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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 928349" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>A <em>wall of force</em> has no thickness, but it provides <em>full</em> cover for anyone beyond it.</p><p></p><p>The Blade Barrier provides half-cover, because it's not a single contiguous wall - at any given instant, there are holes where there <em>aren't</em> any spinning blades. Enough for some arrows to get through, but not all. Enough to prevent AoOs against opponents behind it, but not to stop every melee attack made through it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It provides a barrier of Nd6 damage to anyone passing through.</p><p></p><p>It won't stop you crossing, but it will let you know it was a Bad Idea...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I strongly disagree. I don't think the wording says that at all - especially not clearly.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's right - when the spell first springs into being. If you don't leave, you take the damage.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Why? The spell deals damage when certain conditions are met. If one of those conditions is not met, no damage is dealt.</p><p></p><p>Like a Flaming Sphere - if the caster moves it into a square with a creature, it stops moving for the round and deals damage. If the caster doesn't spend an MEA to move it, it doesn't deal damage - even if it's still in the square with the same creature.</p><p></p><p>-Hyp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 928349, member: 1656"] A [i]wall of force[/i] has no thickness, but it provides [i]full[/i] cover for anyone beyond it. The Blade Barrier provides half-cover, because it's not a single contiguous wall - at any given instant, there are holes where there [i]aren't[/i] any spinning blades. Enough for some arrows to get through, but not all. Enough to prevent AoOs against opponents behind it, but not to stop every melee attack made through it. It provides a barrier of Nd6 damage to anyone passing through. It won't stop you crossing, but it will let you know it was a Bad Idea... I strongly disagree. I don't think the wording says that at all - especially not clearly. That's right - when the spell first springs into being. If you don't leave, you take the damage. Why? The spell deals damage when certain conditions are met. If one of those conditions is not met, no damage is dealt. Like a Flaming Sphere - if the caster moves it into a square with a creature, it stops moving for the round and deals damage. If the caster doesn't spend an MEA to move it, it doesn't deal damage - even if it's still in the square with the same creature. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]
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