Can you drop a wall of force on someone?

[Three_Haligonians]

Whatever.

I let my players do this. Just cast "Wall of Force", do a bit of folding, and then with some "Gust of Wind" spells you've got yourself an instant glider.

Totally within the scope of the rules.

And by totally I mean "kinda".

LOL! This thread was totally worth it for this.

...Oh, and the answer to my question, I guess

R from Three Haligonians

 

[kjenks]

And to continue to beat this point...

I always describe the wall of force as two dimensional, like a plane.

The SRD describes it as one inch thick, in the section on epic obstacles.

 

[werk]

The SRD describes it as one inch thick, in the section on epic obstacles.

Only because 1in is as small as they go on the table. I still think it's 2 dimensional

I treat wall of fire the same. All the other walls discuss thickness in the spell description, so thickness must not be important for force or fire. I also use this description for forcecage, since it uses walls of force, as it can explain how the 'wall' gets under the captive's feet.

 

[Jdvn1]

Although you can cast a Wall of Force under someone.

In a high-level aerial battle, the BBEG was knocked off of his dragon mount in a game I was in. The GM allowed the Wizard to cast Wall of Force under the BBEG such that he'd fall through the wall longways.

Um, he didn't survive.

Edit: Although I dont' know if there are actually rules to falling through longways. If so, could someone mention it?

 

[werk]

I think it's just easier to describe as having thickness, especially when someone climbs it and gets to the top (or JDVN1's example). Forcecage is really what caused me to rethink the thickness. If the wall has thickness, how can you place it between the victims' feet and the floor and yet not be interrupted?

I also like 2-dimensions when working with magic, as flavor, so I stick it on every description that it seems to fit.

 

[KarinsDad]

Although you can cast a Wall of Force under someone.

In a high-level aerial battle, the BBEG was knocked off of his dragon mount in a game I was in. The GM allowed the Wizard to cast Wall of Force under the BBEG such that he'd fall through the wall longways.

Um, he didn't survive.

Edit: Although I dont' know if there are actually rules to falling through longways. If so, could someone mention it?

Yes.

It's called falling damage.

There is no distinction in the rules about what you fall on outside of specific traps.

The BBEG should have taken xD6 damage based on how far he fell when he hit the wall. He should have then bounced to one side or the other (assuming the DM did not give him a chance to catch the wall in some fashion).

 

[LordBOB]

if your tryin to trap your pc's or BBEG's.....then put them in a room and put the Wall of Force in the doorway so you can "Compromise" with the intended target.

Our Dm did something like this to us. We were traped OUTSIDE a wall of force and the only way to leave was to get some kind of magic herbs ( or something like that) from some witches. Luckly the self-appointed "Badass" of the group had to "Trade" Something for the key to leave and he wasnt a happy camper. Those were good times!!!!

 

[Jdvn1]

Yes.

It's called falling damage.

There is no distinction in the rules about what you fall on outside of specific traps.

The BBEG should have taken xD6 damage based on how far he fell when he hit the wall. He should have then bounced to one side or the other (assuming the DM did not give him a chance to catch the wall in some fashion).

It's the...

ooh, right. In my game it was a Prismatic Wall. Big difference.