Re: area of effect

[bh010296@juno.com]

Sorry, but it doesn't work that way. Check the book, page 49 (at least in
mine) section 2.13.6.

Caster specifies direction that the spell travels, and distance to travel
before it activates. The spell then
travels in that direction the specified distance, or until it hits "the
first intervening object in the indicated
direction." 

Casting something on the other side of a door, doesn't work, because the
spell hits the door and then activates.
That is, of course, unless I have missed an errata on the subject.

Brandon
On Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:56:29 -0500 (EST) Joseph Rogelio Fernandez
<jfernand@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:
>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 
>is soon to be written on it and it is therefore in discussion)))  To 
>add 
>another variable to the equation(just came from math class) what if I 
>have been on the other side of the door, am being chased by something, 
>
>close the door in hopes to stop or slow the something after me and 
>wish 
>to slow it down even more with the spell, can I cast a spell on the 
>dirt 
>I know is there but don't have LOS on, with a spell that doesn't 
>require LOS?
>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 
>under or behind something that would obviously impede the sound of the 
>
>divine word)My opinion on the first question is no to the first 
>part(you 
>don't know if there is something to cast on behind the door) and yes 
>to 
>the second part.  The Divine word acts like Power words in AD&D where 
>it 
>doesn't matter what I say it in as long as you hear it(clearly and not 
>
>through many feet of solid stone),6d6 vs. CSE.  I would like some 
>opinions on both matters but hope not to turn it into a 
>bloodbath,.......again!
>

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