16d8 damage from a nuke is actually enough to vaporize most mundane materials. An average of 72 points of damage is well in excess of what most objects can sustain.
Erupt doesn't have random damage you can Maximize. It's a flat 10 points of damage per caster level.
Thats low. WAY too low.
I had brought up radiation drakes as a possibility. They are a thing in starfinder.
Unfortunately, Starfinder is not nearly so compatible with D&D 3.5 as Pathfinder, especially when it comes to creatures and combat. It's a lot like trying to use 5e material for 3.5.
That is fine.
d20 Modern stats out the effects for various weapon types through several technological development plateaus. If nothing else, it helps set benchmarks for other effects.
A one megaton nuclear detonation, for example, inflicts 16d8 damage.
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Viserys' Fireball spells hit harder than that now, not to mention what a SotD spell can do. Of course, the warhead has a larger effective radius, but the point stands.
