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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BASHMAN" data-source="post: 4125567" data-attributes="member: 8277">With the area of effect attacks, a way that I do it in BASH! w/o minis: A 2x2 area of effect will hit 2 targets, 1 if targets are spread out (or person is being super careful on aim), and 4 if targets are packed together tightly. A 4x4 area of effect will hit 5 targets, 2 if targets are spread out (or shooter is being super careful), and 10 if targets are packed together tightlyA 6x6 area of effect hits 8 targets, 4 if targets are spread out, 16 if they are packed together.An 8x8 hits 12 targets, 6 if they are spread out, 24 if they are packed tight. A 10x10 hits 18 targets, 9 if spead out, 36 if packed in. If the player is willing to include all his allies in the area of effect, give them the "packed in" rating, if they are willing to include 1-2 in the area of effect, give them the regular rating, and if they want to make sure they don't hit any friends, give them the spread out ratingl. So the party is fighting a horde of 30 zombies, with a Fighter, Paladin, & Cleric holding up the front rank, and the Wizard and Ranger in the back rank.  The Wizard wants to do Fireball, an 8x8 effect.  DM asks, "How careful are you being?  Do you want to hit the most zombies you can, or avoid hitting your friends at all cost?"The Player decides to avoid friends at all cost, and gets 6 zombies, because those were the ones farthest from his friends. Next round, the cleric casts a spell granting Resist Fire 10 to the fighter, who is being swarmed, and yells for the Wizard to let 'er rip!Wizard declares a regular fireball (cannot risk hitting the Paladin or Cleric), and declares the Fighter is in the blast radius.  The Fighter and 12 zombies are all blasted (and the fighter fortunately only took half damage, so the Resist fire 10 soaked the rest).</blockquote>

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