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  1. Thursday, 19th July, 2007, 02:14 PM #1
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    dumb question?

    The Setup: As long as I've been playing 3e (since shortly after it came out), I (and the DM's I've gamed with) have viewed Lines to be 5ft radius, starting from any of the caster's corners and continuing for thier length, hitting all squares they pass through (basicly running down the line between squares, hurting foes on both sides; 5ft radius).

    One of my more recent DMs thinks that it is only 5ft wide, and after seven years of just "knowing" how it works, I can't seem to find the evidence to support my claim.

    Question: So which is it? How "wide" is a Line (such as Lightning Bolt)?

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  • Thursday, 19th July, 2007, 02:38 PM #2
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    The way we run it (and we've got some rules lawyers, so I'd consider it 'official') is to draw a line from any point in the caster's square to any point within range. Every square that this line passes through (or touches the edge of) is affected.
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  • Thursday, 19th July, 2007, 02:56 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by RangerWickett
    The way we run it (and we've got some rules lawyers, so I'd consider it 'official') is to draw a line from any point in the caster's square to any point within range. Every square that this line passes through (or touches the edge of) is affected.
    p176 PHB. Note that many groups do use the "5' wide = one square only" rule, but it's not RAW. Your DM may have a house-rule in place, without even realizing that it is a house-rule.
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  • Thursday, 19th July, 2007, 04:43 PM #4
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    A line more resembles a 10' wide path...if you cast it straight along a grid line it effects a 10 foot path.
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  • Thursday, 19th July, 2007, 06:37 PM #5
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    apparently it is not as dumb a question as you thought...
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  • Thursday, 19th July, 2007, 06:46 PM #6
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    Lines: PHB 175-176. The diagram explains it all.
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  • Friday, 20th July, 2007, 09:38 AM #7
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    Nice one Blarg.
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  • Saturday, 21st July, 2007, 12:08 PM #8
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    There are no dumb questions,


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    You can either ask a dumb question and be a fool for 5 minutes or stay a fool for the rest of your life.
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  • Sunday, 22nd July, 2007, 04:16 PM #10
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    Thanks, I've confirmed that I've been using Lines right. Now to convince this other group that they've been doing it wrong for... SEVEN YEARS

    Good times.

    Quote Originally Posted by blargney the second
    Lines: PHB 175-176. The diagram explains it all.
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