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<blockquote data-quote="IceFractal" data-source="post: 3932404" data-attributes="member: 27704">Likewise, I'd like more destructable terrain.&nbsp; I once tried calculating how deep a crater fireballs and other destructive spells would be causing - a few inches deep, at most.&nbsp; Worried about that off-target lightning bolt bringing down the cavern?&nbsp; Don't be, it barely puts a scratch on stone, or even wood.&nbsp; Not very exciting.There is one factor though - the huge disparity between in-combat time and out of combat time.&nbsp; In combat, a wall would have to breakable in three rounds or less to have any chance of a dramatic effect.&nbsp; Out of combat, that means you can smash through three walls per minute! So I think you pretty much have to make a choice:* Dramatic fights, and either make your dungeons out of force walls or have them tunnelled through in minutes.* Terrain is moot in combat, but walls are an actual impedement to motion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IceFractal, post: 3932404, member: 27704"] Likewise, I'd like more destructable terrain. I once tried calculating how deep a crater fireballs and other destructive spells would be causing - a few inches deep, at most. Worried about that off-target lightning bolt bringing down the cavern? Don't be, it barely puts a scratch on stone, or even wood. Not very exciting. There is one factor though - the huge disparity between in-combat time and out of combat time. In combat, a wall would have to breakable in three rounds or less to have any chance of a dramatic effect. Out of combat, that means you can smash through three walls per minute! So I think you pretty much have to make a choice: * Dramatic fights, and either make your dungeons out of force walls or have them tunnelled through in minutes. * Terrain is moot in combat, but walls are an actual impedement to motion. [/QUOTE]

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