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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5350110" data-attributes="member: 82106">That is the commonly accepted solution, yes. I think it has also been mentioned now and then in other places too, but never officially. It is practically an unofficial quoted rule over on the WotC 4e Q&amp;A forum. Reading through the RC last night I do note that it makes slight mention of cubes, but there are still no printed rules for this that spell out all the possible ramifications of 3d AoEs. RC clearly considers squares to be 3d and mentions they are 'cubes', but it is still arguable at least with blasts as to what the official rule actually is. Still, nobody is going to argue with a DM that uses the cube ruling. I'm sure it would fly in organized play and might even be considered the preferred or obligatory way to handle it.Wizards in particular do gain a bit by this. Targeting AoEs over the heads of the party to attack large+ targets is the most obvious and useful strategy. Flying creatures generally are going to be spread out enough that it mostly won't make much difference.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5350110, member: 82106"] That is the commonly accepted solution, yes. I think it has also been mentioned now and then in other places too, but never officially. It is practically an unofficial quoted rule over on the WotC 4e Q&A forum. Reading through the RC last night I do note that it makes slight mention of cubes, but there are still no printed rules for this that spell out all the possible ramifications of 3d AoEs. RC clearly considers squares to be 3d and mentions they are 'cubes', but it is still arguable at least with blasts as to what the official rule actually is. Still, nobody is going to argue with a DM that uses the cube ruling. I'm sure it would fly in organized play and might even be considered the preferred or obligatory way to handle it. Wizards in particular do gain a bit by this. Targeting AoEs over the heads of the party to attack large+ targets is the most obvious and useful strategy. Flying creatures generally are going to be spread out enough that it mostly won't make much difference. [/QUOTE]

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