Questions tagged [wall]
For questions about actual walls and wall-like spells and related effects.
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How does Wall of Force grant cover?
Which mechanic of wall of force gives cover to creatures on either side of the wall?
It grants attributes similar to cover. It specifically states cover-like effects against physical and astral ...
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Does the Wall of Force spell block teleportation?
Does the Wall of Force spell in 5e block teleportation? This does not seem to be addressed in the 5e spell description.
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Does a persistent spell effect cast on a moving platform move with the platform, or is it fixed in space?
Does casting a persistent spell effect on a moving platform fix the spell's orientation to the platform, or is its orientation absolute to the world around it?
Quick backstory: I have a pirate bard ...
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Do Gaze Effects work through a Wall of Force?
A lich listed in a WotC Adventure can cast wall of force.
We are trying to determine what the lich could do if it were to cast a spherical Wall of Force around itself.
Wall of force creates a barrier ...
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Ringed Wall of Fire: How does the damage sequence go?
When casting WoF, you can cast it as a ring, and designate the inside of the ring to be the damage side (thus, everyone inside must save or take 5d8 at the time of casting). The spell then says
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Does the Wall of Fire spell damage creatures on both sides of the wall?
The spell Wall of Fire has the following text:
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 feet of
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Wall of fire: What's a 'solid surface' and what happens if it stops existing?
Wall of fire has to be cast on a solid surface. What's a solid surface? Can it be the back of a dragon? Dragon scales are pretty solid..
If the solid surface disappears (ice melts away, roof ...
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How much damage does a creature take for spending its entire turn inside a Wall of Fire?
The conditions for when wall of fire deals damage, after the initial casting, are as follows (emphasis mine):
One side of the wall, selected by you when you cast this spell, deals 5d8 fire damage ...
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What are the permitted shapes of a Wall of Fire?
The text of the Wall of Fire spell is found on page 285 of my printing of the Fifth Edition Player's Handbook. The following is all the text states regarding how the wall is shaped:
[...] You can ...
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Can Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments be used to open a hole or door through a Wall of Force or Forcecage?
The Forcecage spell states:
A creature inside the cage can't leave it by nonmagical means.
And its box mode states:
A prison in the shape of a box can be up to 10 feet on a side, creating a ...
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How do the Wall of Force and Wall of Light spells interact?
In 5th edition D&D, suppose I cast a hemispherical wall of force, trapping a creature inside it on the ground. We will make the hemisphere 5 feet in diameter so it encompasses a Medium-size ...
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What is the nature of a demiplane's walls?
The demiplane spell creates a demiplane that appears to be an empty room 30 feet in each dimension, made of wood or stone.
Are these walls actually made from wood and stone? Can a character chip off a ...
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How does damage work when entering a Wall of Fire?
When casting Wall of Fire, "each creature within its area
must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a
creature takes 5d8 fire damage, ar half as much damage
on a successful save."
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Is it possible to escape from a Wall of Stone spell on the turn it is cast by flying?
The spell wall of stone allows those that might be trapped by it a chance to escape during the action in which it is 'springing into existence'.
If a creature would be surrounded on all sides by the ...
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Casting wall of fire in a T-shaped corridor
In D&D 5e, is casting wall of fire like this allowed, or would I need to have line of sight for the entire corridor? Assume my wizard knows that the corridor extends both ways and how long it is.
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