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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 2213162" data-attributes="member: 545">Assuming cover is not necessary.I assume that a Fireball does not actually fill the entire volume, but fat licks of flames swirl through.  All creatures that are not killed or knocked out are presumed to have sidestepped the brunt of it.  If they are too tired or too green they mistep and get hammered.  All inanimate objects are presumed to get hit because they cannot move out of the way.  Magical objects can protect themselves to some small degree.Making the save really means different things for different characters.  We just use one simple mechanic for the sake of simplicity.  It just so happens that low level Rogues are nearly as good at surviving Fireballs as high level Barbarians.</blockquote>