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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jalkain" data-source="post: 1878231" data-attributes="member: 2473">There's something of a tradition when it comes to wu jen and weaker spells, going back all the way to 1st Ed.  Originally, I think that OA was envisioned as being a slightly lower-magic setting compared to the Occidental setting.I remember playing a 1st Ed wu jen in an Occidental campaign, and I really had to avoid too much focus on direct combat spells, because many of them were simply inferior versions of core PHB spells.  Rain of Fire and Drowsy Insects were flavourful but weak versions of Fireball and Sleep respectively, with the originals not being on the wu jen spell list (in fact, the ineffectiveness of my Rain of Fire castings became a running joke in the campaign).  In 3.x versions of the class, some more wizard spells have become available, so things have improved if anything.  However, many of the spells are conversions from the old wu jen spell list, often retained at the original spell level they had in 1st Ed.  As a result you get this inconsistency you mention.That said, there's loads of flavour with some of these spells, and I remember coming up with some great combos (like casting Metal Skin on an opponent, followed by Magnetism on a nearby large object).  And I think that Cloud Chariot is a must have for any 'Monkey' fans out there!</blockquote>