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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7556718" data-attributes="member: 6801845">So in other words <ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A creature doesn't occupy the whole space, but he does.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A lightning bolt is instantaneous so it doesn't matter that a person was in it's path a moment ago but then moved to the side because they were doing a feint.&nbsp; </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The lightning bolt just hangs out for the entire round while the creature is forced to leap into it because they must occupy that 2.5 feet of space at some point.&nbsp; </li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Assume that in the middle of intense combat a wizard has the time to draw an imaginary line exactly down the middle of the hallway, not off by even an inch or two while an ogre is trying to smash in their face.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The five foot wide lightning bolt must be imagined as being 100% exactly the same width for the whole length, making it a lightning &quot;tube&quot;.&nbsp; No imagining a jagged line where the 5 ft wide is an average approximation.&nbsp; All the drawings we've ever seen of chaotic lightning bolts are lies.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">All rules must be approached exactly as if D&amp;D were a board game that must be literally interpreted or you're doing it wrong.&nbsp; I'm not allowed to look at how big a 5 ft square is in real life because &quot;game&quot;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The designers really meant to make the lightning bolt 10 ft wide because there's no reason to not thread the needle every time.&nbsp; It's just an intelligence check to see if you can figure out the loophole. </li>
</ul>By this logic, all missiles fired into a 5 ft square space should always hit.&nbsp; They may ineffectively bounce off armor, but they will always connect with something.Anyway, have a good one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 7556718, member: 6801845"] So in other words [LIST] [*]A creature doesn't occupy the whole space, but he does. [*]A lightning bolt is instantaneous so it doesn't matter that a person was in it's path a moment ago but then moved to the side because they were doing a feint. [*]The lightning bolt just hangs out for the entire round while the creature is forced to leap into it because they must occupy that 2.5 feet of space at some point. [*]Assume that in the middle of intense combat a wizard has the time to draw an imaginary line [I]exactly[/I] down the middle of the hallway, not off by even an inch or two while an ogre is trying to smash in their face. [*]The five foot wide lightning bolt must be imagined as being 100% [I]exactly[/I] the same width for the whole length, making it a lightning "tube". No imagining a jagged line where the 5 ft wide is an average approximation. All the drawings we've ever seen of chaotic lightning bolts are lies. [*]All rules must be approached exactly as if D&D were a board game that must be literally interpreted or you're doing it wrong. I'm not allowed to look at how big a 5 ft square is in real life because "game" [*]The designers [I]really[/I] meant to make the lightning bolt 10 ft wide because there's no reason to not thread the needle every time. It's just an intelligence check to see if you can figure out the loophole. [/LIST] By this logic, all missiles fired into a 5 ft square space should always hit. They may ineffectively bounce off armor, but they will [I]always[/I] connect with something. Anyway, have a good one. [/QUOTE]

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