Re: area of effect

[Keith Klumb <kklumb@expert.cc.purdue.edu>]

On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Joseph Rogelio Fernandez wrote:

> I some questions on area effect spells.  For spells that you don't need 
> LOS to use, can you place a area effect spell(one that doesn't fire 
> forward from the caster but just appears there) in an area not in LOS.  
> An example is if there is a door in front of me and there is dirt under 
> me up to and(hopefully) behind the door, can I liquify the dirt behind 
> the door?(I don't have a book with me so if liquify requires LOS, 
> substitute a spell that doesn't require LOS.((I know of one spell 
> definitly that does but I refuse to mention it on the grounds that errata 

If you want some none LOS spells...Air/Scrying...hear, see, senses. None
of these require line of sight (specifically in the write up of these
spells)

> Another question, if you don't understand the language of the speaker of 
> a divine word does it work?(This is not including if the listener is 

No I have seen it ruled that you need to know and hear the language that
the caster is using.