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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9061169" data-attributes="member: 6779196">So, I don’t remember where I heard this, but I’m 90% sure that, at least for the purposes of monster CR, what they do is assume AoE abilities always hit two targets, figuring you can never guarantee you’ll be able to hit multiple targets, but you’ll also never use your AoEs if you can’t hit at least two targets with them. So, two is the bare minimum, and they use that as the baseline for combat math, accepting that some encounters you’ll be able to hit 3+ targets and perform above the baseline, but other encounters you just won’t see an opportunity to use your AoEs at all, so it should kinda balance out overall.Assuming I am remembering this correctly, and assuming you’re correct about how they look at class balance, I would guess this applies to PCs too. I’d recommend taking a look at a few AoE spells and seeing how they stack up in your analysis if you assume they always hit two targets.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 9061169, member: 6779196"] So, I don’t remember where I heard this, but I’m 90% sure that, at least for the purposes of monster CR, what they do is assume AoE abilities always hit two targets, figuring you can never guarantee you’ll be able to hit multiple targets, but you’ll also never use your AoEs if you can’t hit at least two targets with them. So, two is the bare minimum, and they use that as the baseline for combat math, accepting that some encounters you’ll be able to hit 3+ targets and perform above the baseline, but other encounters you just won’t see an opportunity to use your AoEs at all, so it should kinda balance out overall. Assuming I am remembering this correctly, and assuming you’re correct about how they look at class balance, I would guess this applies to PCs too. I’d recommend taking a look at a few AoE spells and seeing how they stack up in your analysis if you assume they always hit two targets. [/QUOTE]

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