[larsdangly]

I feel like the overwhelming power of the staff zap attack is a 'white room argument' thing but not a real play thing. The main PC wizard in my current campaign does carry a staff and values it as a reserve of mana, but is not remotely interested in zapping people. You have to get really close to zap, and when you do it is very unlikely your attack will put your foe on the ground. And now you are 1 hex away from someone who is angry and probably much better at close combat than you are. I mean, it's cool that it is in there and i'm sure there are situations where it is useful, but it's not a game changer.