Spell radii on a grid [diagram] correct?

dagger

Adventurer

• Dec 19, 2003

• #11

If you really do make a cheat sheet for cones it would help me out a lot, and I would name my unborn 4th kid after you (im still working on kid 1 though).

 

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dcollins

Explorer

• Dec 19, 2003

• #12

Here's my page about "Spell Areas on a Grid" for 3rd Edition I wrote back in early '02:
www.superdan.net/spellar/spellar1.html

There's two different versions of everything because if you look closely the text of the DMG is not describing the same thing as the pictures in the DMG -- so I drew up a version for each. In addition it has 3rd-Edition style cones, centering on crosshairs versus centering on squares, meteor swarms, etc.

That having been said, in actual gameplay I personally use a universal compass with a marker on the battlemap, which is a lot easier to draw out and leave on the map without needing to move any miniatures.

Edit: Fixed URL -- thanks, Mark.

 

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MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #13

dcollins - I get a "URL not found" error.

 

Nail

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #14

Can someone remind me: how are squares counted as "affected" or not? Looking.....

 

MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #15

If over half the square in question is within the effect of the spell, I believe. At least, that's the way it makes sense to me and that's the way I'm doing my diagrams.

3.0 cones coming up.

 

MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #16

3.0 cone straight ahead. I centered the spell effect on the middle of the line in front of him because it made sense for me to do so. I believe there is some rule that states all spells must originate from a grid intersection. If that is the case, this diagram is not 100% accurate. I still like it.

 

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MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #17

3.0 Cone diagonal. This one does center on a grid intersection and directs itself in a 45° angle from the caster.

 

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MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #18

3.5 cone straight ahead. 3.5 specifies the origin of the spell must be a point. It also allows the character to choose which of the points of his square he gets to cast it from. 3.0 simply specified that the cone begins "at a point directly in front of the caster."

 

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MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #19

3.5 cone diagonal:

 

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MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 19, 2003

• #20

Casting diagonally marginally increases the area of the spell. I was rounding the distances slightly up. The rule for character movement in 3.5 is the first diagonal move costs 1 square of moment, while the second costs 2. I used this appoximation when doing the chart.