ELH/FRCS: Archmage Mastery of Elements Confusion

[Cloudgatherer]

In the FRCS, it says when casting a spell the damage type can be changed.

In the ELH, it says when preparing a spell the damage type can be changed.

Did I miss some errata somewhere?

Personally, I think the ELH is incorrect and someone pulled a "fast editing" job. If the ELH version were true, sorcerers could not be archmages and take master of elements, but I'm pretty sure they can (Simbul for example).

Thoughts?

 

[Cloudgatherer]

Does no one play an archmage with Mastery of Elements? Anyone?

 

[justinsluder]

Yes, it's the only reason I took the one level of Archmage I have.

But as to the topic, I look at it this way. For Wizard's it's when preparing spells, for Sorcerer's it's when casting spells.

 

[Taluron]

I don't know about the ELH but in the FRCS the Mastery of Elements is an on-the-fly, i.e. at casting, item (so is Mastery of Shaping for that matter).

 

[Cloudgatherer]

Yeah, I know what the FRCS says, but the ELH says something different for the same archmage ability. Something to think about....

 

[Arravis]

I consider them seperate abilities. The Arch-Magi prestige class is it's own beast.