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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 3156276" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>A line spell specifically starts from a corner of your square, not the centre.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Line Attacks</strong></em></p><p><em>A 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 <strong>through which the line passes or touches</strong> are affected by the attack. The line continues to its full range, usually beyond the target intersection and possibly affecting more characters or creatures.</em></p><p></p><p>Note that this presumes that the above rules supercede the general rules for area spells:</p><p><em>If the spell’s area only touches the near edge of a square, however, anything within that square is unaffected by the spell.</em></p><p></p><p>Under this rule, the D-F line only touches the near edge of all the squares it passes; it doesn't pass <em>through</em> 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.</p><p></p><p>-Hyp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 3156276, 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. [i][b]Line Attacks[/b] A 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 [b]through which the line passes or touches[/b] are affected by the attack. The line continues to its full range, usually beyond the target intersection and possibly affecting more characters or creatures.[/i] Note that this presumes that the above rules supercede the general rules for area spells: [i]If the spell’s area only touches the near edge of a square, however, anything within that square is unaffected by the spell.[/i] Under this rule, the D-F line only touches the near edge of all the squares it passes; it doesn't pass [i]through[/i] 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. [/QUOTE]
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