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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thikket" data-source="post: 1703173" data-attributes="member: 13333">Incorrect, actually. Edit: Whoopsie! I knew I miscalculated! All fixed.3.5e PHB page 98. "An empowered, maximized spell gains the separate benefits of each feat: the maximum result plus one-half the normally rolled result." There's also an example on that page.Your empowered maximized ray of enfeeblement is a 6th level spell, so it can't be cast by a 10th level wizard; but that doesn't matter for the actual purpose at hand, just a side note (you'd need to be 11th level).Ray of enfeeblement does not deal strength damage, careful with that. It's just a strength penalty.The actual damage of this scenario would be, I believe:6+5 (maximized amount) + (1d6+5)*0.5 = 11 + (1d6+5)*0.5This results in the uniform probability distribution:-14 penalty (1/6 chance)-14 penalty (1/6 chance)-15 penalty (1/6 chance)-15 penalty (1/6 chance)-16 penalty (1/6 chance)-16 penalty (1/6 chance)Remember that the subject's strength cannot drop below 1 with the use of this spell (see other, similar threads for more information).Anyway, I'm pretty sure that's correct. I may have miscalculated the penalty by counting the "+5" part twice -- if that's incorrect, someone pipe up. It seems about right for a 6th level spell, considering you need two feats for it (compare with feeblemind, 5th level).Still pretty danged nasty, though, huh?(Also note: a simple empowered ray of enfeeblement at that level does that same progression without the "11" part added by the maximize spell feat. It's still really good [the worst you can do is a -9 penalty!], and only a 3rd level spell. Consider that too.)Hope that was helpful!Lurking Thikket</blockquote>

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