Timeline for When must the wizard choose to overchannel?
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| Apr 4, 2021 at 18:15 | comment | added | Exempt-Medic | Another example of a feature that would improve this answer is the Sorcerer's Empowered Spell Metamagic which happens "when you roll damage for a spell" | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 17:22 | comment | added | Rubiksmoose | If you wanted, I think this could be improved by possibly adding a reference to the Heart of the Storm feature, which only works if you read "spell that does damage" in this way. At the very least it seems to be evidence that the designers definitely use the phrase in the sense of "can do damage" instead of "has done damage". | |
| Jun 13, 2019 at 15:57 | comment | added | RyanFromGDSE | @Miniman If it was meant to be decided before it had dealt damage, it would have to use wording like "When you cast a wizard spell of 5th level or lower that normally requires a damage roll you can forgo rolling and deal maximum damage." Both are assumptions. I am looking for an official statement (in the question you marked duplicate) or ruling on the topic from WOC. | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 5:24 | comment | added | TML | "Whatever is the most fun" is always the most important rule anyway. :) | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 1:52 | comment | added | PurpleVermont | haha ;-) I got my DM to rule that I could wait until I know it is going to actually do damage, but he is pretty much just being nice because we are having one final fight in which I finally have access to overchannel, and it would be very anticlimactic and "not fun" if it just got wasted. | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 1:40 | comment | added | Miniman | @PurpleVermont I know, right? I was momentarily excited when I read your question and then I was like, "No, wait." You raised my hopes just so that I could dash them myself. | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 1:35 | comment | added | PurpleVermont | damn, it's an awfully expensive resource to use on a spell that might yet be countered or completely evaded. :( | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 1:25 | history | answered | Miniman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |