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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7556498" data-attributes="member: 6801845">That still doesn't explain anything.  People are really at most a 2 ft square if facing the caster.  In a 10 ft hallway two people therefore only occupy 2-4 feet, leaving up to a 6-8 ft gap depending on facing that the lightning bolt could pass through.  Based on exact positioning, you could miss every creature.  While people control a block of space 5 ft square, they do not occupy it all simultaneously.Add in the fact that the wizard is likely to be several inches off the exact center and who knows how many will actually be hit.  Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.  Fire a lightning bolt down a line and you'll have a 50% chance to hit creatures on either side of the line in my campaign and I'll ask you to not do it again because it's a waste of time.</blockquote>