Originally Posted by
Shatteredtower
Thank you; that helps. Does it help you accept the scene now that you know that a potion duplicating the effects of a low level spell could easily allow a badly injured creature to survive the effects of such a high level spell?
I see I made a mistake in my earlier post. That second Protection from Energy should be Resist Energy (a 2nd level spell). Sorry about that. One reason the latter is preferred over the former comes into play against Meteor Swarm, which is among the reasons why Meteor Swarm is considered pretty weak for its level.