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Crust

06-25-07, 06:47 PM
I read the following in the SRD under Maximize Spell:

An empowered, maximized spell gains the separate benefits of each feat: the maximum result plus one-half the normally rolled result.

Does this mean that, for example, an empowered/maximized fireball cast at 5th level will always deal 45 points of damage (assuming a failed save and no other protections)?
Pentar

06-25-07, 06:50 PM
I read the following in the SRD under Maximize Spell:

Does this mean that, for example, an empowered/maximized fireball cast at 5th level will always deal 45 points of damage (assuming a failed save and no other protections)?

No, I don't think it works like that.

A Maximized Empowered Fireball at Caster level 5 would deal 30+(5d6/2) damage.

EDIT: err, yah, what Veg said.
Vegepygmy

06-25-07, 06:51 PM
No, it means you roll 5d6 and add half of whatever you roll to 30.