Would there be a reason to cast a higher level version of a spell if there is no difference between it and it’s lower level version?

For instance:

Speak With Animals II seems to be the same as Speak With Animals I. There are other examples with other spells, but is there a reason to cast the different versions? Cost seems the same, effect seems the same…

  • ono@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    I’m not talking about upcasting Counterspell, but upcasting some other spell to make it less likely for a Counterspell against it to succeed.

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      1 year ago

      Both directions work since the mechanics of Counterspell function based on the spell slot used to cast. Same or better spell slot autocounters; everything else is a spell attack roll against 10 + the spell slot of the the cast spell.

      Edit: I probably shouldn’t have use spell attack to describe it but it’s basically the same minus the equipment and ability bonuses that apply to attack rolls specifically.