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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2227331" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>It is not counter-intuitive. It makes perfect sense that if you enter ANY of the squares of the area of effect, regardless of where you enter from, you are immediately affected. Not just if you enter them from outside the area.</p><p></p><p>PC: "Ok, I am no longer grappled, hence, I can casually stroll out of the tentacles and am immune to the rest of the tentacles as long as I get out before the spell casters next turn. Hmmm. Which way should I go?".</p><p></p><p>This is like the Ring of Blades spell that was errata-ed to state that the damage from it only occurs at the end of the spell casters turn. So, if the caster walks past someone with them up, or if someone else walks into their area and stays there, but the caster walks away on his turn, the blades do not affect those characters at all. Huh?</p><p></p><p>The spell rules should have some consistency with regard to continuous area of effects and they do not.</p><p></p><p>Btw, I am not stating that this is the interpretation that should be taken, I am merely stating that it is a valid interpretation that someone could make. The wording is not crystal clear. The wording in other spells is better.</p><p></p><p>For example, Wall of Fire: "The wall deals this damage when it appears and on your turn each round to all creatures in the area. In addition, the wall deals 2d6 points of fire damage +1 point of fire damage per caster level (maximum +20) to any creature passing through it."</p><p></p><p>Evard's does not explicitly state that it attacks "when it appears and on your turn each round to all creatures in the area". It should explicitly state this, but it does not.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not precisely. It is one interpretation of what the spell states. A good interpretation, but not the only one (read earlier in this thread where Thanee had a different interpretation).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 2227331, member: 2011"] It is not counter-intuitive. It makes perfect sense that if you enter ANY of the squares of the area of effect, regardless of where you enter from, you are immediately affected. Not just if you enter them from outside the area. PC: "Ok, I am no longer grappled, hence, I can casually stroll out of the tentacles and am immune to the rest of the tentacles as long as I get out before the spell casters next turn. Hmmm. Which way should I go?". This is like the Ring of Blades spell that was errata-ed to state that the damage from it only occurs at the end of the spell casters turn. So, if the caster walks past someone with them up, or if someone else walks into their area and stays there, but the caster walks away on his turn, the blades do not affect those characters at all. Huh? The spell rules should have some consistency with regard to continuous area of effects and they do not. Btw, I am not stating that this is the interpretation that should be taken, I am merely stating that it is a valid interpretation that someone could make. The wording is not crystal clear. The wording in other spells is better. For example, Wall of Fire: "The wall deals this damage when it appears and on your turn each round to all creatures in the area. In addition, the wall deals 2d6 points of fire damage +1 point of fire damage per caster level (maximum +20) to any creature passing through it." Evard's does not explicitly state that it attacks "when it appears and on your turn each round to all creatures in the area". It should explicitly state this, but it does not. Not precisely. It is one interpretation of what the spell states. A good interpretation, but not the only one (read earlier in this thread where Thanee had a different interpretation). [/QUOTE]
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