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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4386420" data-attributes="member: 2011">I think the intent of the spell is to not actually allow this. I think the intent is to have a mini-splatter, or to target an object. Course, the first time my Wizard used this, he did use it against an object (he hit the boulder in the DMG encounter and then hit the drake).However, intent is not necessarily what is written.Given what is written, one has two options here:1) Disallow it.2) Allow it in a reasonable fashion.I think allowing it in a non-reasonable fashion as you suggest as an option is not worth talking about. I doubt that there are many DMs that would allow such a unbalancing option, so why discuss it?Given the utlity of Force Orb (my Wizard PC has used it 3 times in about 18 or 19 encounters, he only keeps it for the range), I think that #2 is reasonable and when I ran this thread past my DM, he thought so too.This option is more useful and slightly more potent than Scorching Blast. The same number of targets, can be used amongst allies, and 2 extra points of damage on average. But, still weaker than Force Orb at its best.</blockquote>