Question on preparing a new spell list after a long rests, because of wording:
"Preparing a new list of cleric spells requires time spent in prayer and meditation: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list."
?) So do I have to spend time on only new spells I add to my list, or on all spells on my list? (Because it seems that if I keep the same spell list after a long rest, I don't have to spend time on spells I already have prepared.)
Any spells you cast the previous day, you need to prepare. If you have spells you prepared but did not cast, and you are retaining them for another day, you don’t need to do anything. But really, I’ve never heard of a DM actually tracking how many minutes you need in the morning. It’s usually just, I long rested, and here’s my spells for today.
At level 5 you have about 12 spells on your whole list. Accounting for spell levels you would have about 20 spells levels? I also don't see a DM making a big deal out of that. I disagree though that you only need to pray for the spells you used. This creates logic bombs. If I use one 1st level spell 3x I have to pray for 1 minute, or three minutes?
I see your point, I phrased it really awkwardly to the point of making it wrong.
I meant to suggest you’d only need to spend time preparing spells that were new that day. If you changed from the previous day and dropped one spell in favor of another spell, you’d only need to really prepare the one new spell, not the whole list. Though RAW, it does seem to say you need to prepare the whole list. Either way, as you and I both said, I doubt the DM will actually worry about that level of micromanaging time. I think the rule is just in case it does ever actually matter, but that would be a rare occurrence.
I think the rule also supports role play. The Cleric gets to remind everyone, "Well, I spend some time before I go to bed praying for the restoration of my spells." I believe in most games it doesn't go any farther than that.
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I think the rule also supports role play. The Cleric gets to remind everyone, "Well, I spend some time before I go to bed praying for the restoration of my spells." I believe in most games it doesn't go any farther than that.
So pretty much unless the DM is picky and trying to screw a cleric out of prepared spells, it is part of the resting period that goes by potentially in 1 second real time?
Question on preparing a new spell list after a long rests, because of wording:
"Preparing a new list of cleric spells requires time spent in prayer and meditation: at least 1 minute per spell level for each spell on your list."
?) So do I have to spend time on only new spells I add to my list, or on all spells on my list? (Because it seems that if I keep the same spell list after a long rest, I don't have to spend time on spells I already have prepared.)
Thanks in advance!
Any spells you cast the previous day, you need to prepare. If you have spells you prepared but did not cast, and you are retaining them for another day, you don’t need to do anything.
But really, I’ve never heard of a DM actually tracking how many minutes you need in the morning. It’s usually just, I long rested, and here’s my spells for today.
At level 5 you have about 12 spells on your whole list. Accounting for spell levels you would have about 20 spells levels? I also don't see a DM making a big deal out of that. I disagree though that you only need to pray for the spells you used. This creates logic bombs. If I use one 1st level spell 3x I have to pray for 1 minute, or three minutes?
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
I see your point, I phrased it really awkwardly to the point of making it wrong.
I meant to suggest you’d only need to spend time preparing spells that were new that day. If you changed from the previous day and dropped one spell in favor of another spell, you’d only need to really prepare the one new spell, not the whole list. Though RAW, it does seem to say you need to prepare the whole list.
Either way, as you and I both said, I doubt the DM will actually worry about that level of micromanaging time. I think the rule is just in case it does ever actually matter, but that would be a rare occurrence.
I think the rule also supports role play. The Cleric gets to remind everyone, "Well, I spend some time before I go to bed praying for the restoration of my spells." I believe in most games it doesn't go any farther than that.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt
So pretty much unless the DM is picky and trying to screw a cleric out of prepared spells, it is part of the resting period that goes by potentially in 1 second real time?
That sounds about right.
Usually it’s like:
Party: “we long rest”
DM: the time passes without incedent.
Party: “lets go”
The details of spell memorization, eating, donning armor, etc. are usually just hand waived.