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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 8756456" data-attributes="member: 87792">Part of this is a fluff thing, and different damage spells have different effects. <a href="https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Flaming%20Sphere#content" target="_blank">Flaming Sphere</a> is a ball of fire that moves around and radiates heat; I would expect e.g. an Acid Sphere to behave very differently. <a href="https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Chain%20Lightning#content" target="_blank">Chain Lightning</a> jumps from person to person like lightning; fire doesn't really do this in the same way. And <a href="https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Ray%20of%20Frost#content" target="_blank">Ray of Frost</a> reduces the target's speed because people slow down as they get cold; a Ray of Fire shouldn't have this effect (and indeed Firebolt doesn't). And that's before we get into psychic damage attacks.I therefore dislike this rule as a default, although researching spell variants on a case by case basis should be possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 8756456, member: 87792"] Part of this is a fluff thing, and different damage spells have different effects. [URL='https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Flaming%20Sphere#content']Flaming Sphere[/URL] is a ball of fire that moves around and radiates heat; I would expect e.g. an Acid Sphere to behave very differently. [URL='https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Chain%20Lightning#content']Chain Lightning[/URL] jumps from person to person like lightning; fire doesn't really do this in the same way. And [URL='https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Ray%20of%20Frost#content']Ray of Frost[/URL] reduces the target's speed because people slow down as they get cold; a Ray of Fire shouldn't have this effect (and indeed Firebolt doesn't). And that's before we get into psychic damage attacks. I therefore dislike this rule as a default, although researching spell variants on a case by case basis should be possible. [/QUOTE]

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