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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6827731" data-attributes="member: 6669384">You want to eliminate the pinpoint placement of Fireballs?&nbsp; Run the rules as written:By the book, the caster doesn't select a spot, he/she states a distance and picks a direction, and the spell runs from there.&nbsp; Attack rolls are called for only when trying to thread the spell through a tight space.So get one of those no-glare page protectors and keep it around.&nbsp; They're frosted.&nbsp; When the player says he's casting Fireball, immediately lay the slightly frosted page protector over the battlefield, miniatures and all, so he can't easily see the grid lines on the mat, and ask him the distance he's throwing it, and the direction.Remove the frosted plastic, count the distance from his figure along the direction he called for, and lay your fireball template over the selected target.&nbsp; (If you don't have a fireball template, get or make one.&nbsp; You can bend one out of common house wire in about 5 minutes and you're covered forever more.)This way, worst case, he needs to plot his &quot;pinpoint&quot; placement ahead of time and not take 10 minutes making up his mind.&nbsp; Since he doesn't seem to be good on tactical planning, maybe he'll fall out of love with Fireball.Oh, and remember that the only ruler at the table belongs to you.&nbsp; The player can't pick his spot and measure.&nbsp; He has to guesstimate, just like in real life.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6827731, member: 6669384"] You want to eliminate the pinpoint placement of Fireballs? Run the rules as written: By the book, the caster doesn't select a spot, he/she states a distance and picks a direction, and the spell runs from there. Attack rolls are called for only when trying to thread the spell through a tight space. So get one of those no-glare page protectors and keep it around. They're frosted. When the player says he's casting Fireball, immediately lay the slightly frosted page protector over the battlefield, miniatures and all, so he can't easily see the grid lines on the mat, and ask him the distance he's throwing it, and the direction. Remove the frosted plastic, count the distance from his figure along the direction he called for, and lay your fireball template over the selected target. (If you don't have a fireball template, get or make one. You can bend one out of common house wire in about 5 minutes and you're covered forever more.) This way, worst case, he needs to plot his "pinpoint" placement ahead of time and not take 10 minutes making up his mind. Since he doesn't seem to be good on tactical planning, maybe he'll fall out of love with Fireball. Oh, and remember that the only ruler at the table belongs to you. The player can't pick his spot and measure. He has to guesstimate, just like in real life. [/QUOTE]

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