Close Blast area placement

[Malakye]

I have a question about close blasts, like the Dragonborn's Breath.

Page 272 of the phb shows 2 examples of a close blast.
The text above the example says: A blast fills an area adjacent to you that is a specified number of squares on a side.

My group is wondering if it has to be one of the two examples in the picture or if you can offset the blast one square.

This is hard to explain, but the first two are what the phb shows as examples. C is the caster, X are the affected squares, O are unaffected squares.

OXXX
CXXX
OXXX

COOO
OXXX
OXXX
OXXX

Now, is the following legal?

CXXX
OXXX
OXXX

It is still a 3x3 square that is adjacent to the caster but it doesn't look right to me.

Thoughts?

 

[Boarstorm]

Looks adjacent to me. I say legal.

 

[Victim]

That seems fine to me.

 

[TimeOut]

I think it is legal. I also think that we have used exactly that art of positioning in the Irontooth encounter to kill 5 minions.

 

[Logan_Bonner]

Yes. As long as a square touches an edge or corner of your space, it's legal.

 

[TimeOut]

Yes. As long as a square touches an edge or corner of your space, it's legal.

Woah, thanks for the quick answer!

 

[Malakye]

Thanks!

Thanks for the quick reply! I'll pass it on to my group.

 

[Mistwell]

Can you make it effectively into a line by having some of the effect overlap into a wall?

For example, if Z = Wall

COZZ
OXZZ
OXZZ
OXZZ

 

[TimeOut]

I would say "yes". But when in doubt, follow the
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[NMcCoy]

Truly a chart to live by.