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<blockquote data-quote="Helldritch" data-source="post: 7969863" data-attributes="member: 6855114"><p>The days where the fireball would fill the entirety of its 33500 cubic foot of volume are long gone. That was 33.5 10x10x10 squares. Seeing your fireball coming right at you was unpleasant to say the least. That is why there was spells like lightning bolt, Melf's minute meteor, Snilloc's snowball swarm and the like.</p><p></p><p>Now what I do in my games is the following:</p><p>A Fireball must be cast in such way that most of its radius will be used. Thus if you cast a fire ball in a 15 feet room, the center of the fireball will be in the door square, this means that yes, if you are within 20 feet of that square you're done for.</p><p></p><p>Also, if you want to cast your fireball so as not to hit your friend, you must make an arcana check DC 15 to put it exactly where you want your fireball to land. (Of course an evoker has an easier time because he can always protect friends).</p><p></p><p>It means that, in my campaigns, lightning bolt is often used instead of fireball.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Helldritch, post: 7969863, member: 6855114"] The days where the fireball would fill the entirety of its 33500 cubic foot of volume are long gone. That was 33.5 10x10x10 squares. Seeing your fireball coming right at you was unpleasant to say the least. That is why there was spells like lightning bolt, Melf's minute meteor, Snilloc's snowball swarm and the like. Now what I do in my games is the following: A Fireball must be cast in such way that most of its radius will be used. Thus if you cast a fire ball in a 15 feet room, the center of the fireball will be in the door square, this means that yes, if you are within 20 feet of that square you're done for. Also, if you want to cast your fireball so as not to hit your friend, you must make an arcana check DC 15 to put it exactly where you want your fireball to land. (Of course an evoker has an easier time because he can always protect friends). It means that, in my campaigns, lightning bolt is often used instead of fireball. [/QUOTE]
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