Area of Effect/Size Printable Templates?

[Kae'Yoss]

Frank, muy fantastico! Muchas gracias.

\I don't speak Spanish either.

Yeah, fantastic. Especially that ice cone of hi... oh, no, that was mine!

 

[MarkB]

There is a slight problem there. Besides the problem of how thick the line should be [same width of the lines that exist between squares is my guess], the text and the example{and the text in that example] of lines in the PHB do not agree on what defines a line!

Thanks, Frank! Excellent work.

 

[frankthedm]

for gamers that frequently use the Dark Tentacles spell.

I present...

 

[Nail]

Oooooohhh yeah!

 

[frankthedm]

Yeah, fantastic. Especially that ice cone of hi... oh, no, that was mine!

Just showing how to make a pop up free thumbnail of it.

 

[frankthedm]

http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mi/20070315a Wotc has just put up an article on aiming lines... for the D&D Miniatures game. The article has bearing since the rule are somewhat close, but I will stress the article uses the "PHB example text"* definition of a line along with more stringent placement requirements.

PHB text: "A line-shaped spell affects all creatures in squares that the line passes through."
PHB Example's text: "All squares through which the line passes or touches are affected by the attack."

Line placement is also being discussed here http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=188877

 

[frankthedm]

And here is how I picture how a medium beholder's firing arcs work on the grid system.

 

[robberbaron]

Hmm. 30 bucks + postage + a hit on exchange rate?
I think I'll source some wire and have a go myself.

Fab templates by the way, chaps. Thanks.

 

[Nail]

frankthedm, you know that people are gonna bookmark this thread, right?

Could you put in a link to your Entangle template too? I really like that one.

 

[frankthedm]

frankthedm, you know that people are gonna bookmark this thread, right?

Cool, I have it in my sig personally.

Could you put in a link to your Entangle template too? I really like that one.

Post 29 had it in the thumbnail.
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/7273/entangleqd2.gif

And here is the latest gif i did for the beholder firing arcs, in 3-D.