Bursts and Blasts - Elaborate

[Oldtimer]

Thanks. So, if I understand correctly with my 7X7 square example:

Close Blast 2     Close Burst 2
_______           _______
_______           _XXXXX_
___XX__           _XXXXX_
___XX__           _XXCXX_
___C___           _XXXXX_
_______           _XXXXX_
_______           _______

Yes, perfect. Even the corners.

 

[Sir Brennen]

Also, check out this thread on the same topic, but with more purty pictures created by fellow Enworlders:

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=223041&page=1&pp=30

I'm not completely sure about the "cover" discussion in that thread, tho, and will just wait for the official rules on that one.

 

[MaelStorm]

Yes, perfect. Even the corners.

LOL, technically these corners are 3 squares away from the caster. But yes, even the corners.

EDIT: Yeah, not really because of 1:1 diagonal movement. I haven't yet tried the new 1:1 movement.

 

[Stogoe]

"Close" in regards to Blast just means that it doesn't provoke OAs. An "Area" Blast would provoke OAs. They're both adjacent to the caster.

 

[Rechan]

No. "Close" is the type of attack. It signifies that it doesn't provoke an OA. "Blast" is the shape of the attack. They are descriptors for two different things.

Okay. I thought "Close" was more than that. Also, didn't know about the OA.

 

[Rechan]

"Close" in regards to Blast just means that it doesn't provoke OAs. An "Area" Blast would provoke OAs. They're both adjacent to the caster.

How would an Area blast be adjacent to the caster?

 

[Oldtimer]

"Close" in regards to Blast just means that it doesn't provoke OAs. An "Area" Blast would provoke OAs. They're both adjacent to the caster.

We haven't seen an Area blast yet, but I really don't see them as adjacent to the caster. The shape "blast" should just need to be adjacent to the designated target square.