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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 2232463" data-attributes="member: 2011">Jeff, you don't get it. You are grasping at semantical straws and ignoring what people post.There is a difference between how I would rule the spell as a DM and how the spell reads.The spell is unclear, hence, a DM has to adjudicate it.Just because I would adjudicate it that way does NOT mean that 1) it is the only way to adjudicate it or 2) the spell is clear because I would adjudicate it the same way you interpret it.Hypersmurf took a literal interpretation of the spell which is fine. His interpretation is different than yours. Yet you still erroneously claim that the spell is clear. Hmmmm.The spell does NOT state that the grapple attempt occurs every round.You have yet to illustrate that it does.The rules on longer duration area effect spells do NOT state that the effect occurs every round on the caster's turn by default.You have yet to illustrate that they do.Prove your point with rules because a boatload of posters agree that you cannot prove it with single minded interpretation.Evard's is not much different than Blade Barrier or Flaming Sphere, both of which I would rule would do their damage every round in their areas as well because it is nonsensical that they would not. Yet, a literal reading of those spells would indicate that they do not. Ring of Blades was errata-ed to only occur on the caster's turn, the exact opposite of the other spells, which is just as nonsensical because if a character moves through the blades or even stands in the blades, he takes no damage. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></blockquote>

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