Jemal, I -believe- it's from Complete Mage, but ya know...I'm not positive. I'll edit this with more info when I get home and have my books in front of me.
It's also possible that the description for Eldritch Blast specifically notes they do half damage to objects...but again, I'll have to read it again to be sure.
In any event, Baleful Utterance definitely renders all that moot.
That is my usual posting rate, especially with games that have as many players as this one does. It allows slower players to keep up and gives me some breathing room.
That said, I'm a little behind today. Still hoping to get to this sometime today, but it may end up sliding into tomorrow.
The initiative roll is my sneaky way of making sure everyone's here. Anyone who doesn't get an initiative roll in by Thursday (my Paths of Madness update day) will get left out of the escape and face the executioner.