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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pax" data-source="post: 483353" data-attributes="member: 6875">Here's an alternate way to handle that:Give the target the equivalent of a Cover Bounis to AC, based on what fraction of the square they occupy is NOT directly threatened, or affected by the spell.So if you are in a square that is 33% "threatened", you have roughly 2/3 "cover" from the attack.This works against spells as well, because there is a reflex save bonus involved (for other save types, you can rule that being touched at ALL brings the full effects, so physical location is irrelevant for Fortitude or Will save spells).You just have to pre-plan which squares ont eh edge of a given radius effect have what % effected, the inverse of which is their relative cover level.If the subject actually HAS cover, simply ADD the fractions together ... so someone with 1/3 cover, in a square only 1/3 affected by a spell of threatened by a weapon, essentially has FULL cover, and is not attackable / affectable by the spell or weapon in question.Note that this works as well for people too CLOSE, on a diagonal, to a reach weapon as well....However, I think this adds another, potentially unneccessary, level of complexity.  But IMO, it'd be the simplest, cleanest way to handle "I can reach PART of the square but not ALL of it" questions; applied equally to edges of radial (and possibly other, like CONE area) SPELLS, and to radial issues of REACH WEAPONS ... most players should at least agree it's FAIR.</blockquote>

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