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In gridded combat, how many squares/cubes above ground can the caster of Earth Tremor be in order to affect the ground?
Our campaign uses the optional Using Miniatures rules (Dungeon Master's Guide Ch. 8) and the variant Playing on a Grid rules (Player's Handbook Ch. 9). If a spellcaster is not on the ground (due to ...
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When casting the Control Water spell underwater, does the Part Water option create a cube of air?
The control water spell has the option to separate water and form a trench on a cubic area of up to 100 feet per side:
Until the spell ends, you control any freestanding water inside an area you ...
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Does the Wall of Fire spell damage creatures above it?
The Wall of Fire spell describes its "damage zone" as:
One side of the wall, selected by you when you cast this spell, deals
5d8 fire damage to each creature that ends its turn within 10 ...
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Does the Evard's Black Tentacles spell affect the 5-foot cubes above its area?
I'm playing in a Tomb of Annihilation game, and there were some succubi that we were fighting. We had information ahead of time that a lot of them were grouped up together talking to someone, and so I ...
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How do I handle targeting and areas of effect in 3-D?
I'm totally OK with regular grid and counting squares for purposes of movement, spell and weapon targeting, and determining areas of effect. Area shapes neatly match with measurements made square-by-...
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Are There 3D Rules for Flying and Distance?
I recently had a problem come up in a session that I wanted to see if there was more information on. One of my players is playing a Light Domain cleric; its 1st-level Warding Flare feature says, in ...
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How high can the Black Tentacles spell reach?
The spell Black Tentacles does not say how high they can reach up. Could it grab some Stirges that fly over the area of effect for example?
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