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== Spell slots ==
== Spell slots ==
Classes expend spell slots to cast their known spells. A creature's available spell slots are determined by how many caster levels they've taken.
Classes expend spell slots to cast their known spells. A creature's available spell slots are determined by how many caster levels they've taken.
Depleted spell slots are generally regained by taking a [[long rest]] or – for warlocks – a [[short rest]].


=== Spell levels ===
=== Spell levels ===
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{{hatnote|Main article: [[Upcasting]]}}
{{hatnote|Main article: [[Upcasting]]}}
{{Icon|Upcast Icon.png|24px}}'''Upcasting''' is when a spellcaster uses a higher level spell slot to cast a lower level spell. Many spells become more powerful when cast with a spell slot higher than the spell's level. For damaging spells this usually takes the form of additional damage dice, but spells can also gain a larger area of effect, a longer duration, additional targets or other benefits.
{{Icon|Upcast Icon.png|24px}}'''Upcasting''' is when a spellcaster uses a higher level spell slot to cast a lower level spell. Many spells become more powerful when cast with a spell slot higher than the spell's level. For damaging spells this usually takes the form of additional damage dice, but spells can also gain a larger area of effect, a longer duration, additional targets or other benefits.
=== Recovering spell slots ===
Depleted spell slots are generally regained by taking a [[long rest]], though there are other means to restore them:
* Some characters, including {{class|Wizard}}s and some {{class|Druid}} subclasses, have features which let them regain a small number of spell slots in between long rests.
* {{class|Wild Magic Barbarian}}s have access to the [[Bolstering Magic]] feature, allowing them or an ally to recover a few low level spell slots when they Rage.
* Items such as the {{RarityItem|Pearl of Power Amulet}} or {{RarityItem|Spellcrux Amulet}} allow for the recovery of spell slots once per long rest.
* The [[Arcane Cultivation]] line of Elixirs grants the user a temporary additional spell slot of a specific level from 1st to 4th, depending on the elixir. While this doesn't technically replenish an existing slot, the practical effect is the same.
* The {{class|Warlock}}'s [[Warlock#Pact Magic|Pact Magic]] class feature grants them only a small number of spell slots, but to compensate they regain them all by taking a [[short rest]].
=== Ritual spells ===
When a {{Icon|Ritual_Spell_Icon.png|24px}} ritual spell is cast outside of combat/turn-based mode, they do not consume spell slots and are effectively free to cast. They consume spell slots as normal in-combat/turn-based mode.
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* {{SAI|Detect Thoughts|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Disguise Self|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Enhance Leap|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Feather Fall|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Find Familiar|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Longstrider|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Silence|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Speak with Animals|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Speak with Dead|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Summon Quothe the Raven|w=40}}
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=== Spell slots per level ===
=== Spell slots per level ===
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Warlock} are unique, as their spell slots are all of uniform level, matching the highest spell slot available of a normal full spellcaster class until spell level 5, which is the highest level spell slot warlocks can have. They also simply gain a spell slot at class level 1,2, and 11. When a character has levels in both Warlock and a class with traditional spellcasting, their Warlock spell slots are counted separately from any other spell slots, and Warlock levels are ignored when calculating ESL.
Warlock} are unique, as their spell slots are all of uniform level, matching the highest spell slot available of a normal full spellcaster class until spell level 5, which is the highest level spell slot warlocks can have. They also simply gain a spell slot at class level 1,2, and 11. When a character has levels in both Warlock and a class with traditional spellcasting, their Warlock spell slots are counted separately from any other spell slots, and Warlock levels are ignored when calculating ESL.


Characters with both kinds of spell slots can ''mostly'' use them to cast spells from either class interchangeably, though some Warlock [[Eldritch Invocation|Eldritch Invocations]] specifically require the use of a Warlock spell slot.
=== Recovering spell slots ===
Depleted spell slots are generally regained by taking a rest, though there are other means to restore them:
* Some characters, including {{class|Wizard}}s and some {{class|Druid}} subclasses, have features which let them regain a small number of spell slots in between long rests.
* {{class|Wild Magic Barbarian}}s have access to the [[Bolstering Magic]] feature, allowing them or an ally to recover a few low level spell slots when they Rage.
* Items such as the {{RarityItem|Pearl of Power Amulet}} or {{RarityItem|Spellcrux Amulet}} allow for the recovery of spell slots once per long rest.
* The [[Arcane Cultivation]] line of Elixirs grants the user a temporary additional spell slot of a specific level from 1st to 4th, depending on the elixir. While this doesn't technically replenish an existing slot, the practical effect is the same.
 
=== Ritual spells ===
When a {{Icon|Ritual_Spell_Icon.png|24px}} ritual spell is cast outside of combat/turn-based mode, they do not consume spell slots and are effectively free to cast. They consume spell slots as normal in-combat/turn-based mode.
 
{{div col | style = column-width: 18em; list-style-type: none;}}
* {{SAI|Detect Thoughts|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Disguise Self|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Enhance Leap|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Feather Fall|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Find Familiar|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Longstrider|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Silence|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Speak with Animals|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Speak with Dead|w=40}}
* {{SAI|Summon Quothe the Raven|w=40}}
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== Known spells ==
== Known spells ==
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