D&D 3E/3.5 3.5 Archmage and Staffs

[Xarls Taunzund]

I'd have to say my favorite change with 3.5 is the change to staffs, they've been made worthwhile. My question is, can you use the archmage special abilities, such as Mastery of Elements or Mastery of Shaping with a staff. Spell Power will obviously work with a staff, as it effects caster level and staffs use your caster level or the caster level of the staff, whichever his higher. But I'm uncertain about the others.

I also posted this question on the WotC board, but it can take a while for them to answer the questions, and I would like to see some feedback.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Bloody hell! Staffs have gone from Blah to Awesome!

I notice there's still ambiguity as to the activation time of a Quickened spell (or Feather Fall) from a spell trigger item, though

-Hyp.