Originally Posted by
aimlessPolymath
It's all good!
The problem is, that ruling means that either:
a) Surprise Spells stacks with the default sneak attack damage, dealing a whole lot of damage output on weaponlike spells.
b) Surprise Spells doesn't stack, so only AoE spells are affected.
c) You could errata out those rules.
As an alternative but similar effect, maybe something akin to a beguiler's sneak-attack-adds-to-save-DCs effect?