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As a DM, do you let PCs precisely "place" areas of effect for spells?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 851413" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Well, this is pretty much what we do. But we're all acknowledged jerks <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>We don't really have a hard and fast time rule. But when somebody casts an AoE spell, the GM hands them a pen and says mark the center of the effect. They do so within a few seconds usually, then we drop the template over the dot on the map and trace the edge.</p><p></p><p>To us this is a good compromise between letting the spellcasters precisely place the effect and getting bogged down in counting hexes. As far as the time pressure goes, the player has had ever since his last turn to be figuring out his action. He is usually able to react to any changes in the situation fairly quickly and place his spell.</p><p></p><p>Once in a great while, an unintended target takes some "collateral damage". That is just how we like it (i.e. it still happens but only infrequently).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rel, post: 851413, member: 99"] Well, this is pretty much what we do. But we're all acknowledged jerks :D ;) We don't really have a hard and fast time rule. But when somebody casts an AoE spell, the GM hands them a pen and says mark the center of the effect. They do so within a few seconds usually, then we drop the template over the dot on the map and trace the edge. To us this is a good compromise between letting the spellcasters precisely place the effect and getting bogged down in counting hexes. As far as the time pressure goes, the player has had ever since his last turn to be figuring out his action. He is usually able to react to any changes in the situation fairly quickly and place his spell. Once in a great while, an unintended target takes some "collateral damage". That is just how we like it (i.e. it still happens but only infrequently). [/QUOTE]
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