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Can you counter a spell through wall of force? [duplicate]
The party wizard has cast a hemispherical wall of force to trap the evil sorcerer and isolate him from the battle. The sorcerer however knows dimension door, and tries to cast it to escape. Can the ...
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Can I use the Guiding Bolt spell to attack a creature that burrowed underground where I can't see them?
Recently, I was in a 4-player level 12 free-for-all, and one of the other characters transformed into an earth elemental and burrowed underground, meaning I couldn't see them. This is an afterthought, ...
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Clarification on spells that require the caster to see the target vs those that don't [duplicate]
Some spells like Command specify that you need to see your target:
You speak a one-word command to a creature you can see within range.
Some other spells like Animate Objects don't specify that you ...
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Do you have to see the person, the armor, or the metal when casting heat metal?
If someone covers his metal armor with cloth, can the armor be the target of heat metal?
Does the interpretation of the rules that disallows using heat metal to target armor covered by a garment ...
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Cast shatter on the other side of a wall [duplicate]
I was wondering if you could cast shatter on the other side of a wall or on a point that you can't see. The spell description for shatter says that it is cast on a point that you choose. Other than ...
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Can you summon a spiritual weapon into the bubble created by Bead of Force? Can whoever is inside cast charm person on someone outside the bubble? [duplicate]
The wording for Bead of Force says "Only breathable air can pass through the sphere's wall. No Attack or other Effect can." which obviously means that spells such as firebolt or ray of ...
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Does casting a spell with a long casting time require the target to stay in range and line of sight the whole time?
When casting a spell with a casting time greater than an action, do range and line of sight need to be maintained for the entire time?
For instance, does a cleric casting Prayer of Healing need the ...
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What happens when a Slowed character casts a spell on a target that moves out of sight?
William the Wizard is under the effects of the Slow spell, which states:
If the creature attempts to cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action, roll a d20. On an 11 or higher, the spell doesn't ...
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How do targeting and line of sight for spells work in regards to allies?
I've been wondering on how spells interact with allies:
Does your line of sight gets blocked by allies?
Can allies stand in the way of your spell?
I cannot really find evidence on how the rules ...
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Does a character have line of sight on enemies directly behind them?
When reading the wording for the Word of Radiance cantrip, it says:
Each creature of your choice that you can see must pass a Constitution save or take 1d6 radiant damage.
Let's say that my ...
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Can I cast the Wind Wall spell on an area I can't see?
The description of the wind wall spell says:
A wall of strong wind rises from the ground at a point you choose within range. You can make the wall up to 50 feet long, 15 feet high, and 1 foot thick....
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