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Why is time stop almost univetsally considered more powerful than meteorswarm?

UnEarthed ArCana. It's pretty awesome. However, I'd rather have zen archery, hide and move silently and wisdom as a bonus to both in exchange for my animal companion.

*facepalm* Do you not get what I mean by "open ended".....

Time Stop is powerful because it is incredibly open ended. Just like Shapechange is powerful. Just like Wish is powerful. Just like Gate is powerful. These all have incredibly open ended effects. Unlike say, meteor swarm.. which can "do" relatively little.

And why why a level 1 wizard be casting timestop? Or any other spell that would require multiple rounds to cast due to the nature of its power?

*GASP* You... you mean the guy with the funny hat and the beard that can summon extraplanar nightmare fuel to do his bidding... might... might HAVE A WEAKNESS?!?!?!? Well... this... this WILL NOT DO! Call the Schoolmaster!

This isn't just about WIZARDZ, YO. This is about all spellcasters. All spellcasters derive their power from some source external to themselves. Even Sorcerers have dragonblood, and warlocks have tricky contracts signed in blood. The desire here is to let the magic user have their flashy...

Wisdom based Defenses.

And this is precisely why. The wizard, sorc, cleric, and others were given untold power without being held accountable to the logic that granted that power nor was that logic actively used as a balancing tool. Sorcerers were absolutely lousy with this. They got every benefit of...

Throwing in evasion would make this an amazingly good way to get fochlucan lyrist.

Unsoul Conjuration (light) Level: Sorc/Wiz9, Clr9, Dru9 Component: V,S,M Casting Time: Standard Range : Touch Target/Area: One Creature Touched Duration: Instant Save: None (special) SR: No This terrible spell draws the animating force from any creature, and dissipate it into nothingness...

Well, see... imagine a monk/druid/archer based ranger... that's where I'm going, yo.

Of course it's upto the discretion of the DM. That I'm well aware of. However, I was curious if the playing community in general felt that this would be "valid". Let's say I wanted to make a non-wild shape druid. And I wasn't especially keen on having an animal companion either... I could...

"and here is the argument that destroys the game" Thats the statement that sent you into blithering histrionics, yes?

But isn't that all just RP Fluff? I mean this guy said it best: Restricting characters is really just about the role playing aspects, and has nothing to do with balance. Despite the fact that which deity the character worships would have a direct mechanical impact on which weapon they would...

Did I say spell, or did I say argument?

This is one of the times I'm not so sure. Reason being that War Domain grants weapon focus and proficiency with the deities favored weapon. Some weapons are "more equal" than others. Being able to create a war deity and list the Spiked Chain, Scythe, or similar weapon as their favored weapon...

And here is the argument that destroys the game. Every single time a new supplement comes out we "rebalance" any new spell against the most powerful spell in that or any previous supplement. Dandu lists some of the most powerful spells in the game and says "balance against these".... end...

Can an Ordained Champion be Chaotic Good? I believe they're limited to Hextor and Heironeous (Lawful Good/Lawful Evil)....

Balance will be found for spellcasters in the development of the Vancian Anchor. The vancian anchor is a method by which you further define and manipulate magic within the vancian system using in game logic. A wizard seeking to cast an exceptionally powerful spell (such as time stop) must find...