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<blockquote data-quote="Skagul" data-source="post: 5362154" data-attributes="member: 87422"><p>Hi!</p><p>Something has been bugging me for a while now.</p><p></p><p>What is the Point of Origin for spells???<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>For some spells it's easy:</p><p>a) CLW [touch] - caster is the point of origin</p><p>b) magic missile [targeted] - caster is the point of origin</p><p>c) lightning bolt [line] - caster is the point of origin</p><p></p><p>No problem there.</p><p></p><p>But what about the following:</p><p>a) CLW,mass [area] - caster or the point of activation??</p><p>b) fireball [area] - the caster or the point of detonation??</p><p>c) wall of fire/blade barrier [line? area?] - ?????</p><p>d) conviction, mass [area] - caster or the point of activation??</p><p></p><p>The problem occurs when those spells, or their caster meet Antimagic (which supresses spell effects)</p><p>OK, first two spells are instantaneous, they are effectively canceled.</p><p></p><p>What about <em>Conviction, Mass</em>? Let's say that the caster & 2 recipients are within antimagic - spell is suppreses;they leave antimagic - spell kicks in??</p><p>What if only 1 recipient leaves antimagic & the caster [point of orgin?] is still inside antimagic?</p><p>Or what if the caster, in the moment of casting, was in antimagic & the recipients were outside of antimagic?</p><p>Or what if the caster, in the moment of casting, was outside of antimagic & the point of activation was inside of antimagic?</p><p></p><p>What about Wall of Fire/Blade Barrier? </p><p>Caster cast WoF while inside antimagic, but the area of the spell is outside:</p><p>a) spell works normaly</p><p>b) spell is suppressed until the caster moves outside the antimagic</p><p>c) spell is canceled</p><p></p><p>And so on, and so on....</p><p></p><p>I'd appreciate your input, suggestions, & solutions to this conundrum</p><p></p><p>Tnx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skagul, post: 5362154, member: 87422"] Hi! Something has been bugging me for a while now. What is the Point of Origin for spells???:confused: For some spells it's easy: a) CLW [touch] - caster is the point of origin b) magic missile [targeted] - caster is the point of origin c) lightning bolt [line] - caster is the point of origin No problem there. But what about the following: a) CLW,mass [area] - caster or the point of activation?? b) fireball [area] - the caster or the point of detonation?? c) wall of fire/blade barrier [line? area?] - ????? d) conviction, mass [area] - caster or the point of activation?? The problem occurs when those spells, or their caster meet Antimagic (which supresses spell effects) OK, first two spells are instantaneous, they are effectively canceled. What about [I]Conviction, Mass[/I]? Let's say that the caster & 2 recipients are within antimagic - spell is suppreses;they leave antimagic - spell kicks in?? What if only 1 recipient leaves antimagic & the caster [point of orgin?] is still inside antimagic? Or what if the caster, in the moment of casting, was in antimagic & the recipients were outside of antimagic? Or what if the caster, in the moment of casting, was outside of antimagic & the point of activation was inside of antimagic? What about Wall of Fire/Blade Barrier? Caster cast WoF while inside antimagic, but the area of the spell is outside: a) spell works normaly b) spell is suppressed until the caster moves outside the antimagic c) spell is canceled And so on, and so on.... I'd appreciate your input, suggestions, & solutions to this conundrum Tnx [/QUOTE]
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