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<blockquote data-quote="Plane Sailing" data-source="post: 3070085" data-attributes="member: 114">Words fail me when I try to think of how bad Polar Ray is, for an 8th level spell. With your example above, an average of 52 damage from a ranged touch spell (hope there isn't concealment or mirror image in play) is chickenfeed; Maximised Fireball at 6th level does a guaranteed 60 damage to all in the area of effect, if you are worried about evasive targets Horrid Wilting will do 15d6 to up to 15 targets (Fort save for half, no evasion worries and it is untyped damage), if something doesn't have energy resistance then empowered maximised scorching ray at 7th for 3x(24+2d6) for an average of 93 looks somewhat better, or quickened empowered scorching ray + empowered scorching ray for 6x(6d6) for an average of 126?Scorching ray is useless if someone has resistance 30 up, but 22 damage from polar ray isn't exactly anything to write home about in the similar circumstances either. 8th level spell to do an average of 22 damage? No thanks!Quickened maximised magic missle is guaranteed 30 points damage with no chance of missing as an 8th level spell and can be joined together with any other spell in the round...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Plane Sailing, post: 3070085, member: 114"] Words fail me when I try to think of how bad Polar Ray is, for an 8th level spell. With your example above, an average of 52 damage from a ranged touch spell (hope there isn't concealment or mirror image in play) is chickenfeed; Maximised Fireball at 6th level does a guaranteed 60 damage to all in the area of effect, if you are worried about evasive targets Horrid Wilting will do 15d6 to up to 15 targets (Fort save for half, no evasion worries and it is untyped damage), if something doesn't have energy resistance then empowered maximised scorching ray at 7th for 3x(24+2d6) for an average of 93 looks somewhat better, or quickened empowered scorching ray + empowered scorching ray for 6x(6d6) for an average of 126? Scorching ray is useless if someone has resistance 30 up, but 22 damage from polar ray isn't exactly anything to write home about in the similar circumstances either. 8th level spell to do an average of 22 damage? No thanks! Quickened maximised magic missle is guaranteed 30 points damage with no chance of missing as an 8th level spell and can be joined together with any other spell in the round... [/QUOTE]

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