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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6141818" data-attributes="member: 6669384">Lovely concept.From the SRD:So yes, it comes from the caster's finger.  As for a grid intersection:  Ray, Cone and Line type spells originate from the caster as well, but you plot them from the grid intersection at the corner of the caster's square.  So how do we resolve the apparent paradox?  I suppose we could just say that, at the end of the somatic gestures, the finger ends up at the corner of the caster's square.  Alternately, you could recall that the "point of origin" for spreads, bursts and emanations is referring to the target area, not how the spell reaches that target area. But regardless of how you fill in that gap, the spell description makes it clear that the spell effect begins at the caster, in the form of a bead.Here's a good question for you though:  Presume that the caster is using Spectral Hand to cast at range, when he or she enters the Anti Magic zone.  Line of effect isn't interrupted by the zone, so the Spectral Hand should remain operations and under the caster's control, right?Since the Hand exists specifically to give spells a point of origin away from the caster, could a caster continue to cast touch spells through that hand?  At this point we're away from the questionable logic of whether the corner of a square at the edge of the AMZ is inside or outside it.  We're also away from any argument about the spell originating inside the AMZ.  And as long as the hand itself doesn't enter the AMZ, it should remain in effect.So question 1:  Can the caster actually control the Hand?Question 2: Can the hand discharge a touch spell that's already on it?Question 3: Can the caster cast another touch range spell to be discharged through the hand?I'm not familiar with any RAW that covers this, but then I haven't memorized (or even read) all the 3.5 books.  Anyone got an answer? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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