Grease spell confusion

[Quasqueton]

OK, so 3.5 "clears" up the spell this way:

A grease spell covers a solid surface with a layer of slippery grease. Any creature in the area when the spell is cast must make a successful Reflex save or fall. This save is repeated on your turn each round that the creature remains within the area. A creature can walk within or through the area of grease at half normal speed with a DC 10 Balance check. Failure means it can't move that round (and must then make a Reflex save or fall), while failure by 5 or more means it falls.

Well now, doesn't this just clear up the effect?

So, a creature caught in my grease spell saves or falls.

On the creature's turn can it stand up and fight without moving from its square?

Or does it have to make a Balance check DC 10 to fight? (Not a difficult DC.)

Then on my turn again, the creature makes another save or falls. (So what if it is down only for the time between the caster's turn and the creature's. What if it goes right after the caster? Basically no effect?)

What exactly does this fall mean? Is the faller unable to take a physical action on its turn?

And interesting to note that the check to move through the spell is just DC 10 rather than based on the spell's DC.

My wizard is only 5th level, and it seems all my primary spells (sleep, grease, hold) are being hamstrung.

Quasqueton

 

[LokiDR]

Interesting. You have to make 2 successful checks to get out of the greased area: a relex and a balance. If you make the reflex but fail the balance you just can't move out. This could get really silly.