another observation: Web is certainly not more powerful than Hold Person, even if it holds fast those caught within it. Hold Person does not require ANY achorage for the spell at all, while for a Web to have this effect, two immobile achorage points are required. Also, Hold Person, the higher level spell directly affects the targeted person's mind or muscular control, immobilizing him. Web, on the other hand, has no such effect upon a person's mind. Hold Person cannot be overcome by any means short of a dispel magic or similar countering effect. Webs can be readily burned.