Quote Originally Posted by Olinser View Post
That's why I said some form of energy conversion. Certainly he'd have to twist the spell a little - but since he's turning physical damage into physical damage, it doesn't seem unreasonable.

I recall in written words one of the Drizzt books by Salvatore, the Drow Psion had a spell that functioned exactly like would be required - you take physical hits that don't affect you, and you can channel that energy directly into any target you wish.
Holy carp. The Mitd is Sebastian Shaw!

In all seriousness though I believe that book was published circa 2nd edition, which had its own psionic system and may have included abilities not present in 3.5. Further, the writer's while relatively faithful have always taken artistic liberty with functioning of magic for dramatic appeal.