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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9030130" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>Going by the PHB </p><p>Total Cover</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">A target with total cover can't be targeted directly by an attack or a spell, although some spells can reach such a target by including it in an area of effect. A target has total cover if it is completely concealed by an obstacle.</p><p></p><p>Targets: A Clear Path to the Target</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can’t be behind total cover.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">If you place an area of effect at a point that you can’t see and an obstruction, such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.</p><p></p><p>Spellcasting: Areas of Effect</p><p style="margin-left: 20px">A spell’s effect expands in straight lines from the point of origin. If no unblocked straight line extends from the point of origin to a location within the area of effect, that location isn’t included in the spell’s area. To block one of these imaginary lines, an obstruction must provide <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#Cover" target="_blank">total cover</a>, as explained in <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/phb/combat#Cover" target="_blank">chapter 9</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Depending on the point of origin, even glass will block a spell. Up to the DM of course, might be more fun to have that lightning bolt shatter the window.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You have to have a clear path to the target. If using a mirror you don't have that.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You have a clear path which means it can't be behind total cover, your target can't be behind an obstacle. Total cover does not mean you have to have to be able to see something. Many spells are creature or point you can see.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Spells like healing word explicitly state that you have to be able to see them. In other words, if your healer is blind they can't target anyone. You still have to have to meet the other conditions such as a clear path.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9030130, member: 6801845"] Going by the PHB Total Cover [INDENT]A target with total cover can't be targeted directly by an attack or a spell, although some spells can reach such a target by including it in an area of effect. A target has total cover if it is completely concealed by an obstacle.[/INDENT] Targets: A Clear Path to the Target [INDENT]To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can’t be behind total cover.[/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT]If you place an area of effect at a point that you can’t see and an obstruction, such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.[/INDENT] Spellcasting: Areas of Effect [INDENT]A spell’s effect expands in straight lines from the point of origin. If no unblocked straight line extends from the point of origin to a location within the area of effect, that location isn’t included in the spell’s area. To block one of these imaginary lines, an obstruction must provide [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/combat#Cover']total cover[/URL], as explained in [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/phb/combat#Cover']chapter 9[/URL].[/INDENT] Depending on the point of origin, even glass will block a spell. Up to the DM of course, might be more fun to have that lightning bolt shatter the window. You have to have a clear path to the target. If using a mirror you don't have that. You have a clear path which means it can't be behind total cover, your target can't be behind an obstacle. Total cover does not mean you have to have to be able to see something. Many spells are creature or point you can see. Spells like healing word explicitly state that you have to be able to see them. In other words, if your healer is blind they can't target anyone. You still have to have to meet the other conditions such as a clear path. [/QUOTE]
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