10' spread

Grog

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The AoE for Glitterdust is listed as a 10' spread. However, the book is pretty unclear on what exactly a spread is. Does the spell affect an area that's a 10' radius from a central point? Wouldn't that be identical to a 10' burst? Why not just call it a burst, then?

Or does it do something else?
 

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A spread is sorta like a burst, except it can bend around corners. I know the 3.0 PH had a decent illustration showing how a spread works (on the page w/ fireball?).
 

Burst:

If a target have a total cover from the point of origin of the spell (and no necesserly from the caster), than it is not affected.

Spread:

Spread are like burst, but with one difference, spread can turn the corner, so the total cover donèt apply. If for a 20' spread, there is a way to travel from the origin to the target, travelling no more than 20', than the target is include.

Exemple:

O
---------\
T

If O is the origin and T a potential target. In the case of a burst, T is not affected, in the case of a spread, if the ditance to travel from O to T is equal or inferior to the spread radius, than T is a target. If it is greater, than T is not affected.

Hope it is clear.
 
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A spread is slightly different from a burst.

A burst is stopped by total cover from the point of origin. (i.e. if you hide around a corner, it won't catch you.) Similar to a bright flash of light at the point of origin; areas in shadow will not be effected.

A spread will go around corners, akin to a globe of water spreading from the point of origin. You have to take the "corner movement" into account when you're determining how far around the corner the spell will effect. e.g. You can't move diagonally around a corner at the cost of 1 square, you have to use the 2 full squares.

They used to have a diagram to explain burst in 3.0, but it's been removed in the revision. Good thing they printed a new edition to clear that right up for us...This would be MUCH simpler to show with a diagram.
 

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