Bending the wall of fire
pukunui
Legend
Circle or straight line appear to be the only RAW options.
Something that's not entirely clear to me is whether only the length / radius are adjustable, or whether the height and width are as well. That is, does the wall always have to be 20' high and 1' thick, or can it be shorter and thinner than that?
I've been playing it that you can only adjust the length / radius, but I've never been entirely sure if that's the right way to play it.
Something that's not entirely clear to me is whether only the length / radius are adjustable, or whether the height and width are as well. That is, does the wall always have to be 20' high and 1' thick, or can it be shorter and thinner than that?
I've been playing it that you can only adjust the length / radius, but I've never been entirely sure if that's the right way to play it.
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pukunui
Legend
It's not clear to me if the "up to" only applies to the length / radius, or if it's meant to apply to the height and width as well. If the latter, it would've been more clear if they'd repeated the "up to". As written, it can be interpreted that the wall must be:
a) 0-60 feet long / 0-20 foot radius
b) 20 feet high
c) 1 foot thick
But I wonder if it should be:
a) 0-60 feet long / 0-20 foot radius
b) 0-20 feet high
c) 0-1 foot thick
Exactly. That's why I wouldn't allow wiggly walls. It's either a straight line or a circle.
LordEntrails
Hero
1", no thinner, or it doesn't do damage. Sure you could scale it, but just a PITA. As for line/circle only? Nope, I allow my players to curve or arc it etc. as long as the total length is the same.
Paul Farquhar
Legend
Here is why the wall has to be straight: S-bends could be used to catch a great horde of enemies in the AoE.
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^>^>^
pukunui
Legend
I dunno. I'm really just wondering if it's possible.
LordEntrails
Hero
Because if you argue the spell makes a fixed volume of firewall, then making it thinner means you can make it longer, or higher, etc. So, if the wall is just as effective if it is 1/10": thick, then you just made the 'area' (length and height) of the wall 10 times more.
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