Maximize Spell + Empower Spell?

[Mr Whos]

Can you maximize a fireball then empower it?
because the empower feat states that you cant empower a spell that doesn't have random variables. So a maximized fireball always does 60 points of damage mean its no longer random!

[Kvantum]

An Empowered Maximized Fireball (taking up an 8th level spell slot) does 60+5d6 fire damage, Ref save for half, but only with the save DC of a 3rd level spell.

You just maximize then add half again the dice of the base spell.

[Ral' Yareth]

Kvantum wrote:

An Empowered Maximized Fireball (taking up an 8th level spell slot) does 60+5d6 fire damage, Ref save for half, but only with the save DC of a 3rd level spell.

You just maximize then add half again the dice of the base spell.

the post above is indeed correct.

[Mr Whos]

Thanks for the replies