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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dandu" data-source="post: 5236480" data-attributes="member: 85158">You do realize that "Scorching Burst" is a 4e wizard power, right? Let's see... and you don't think there are any broken spells in 3e except for one that doesn't exist in 3e. I'm going to list some spells and their uses. Tell me what you think. Wings of Flurry (Sorcerer only, level 4, Races of the Dragon) - 1d6/level uncapped force damage. Reflex save for half. Failure means that you are dazed. Wings of Cover (Sorcerer only, level 2, Races of the Dragon) - Immediate action spell that grants total cover against one attack, spell, or etc. Celerity (level 4, PHB2) - You will pretty much always go first with this spell. Contingency (level 6, PHB) - Speaking is a free action. Shout "Bugger my aunt" (or do it in Sign Language if speaking is an issue) in the event you're attacked and unprepared, and you have effectively a get out of jail free card since you trigger your Resilient Sphere/Dimension Door/Celerity/whatever. Time Stop (level 9, PHB) - You get to take multiple actions while everyone else has to be restricted by the normal flow of time. The Planar Binding series (levels 5, 6, and 8, PHB) - You can use Lesser Planar Binding at level 9 for a wizard and level 10 for a sorcerer to get a Nightmare. Proceed to enjoy the benefit of a mount which can cast Astral Projection and Etheralness at will at a CL of 20. It gets worse when you can Planar Bind Solars, Pit Fiends, and Balors in order to make use of the Holy Word and Blashphemy. The Polymorph series (levels 2, 4, 8, and 9, PHB) - Especially Polymorph Any Object and Shapechange. Just as an example, you can Shapechange into a Choker for an extra Standard or Move action every turn. This means you get to cast an extra spell every turn in addition to quickened spells. You can also Shapechange into a Zodar, which gets Wish as a (Su) ability 1/year, which means you don't have to pay XP costs for it. It also means that you can change form, each round, into a different Zodar while Shapechange is active and you get another free use of Wish. There are much more abusive things you can do with Shapechange. Maw of Chaos (level 9 SpC) - uncapped 1d6/level force damage in a small area. This spell has a duration, which means you can drop it on people in a time stop. Holy Word and similar spells (level 7 PHB) - It's easy to get +6 CL as a Cleric if you're going to use this spell (and more if you try), which means that you can basically stunlock anyone a level above you and lower. This is pretty bad.</blockquote>

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