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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 2433657" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>STOP THINKING!</p><p></p><p>Magic doesn't make sense. If you try to apply logic, it'll bite you in the butt. </p><p></p><p>Why does a a creature take the same damage from a fireball, regarless of how much of it is exposed to the spell? Who does the elder titan take the same damage when the fireball hits it in the face or hits it in the toe?</p><p></p><p>Follow the rules. When people ask why it works that way, spell out the word magic for them and leave it at that. </p><p></p><p>As for how it works under the rules: Fireballs areapreads. They will never extend beyond their stated radius (20' for a normal fireball), regardless of containment, but they will spread around the edges of walls. Thus, a creature with total cover from the source of the fireball may still be hit by it if they are close enough to the center of the effect.</p><p></p><p>The spell normally damages all creatures and unattended objects within the spell. As fire does half damage against objects, a 10d6 fireball (average 35 damage) will usually have trouble destroying anything but a thin wall ... wood has hardness 5 and 10 hp/inch and stone has 8 hp and 15 hp/inch. A strong fireball can take out a wall that is about 1 inch thick. In today's world of drywall and thin glass, partitions, a fireball would do some damage. In the fictional days's of thick stone walls, stacked log walls, thick clay walls, etc ... the fireball will do little damage. However, do note that some things that might hold a wall together, such as rope holding the log walls of a fort together, may be easily destroyed by a bruning hands or fireball spell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 2433657, member: 2629"] STOP THINKING! Magic doesn't make sense. If you try to apply logic, it'll bite you in the butt. Why does a a creature take the same damage from a fireball, regarless of how much of it is exposed to the spell? Who does the elder titan take the same damage when the fireball hits it in the face or hits it in the toe? Follow the rules. When people ask why it works that way, spell out the word magic for them and leave it at that. As for how it works under the rules: Fireballs areapreads. They will never extend beyond their stated radius (20' for a normal fireball), regardless of containment, but they will spread around the edges of walls. Thus, a creature with total cover from the source of the fireball may still be hit by it if they are close enough to the center of the effect. The spell normally damages all creatures and unattended objects within the spell. As fire does half damage against objects, a 10d6 fireball (average 35 damage) will usually have trouble destroying anything but a thin wall ... wood has hardness 5 and 10 hp/inch and stone has 8 hp and 15 hp/inch. A strong fireball can take out a wall that is about 1 inch thick. In today's world of drywall and thin glass, partitions, a fireball would do some damage. In the fictional days's of thick stone walls, stacked log walls, thick clay walls, etc ... the fireball will do little damage. However, do note that some things that might hold a wall together, such as rope holding the log walls of a fort together, may be easily destroyed by a bruning hands or fireball spell. [/QUOTE]
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