Quartz
Hero
The hp bloat is exactly why damage spells should've scaled with caster's levels. Having a cap is understandable but yet...
While the HPs of monsters have indeed bloated, the HPs of PCs have not until you get to 'name' levels. Wizards doget an extra 1 HP per level; big whoop.
There's nothing stopping you reducing the HP of a monster or making it Vulnerable to fire damage.