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<blockquote data-quote="BryonD" data-source="post: 6482092" data-attributes="member: 957">The first thing to keep in mind is that WotC has historically stated some things very poorly and also stated some things &quot;clearly&quot; and then said that was not what they mean.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; So any answer remains in play.But, I think your alternative requires more assumption than the default.&nbsp; Even in your language you have clearly changed the active subject from the target to the spell area.There is nothing to suggest that the damage actually triggers other than the start of a victim's turn or the motion of the victim.&nbsp; so moving the spell would do no damage during that motion.I get that you could say &quot;orc is on square A.&nbsp; I have moved the area, so square A is now in it, therefore orc takes damage.&quot;&nbsp; But what if the orc just moved to square A?&nbsp; The started his turn requirement would only apply to creatures who were stationary the round before.&nbsp; It gets really silly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BryonD, post: 6482092, member: 957"] The first thing to keep in mind is that WotC has historically stated some things very poorly and also stated some things "clearly" and then said that was not what they mean. :) So any answer remains in play. But, I think your alternative requires more assumption than the default. Even in your language you have clearly changed the active subject from the target to the spell area. There is nothing to suggest that the damage actually triggers other than the start of a victim's turn or the motion of the victim. so moving the spell would do no damage during that motion. I get that you could say "orc is on square A. I have moved the area, so square A is now in it, therefore orc takes damage." But what if the orc just moved to square A? The started his turn requirement would only apply to creatures who were stationary the round before. It gets really silly. [/QUOTE]

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