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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7255022" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>All right, I see what you are getting at.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>But then, in the same spirit, I would still radically simplify all spell ranges and areas.</p><p></p><p>Range</p><p>• Engaged (A creature might be ‘engaged’ with its ally, within a step or two, yet not in combat against its ally?)</p><p>• Near</p><p>• Far</p><p></p><p>Area</p><p>• Engaged (Target one creature, and creatures that are ‘engaged’ with it, are also affected.)</p><p>• Near (Target one creature, and all of the creatures that are ‘near’ to it, are also affect)</p><p></p><p>For example.</p><p></p><p>A Fireball has a ‘far’ range with a ‘near’ blast. Target one creature, and any other creatures ‘near’ to it, are also affected.</p><p></p><p>Burning Hands has a ‘near’ range with an ‘engaged’ blast. Target one creature that is ‘near’, and any creatures ‘engaged’ with it are also affected.</p><p></p><p>Freezing Sphere has a ‘far’ range and blast. Pretty much, you can cover whatever area you want. But not necessarily sculpt. Everyone within can be harmed by the cold, whether hostile or ally.</p><p></p><p>And so on.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A spell always centers a Medium size space, roughly the size of a Human, and any spread comes from there.</p><p></p><p>Area (Circle ≈ Sphere ≈ Cylinder ≈ Square ≈ Cube ≈ Cone) is adjacent, near, or far, to target</p><p>Line (Line ≈ Wall ≈ Ray) is adjacent, near, or far, to target</p><p></p><p>For many spells ‘in sight’ is an important kind of range. Many spells require the target to be ‘in far sight’, or ‘in near sight’. (Heh, it works better with ‘in distant sight’ and ‘in close sight’, but far and near are clear enough.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 7255022, member: 58172"] All right, I see what you are getting at. But then, in the same spirit, I would still radically simplify all spell ranges and areas. Range • Engaged (A creature might be ‘engaged’ with its ally, within a step or two, yet not in combat against its ally?) • Near • Far Area • Engaged (Target one creature, and creatures that are ‘engaged’ with it, are also affected.) • Near (Target one creature, and all of the creatures that are ‘near’ to it, are also affect) For example. A Fireball has a ‘far’ range with a ‘near’ blast. Target one creature, and any other creatures ‘near’ to it, are also affected. Burning Hands has a ‘near’ range with an ‘engaged’ blast. Target one creature that is ‘near’, and any creatures ‘engaged’ with it are also affected. Freezing Sphere has a ‘far’ range and blast. Pretty much, you can cover whatever area you want. But not necessarily sculpt. Everyone within can be harmed by the cold, whether hostile or ally. And so on. A spell always centers a Medium size space, roughly the size of a Human, and any spread comes from there. Area (Circle ≈ Sphere ≈ Cylinder ≈ Square ≈ Cube ≈ Cone) is adjacent, near, or far, to target Line (Line ≈ Wall ≈ Ray) is adjacent, near, or far, to target For many spells ‘in sight’ is an important kind of range. Many spells require the target to be ‘in far sight’, or ‘in near sight’. (Heh, it works better with ‘in distant sight’ and ‘in close sight’, but far and near are clear enough.) [/QUOTE]
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