Fire Bad

[Patlin]

Moreover, check out this part:

although a fire-based creature used as a source takes 1 point of damage per caster level.

Is the theoretical fire elemental you're targetting "under your control?"

That's just not what the spell is supposed to do.

 

[Hypersmurf]

I can't believe that your interpretation is as intended.

They shouldn't have declared the fire source a material component, then

-Hyp.

 

[Patlin]

They shouldn't have declared the fire source a material component, then

Agreed. The fire is really the target of the spell, it was silly to call it a component.

 

[Hypersmurf]

Agreed. The fire is really the target of the spell, it was silly to call it a component.

... but they did, so (to whatever extent one feels bound) we're stuck with it

-Hyp.