Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General [NEW] Updated pool - Two leveled spells in single turn

I voted for keeping in the 5E PnP rules - of all the choices, I feel like it's the easiest to implement and will be the most balanced.

The multiple levelled spell is simply too much of a buff for casters, which will really hamper balance against many other classes (Rogues, Fighters, etc). Remember, the levels we see in the EA (1-4) are where casters are at their ABSOLUTE weakest. Everything just skyrockets from there.

Quicken spell + cantrip can be a bit underwhelming, but I think that's alright because it shouldn't be so much better than all the other metamagics. There's a reason why Heighten, Empowered, and other metamagic exist - and I think Larian actually made a great change in giving us more Metamagic choices (normally in PnP sorcerers only get 3 at the EA levels). Quicken is still amazing when you have a strong action to use. It's perfect for multiclasses like Warlock + Sorcerer (BA spell + action eldritch blast) or Sorcerer + Paladin (BA spell + full attack, maybe even smites).

If Larian is changing the spell casting rules, then they really need to evaluate everything from a balance standpoint.

If we're making adjustments, I do generally think Sorcerers need a buff, but I don't think having Quicken Spell be extremely OP is the way to go - since it devalues the other metamagics. I'd prefer the Tasha's / Solasta fix - which is to give Sorcerers "Domain" Spells.