the rest of the Turn if you Cast a Spell as a Bonus Action. However, if you Cast two or more Spells this way in a single Turn, only one of them can be of 3rd Level or higher.

For example: A 5th-Level Wizard could Cast as an Action the 3rd-Level *Fireball* Spell, and as a Bonus Action the 2nd-Level *Misty Step* Spell, both on the same Turn.

## Optional Class Features
The following are Optional Class Features, like the ones in **TCE**, allowed at the GMs discretion:
### Breaking Limits
*Improvement to the 1st-Level Magical Talent Feature*  
As a Bonus Action, you can expend a number of Hit Dice to regain one Mana Point for each Hit Die expended.
### Meta Preparation
*Improvement to the 1st-Level Magical Talent Feature*  
When you finish a Long Rest, you can replace one Metamagic you know with a different one.

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## Appendix
#### Spellcaster Levels by Class
To quickly know how many Spellcaster Levels a Class has, see the following table:

| Level | Spellcaster Class | Half Spellcaster Class | Spellcaster Subclass |
|:-----:|:-----------------:|:----------------------:|:--------------------:|
| 1st   | 1                 | 1                      | —                    |
| 2nd   | 2                 | 1                      | —                    |
| 3rd   | 3                 | 2                      | 1                    |
| 4th   | 4                 | 2                      | 2                    |
| 5th   | 5                 | 3                      | 2                    |
| 6th   | 6                 | 3                      | 2                    |
| 7th   | 7                 | 4                      | 3                    |
| 8th   | 8                 | 4                      | 3                    |
| 9th   | 9                 | 5                      | 3                    |
| 10th  | 10                | 5                      | 4                    |
| 11th  | 11                | 6                      | 4                    |
| 12th  | 12                | 6                      | 4                    |
| 13th  | 13                | 7                      | 5                    |
| 14th  | 14                | 7                      | 5                    |
| 15th  | 15                | 8                      | 5                    |
| 16th  | 16                | 8                      | 6                    |
| 17th  | 17                | 9                      | 6                    |
| 18th  | 18                | 9                      | 6                    |
| 19th  | 19                | 10                     | 7                    |
| 20th  | 20                | 10                     | 7                    |
*Multiclass Half Spellcasters and Spellcaster Subclasses round down (instead of up) their Spellcaster Level.

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