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<blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 105498" data-attributes="member: 537">Let's try again. Recall that we're talking about the situation where you want to target a fireball so that it hits only the bad guys, and not the good guys. We're also talking about a chaotic battlefield here, where people are moving around constantly. (Held and paralysed opponents make the argument moot.)You have complete control over the location you put the fireball, yes. You do _not_ have complete control over what's in that location when the fireball goes boom; instead, you have to _anticipate_ what's going to be there. If we want to get &quot;realistic&quot; for a second (always a bad idea, I know), that means having to estimate the distances of each possible target from ground zero; checking their movement rate; gauging effects of cover, etc. So just because you can place the fireball with precise accuracy isn't particularly relevant. The fireball goes exactly where you place it, but where you place it may not be where you wanted it.In _most_ situations, it's assumed that you know enough about fireballs and how to use them, that you can just cast them without having to worry about such details. In tight situations, however, it's quite reasonable to require some sort of die roll to reflect the uncertainty in the situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hong, post: 105498, member: 537"] Let's try again. Recall that we're talking about the situation where you want to target a fireball so that it hits only the bad guys, and not the good guys. We're also talking about a chaotic battlefield here, where people are moving around constantly. (Held and paralysed opponents make the argument moot.) You have complete control over the location you put the fireball, yes. You do _not_ have complete control over what's in that location when the fireball goes boom; instead, you have to _anticipate_ what's going to be there. If we want to get "realistic" for a second (always a bad idea, I know), that means having to estimate the distances of each possible target from ground zero; checking their movement rate; gauging effects of cover, etc. So just because you can place the fireball with precise accuracy isn't particularly relevant. The fireball goes exactly where you place it, but where you place it may not be where you wanted it. In _most_ situations, it's assumed that you know enough about fireballs and how to use them, that you can just cast them without having to worry about such details. In tight situations, however, it's quite reasonable to require some sort of die roll to reflect the uncertainty in the situation. [/QUOTE]

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