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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 7556866" data-attributes="member: 20564">The game makes some game design decisions, some of which favor play over realism.&nbsp; One of which is the space characters take up.&nbsp; They need that much space to fight effectively (PHB 191).There are rules for squeezing (PHB 192) where a creature takes up less space and doesn't fight effectively.So right here we have what the game is saying - they are considered anywhere in their space, unless they are doing a certain thing (squeezing) which reduces the space.&nbsp; There would be no need for rules for squeezing if you could at any time and at no penalty decide to cut down where a creature is in order to avoid area of effects.Now, want to make a ruling &quot;hey, it's only passing through part of your space, take advantage on your save&quot;?&nbsp; Go for it.&nbsp; I've endorsed DMs making ruling elsewhere in this thread.&nbsp; I'm just commenting on what the rules actually say.I do treat lightning bolt as a series of 5x5x5 cubes.&nbsp; What I don't do is snap-fit them to a grid.&nbsp; I just use a template.&nbsp; Much easier and much more accurate, especially when not firing in one of the ordinal directions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 7556866, member: 20564"] The game makes some game design decisions, some of which favor play over realism. One of which is the space characters take up. They need that much space to fight effectively (PHB 191). There are rules for squeezing (PHB 192) where a creature takes up less space and doesn't fight effectively. So right here we have what the game is saying - they are considered anywhere in their space, unless they are doing a certain thing (squeezing) which reduces the space. There would be no need for rules for squeezing if you could at any time and at no penalty decide to cut down where a creature is in order to avoid area of effects. Now, want to make a ruling "hey, it's only passing through part of your space, take advantage on your save"? Go for it. I've endorsed DMs making ruling elsewhere in this thread. I'm just commenting on what the rules actually say. I do treat lightning bolt as a series of 5x5x5 cubes. What I don't do is snap-fit them to a grid. I just use a template. Much easier and much more accurate, especially when not firing in one of the ordinal directions. [/QUOTE]

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