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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eldritch_Lord" data-source="post: 5533914" data-attributes="member: 52073">In general, as covered in the Magic Overview section of the PHB, if a spell's area/volume is expressed as a number of fixed areas/volumes (like "X 10-foot cubes, for example) it can be manipulated by the caster if it has the Shapeable quality (a little "(S)" in the area line).  Otherwise, the area/volume is as given.However, stone shape is different in that it has a volume of 10 or more cubic feet of stone, and says you can shape the stone "into any shape that suits your purpose."  Thus, you could hollow out a straight tunnel, a curvy tunnel, several small tunnels, or anything else as long as (A) the total volume shaped is no greater than 20 cubic feat and (B) the volume shaped is contiguous.  And note that kitcik is right that 20 cubic feet is 20x1x1, not 20x20x20; that would be 20 feet, cubed.</blockquote>