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Originally Posted by tbone
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Originally Posted by Tom H.
Can the area effect of a spell ignore barriers, walls, enclosures?
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Excellent question; the answer makes a big difference on the combat map. I'm going to guess that barriers do constrain the area, but I'd like to know of any official ruling out there. |
Sorry I missed this one. An area effect can cross walls, doors, etc. As per Regular spells, but without penalty as long as you can touch one area of the spell. So if you try to cast it on the other side of a door 1 yard away, you'd be at -6 to cast, -1 for distance, -5 for not being able to see where you are casting. If you include the door's hex, and can touch that hex, then there is no penalty.
However, once cast area spells (unless otherwise stated by the individual spell) are static, they won't 'flow in to fill' a created void. So if a 1 yard thick wall was crossed by say, a Spark Cloud and then the wall is destroyed, there would be a 1 yd wide empty area, devoid of Spark Cloud where the wall stood.
Yes, this is both awesome and tricky.