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Tagged with area-of-effect spells
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What's the shape of the Control Weather spell? (if any)
We have this rule in the Player's Handbook, p. 204:
Spells such as burning hands and cone of cold cover an area, allowing
them to affect multiple creatures at once. A spell's description
specifies ...
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Would a creature finding itself in the AOE of Insect Plague when it is cast receive damage three times if it were to also end its turn there?
During our session, we ended up debating with our DM over the wording of Insect Plague. Insect Plague's damage occurs under three conditions. Once when the spell is cast, and creatures find themselves ...
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Thunderwave in constricted area
If Thunderwave is cast in a dungeon, say in a five by ten corridor, would the volume of effect be extended down the corridor? That is, a fifteen-foot cube consists of 27 five-foot cubes, so the effect ...
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How does 'Enlarge Spell' affect Area of Effect?
I would like to understand the impact of the feat Enlarge Spell on spells such as:
Laogzed's Breath
Level: Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 3
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area: Cone
Duration: Instantaneous
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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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Does being lifted 10 feet into the air and then dropped count as "moving into or within the area" of Spike Growth?
Let's say that an enemy creature is standing in the center of the area of effect of the Spike Growth spell, which states:
The ground in a 20-foot radius centered on a point within range twists and ...
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Do hostiles have advantage when attacking friendly affected by self-casted faerie fire? [duplicate]
I have a rather simple question. Suppose I cast faerie fire and a friendly is in the target cube at that time and thus affected, do hostiles have advantage when attacking it?
I believe the PHB's spell ...
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Clarification for Area of Effect Templates
I have seen a lot of AOE templates out there. There seems to be a lot of interpretations.
I have seen some that equate 20' squares and 20' radius circle. However, 20' squares are 4x4 squares on a 1sq=...
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Can the Faerie Fire spell be oriented in a small space to not affect allies?
Many AOE spells use a point as their origin, and from this point, area is calculated. Faerie Fire doesn't state where spells start. Often, AOE spells are cast in rooms near walls to avoid friendly ...
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What is the AoE of Acid Splash?
The description of Acid Splash says (emphasis mine):
Range 30 feet; Targets 1 creature
You splash a glob of acid that splatters your target and nearby creatures. Make a spell attack. If you hit, you ...
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Assuming the overall shape is still 10x10x10 cubes, can you subdivide cubes to create more floorspace with Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion?
With the simplest arrangement possible, Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion allows for 5000 sq ft. of space.
But suppose I was okay with slightly cramped quarters, would it be possible to arrange 25 ...
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Does total cover protect someone who enters the area of a Moonbeam?
The Moonbeam spell states:
A silvery beam of pale light shines down in a 5-foot-radius, 40-foot-high cylinder centered on a point within range. Until the spell ends, dim light fills the cylinder.
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Moonbeam + grappling to move an enemy in and out in the same turn? [duplicate]
For reference, Moonbeam:
When a creature enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it is engulfed in ghostly flames that cause searing pain, and it must make a ...
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Can twinned Vortex Warp proc Spirit Guardians damage if teleporting the Spirit Guardians carrier?
So I've got Twinned Spell and Vortex Warp. I'm looking to abuse this in conjunction with hazard zone spells; one of particular interest is Spirit Guardians. What I want to do is take my ally from ...
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How big is the area of effect for the Ice Knife spell's explosion, when the spell targets a Large creature?
The description of the ice knife spell states (emphasis mine):
You create a shard of ice and fling it at one creature within range. Make a ranged spell attack against the target. On a hit, the target ...
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