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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3156276" data-attributes="member: 1656">A line spell specifically starts from a corner of your square, not the centre.The diagram on PHB p176 shows that any line which passes through point E must affect all 4 squares, so D-F and G-C both affect all four.D-C is similar to the first two squares of travel in the diagram, and it appears it would only hit squares 1 and 2 (plus, presumably, the undepicted squares above and to the right of 2, if the line continues past intersection C).  Square 3 is not affected, because it seems from the diagram that squares that merely touch the originating intersection are excluded.Line AttacksA line describes some kinds of attacks (usually magical).  It affects creatures or characters in a straight line away from the spellcaster's square to any intersection within range.  All squares through which the line passes or touches are affected by the attack.  The line continues to its full range, usually beyond the target intersection and possibly affecting more characters or creatures.Note that this presumes that the above rules supercede the general rules for area spells:If the spell’s area only touches the near edge of a square, however, anything within that square is unaffected by the spell.Under this rule, the D-F line only touches the near edge of all the squares it passes; it doesn't pass through any squares at all.  The diagram indicates that this is not the behaviour of a Line spell, however, since all four squares surrounding the point marked 'target intersection' are affected, while the line passes through only two of them.-Hyp.</blockquote>

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