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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nemesis Destiny" data-source="post: 5757790" data-attributes="member: 98255">Nope. This rule has been clarified/updated - to make its intent more clear. The fireball doesn't specifically target a creature, or even a number of them, it targets creatures in the burst. There is an important distinction there. In this case, creatures may or may not include objects subject to fire damage. Nothing has really changed here.No it's not an inherent property of the fireball, it's an inherent property of attacks with the Fire keyword, IF the DM decides that it is relevant. There are any number of reasons why a DM may choose not to have things catch fire.  There are clearly some people in this thread, arguing on the same points as you who haven't. A player can cite that all day long, but it doesn't make it right. For the 6th time... Rules Compendium page 107. The game has specifically put that in the DM's hands. Like before, but with even more room to adjudicate when the rules lawyers try to object.  Except that misses the point. You don't target a fireball at a specific creature - ever. It is an Area burst 3 - its target line affects "All Creatures in the burst," which, naturally includes any objects, if the DM decides they want to deal with that (some groups/DMs may choose not to - and there's nothing necessarily wrong with that). But you know that, because you read and understand the rules we're talking about here.</blockquote>