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<blockquote data-quote="Harzel" data-source="post: 7920442" data-attributes="member: 6857506"><p>The issue of whether something is an AoE spell in 5e is a little muddled. There are</p><p> 1) spells that affect a single target;</p><p> 2) spells that affect a fixed number (>1) of targets;</p><p> 3) spells that affect all creatures within range that you choose; and</p><p> 4) spells that affect all creatures in range, period.</p><p></p><p>Spells in (1) are clearly not AoEs, and spells in (4) clearly are. But what of (2) and (3)?</p><p></p><p>My take is that spells in (3) are AoEs, but spells in (2) are not. Spells in (2) are just multiple target spells; sure, the spell has a range, but almost all spells do. And if you take a spell such as <em>Banishment, </em>which is a single target spell at its lowest level, but can be upcast to affect multiple targets, it would be weird (to me) to say that it became an AoE just because it was upcast to affect multiple targets.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All the above said, I don't think it makes any difference in the RAW treatment of <em>Bless.</em> Even if you decide you want to call it an AoE, RAW still says AoEs don't circumvent total cover (unless the spell says it does, as in, for instance, <em>Fireball</em>). You still need an "unblocked straight line" from the spell's point of origin to the target.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, I would run it this way, too, but those behind total cover would not be (sensed as) valid targets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harzel, post: 7920442, member: 6857506"] The issue of whether something is an AoE spell in 5e is a little muddled. There are 1) spells that affect a single target; 2) spells that affect a fixed number (>1) of targets; 3) spells that affect all creatures within range that you choose; and 4) spells that affect all creatures in range, period. Spells in (1) are clearly not AoEs, and spells in (4) clearly are. But what of (2) and (3)? My take is that spells in (3) are AoEs, but spells in (2) are not. Spells in (2) are just multiple target spells; sure, the spell has a range, but almost all spells do. And if you take a spell such as [I]Banishment, [/I]which is a single target spell at its lowest level, but can be upcast to affect multiple targets, it would be weird (to me) to say that it became an AoE just because it was upcast to affect multiple targets. All the above said, I don't think it makes any difference in the RAW treatment of [I]Bless.[/I] Even if you decide you want to call it an AoE, RAW still says AoEs don't circumvent total cover (unless the spell says it does, as in, for instance, [I]Fireball[/I]). You still need an "unblocked straight line" from the spell's point of origin to the target. Yes, I would run it this way, too, but those behind total cover would not be (sensed as) valid targets. [/QUOTE]
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