I was wondering if the Sorcerer/Druid multiclassing can change the “free” guiding bolt castings into spell points? Can the sorcerer use this as a small daily batter to power metamagic or maybe even more spell slots? I can’t find anything on this and I am curious.
The other more painful issue you have when using the Spell Point option for creating slots and casting spells using those slots is that you cant then convert that Spell Slot you created back into Sorcery Points. Some people have read it as you creating the Spell Slots you plan on using, but that is not how it works however. Font is a Bonus Action and the creation of a Spell Slot using Spell Points is part of the Action of casting the spell. You loose that slot the moment you use it to cast a spell, even if you arent using the Spell Slot way of casting. The advantage you have however with Font is that if you have run out of Spell Points, and still have Sorcery Points left, you can then create the slow using Sorcery Points, and then if you dont use that slot at all can convert that slot back since you didnt cast a spell to use it to get the Sorcery Points back.
As to Druid of the Stars, their use of Guiding Bolt as a free casting without the use of a slot is limited to their Proficiency Bonus in how many times they can cast it for free. You can even change its casting time as a Sorcerer to a Bonus Action by Quickening the spell through Metamagic if you have it, and use your Action to do something else such as using the Hide Action, just remember to tell the DM you are using your Bonus Action by Quickening and Casting Guiding Bolt before you use your Hide Action so not to have him thinking you are casting it after. Order of actions means everything.
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Hello everyone.
I was wondering if the Sorcerer/Druid multiclassing can change the “free” guiding bolt castings into spell points? Can the sorcerer use this as a small daily batter to power metamagic or maybe even more spell slots? I can’t find anything on this and I am curious.
No, because they aren't cast using spell slots, they are free bonus uses of the spell.
So they have to be spell slots. Too bad.
The other more painful issue you have when using the Spell Point option for creating slots and casting spells using those slots is that you cant then convert that Spell Slot you created back into Sorcery Points. Some people have read it as you creating the Spell Slots you plan on using, but that is not how it works however. Font is a Bonus Action and the creation of a Spell Slot using Spell Points is part of the Action of casting the spell. You loose that slot the moment you use it to cast a spell, even if you arent using the Spell Slot way of casting. The advantage you have however with Font is that if you have run out of Spell Points, and still have Sorcery Points left, you can then create the slow using Sorcery Points, and then if you dont use that slot at all can convert that slot back since you didnt cast a spell to use it to get the Sorcery Points back.
As to Druid of the Stars, their use of Guiding Bolt as a free casting without the use of a slot is limited to their Proficiency Bonus in how many times they can cast it for free. You can even change its casting time as a Sorcerer to a Bonus Action by Quickening the spell through Metamagic if you have it, and use your Action to do something else such as using the Hide Action, just remember to tell the DM you are using your Bonus Action by Quickening and Casting Guiding Bolt before you use your Hide Action so not to have him thinking you are casting it after. Order of actions means everything.