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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Camarath" data-source="post: 977755" data-attributes="member: 11987"><p>I would say that the most logical reason that the spell states the the sphere continues burning is not for the pourposes of damage calculation but to clarify the fact that the spell does not end when you stop focusing on the sphere as it would were the spell a concetration spell. Also the sphere can not push a creature aside thus can not occupy the majority of the creature's space who does not leave that space thus can not be asumed to be in contact with the creature unless under active direction. I agree that the spell is slightly ambiguous but using metagame rationalization to break a spell and twist it is wrong. With out rules the game degenerates into a worthless mess. IRL could you stand between squares, yes can. Can you in-game, no. Multiple things can occupy the same space and they are not necessarily asumed to be in contact. The spell description does not specify weather contact occures when the sphere is at rest within a space but it does specify that contact is nessecary for damage and provies a means of striking (making contact) with a creature and that means is limted to one creature. Thus to avoid abuse and confusion I think one should interpret spells and rules literally. In this case since the spell provides one means of dealing damage I think other means should not be rationalized into the spell especially in a low level spell such as this one.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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