some Kaedrin's spellcasting feats doubts

[freekender]

I have a doubt about some of the spellcasting feats. Particularly, about the ones like Fiery Burst, Acidic Splater, Invisible Needle, etc. They say that as long as you have a spell of X lvl or higher avaible to cast you can cast Y.

My question is: does this consume the spell required? One example to clarify: if a caster has Fiery Burst and 5 Fireballs avaible, after "casting" Fiery Burst, does (s)he have 4 or 5 Fireballs avaible.

Thank you in advance!

[Considerate_]

It does not consume the spell in question, you can continue casting for as long as you have a minimum of one spell of that type memorized.

The idea is to offer some sustainability to casters.

I hope that answered your question

[freekender]

Clearly answered. Thank you!

[NeOmega]

however...

fiery burst is the only one good in later levels... ...the rest of them don't have high level spells to reserve.

(D&D loves fire much more than the other elements, for some reason, the fire spells generally seem to do more damage and have better after effects)

[freekender]

Now I wonder something else... Can these feats be used with Empower/Maximize/Quicken metamagics?

however...

fiery burst is the only one good in later levels... ...the rest of them don't have high level spells to reserve.

Good point.

(D&D loves fire much more than the other elements, for some reason, the fire spells generally seem to do more damage and have better after effects)

Yes, that's right. Sometimes I miss better sonic spells.

[Nyeleni]

No. No metamagicking them.

[freekender]

No. No metamagicking them.

Thanks Nyeleni for the quick answer!