Empowed confusion?

[IanB]

Hm, is "how many of the rays hit someone" really an effect? I would think it is just part of the resolution.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Hm, is "how many of the rays hit someone" really an effect? I would think it is just part of the resolution.

I fire seven beams, and a randomly determined number strike you.

Hmm. It's an interesting one, because if I fire three Scorching Rays, a variable number might strike you depending on my attack rolls, and I wouldn't consider the number striking you to be a variable numeric effect in Scorching Ray's case.

And yet in Prismatic Spray's case, where every creature in the area is struck by a randomly-determined number of beams, I do. Similarly, in the case of the old Quill Blast (back when Large creatures were struck by 4d6 quills), for example, I'd consider the number of quills striking the creature to be Empowerable.

-Hyp.

 

[James McMurray]

Don't forget the awe inspiring gimpedness that is a Maximized Dispel Magic.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Don't forget the awe inspiring gimpedness that is a Maximized Dispel Magic.

It suppresses items for 4 rounds instead of 1d4?

Shame it doesn't affect the caster level check. That'd be cool

-Hyp.