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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ken-ichi" data-source="post: 2389486" data-attributes="member: 20061">Lightning Bolt is not a line shaped spread, how would that even work? The bolt travels in a straight line until it hits a barrier where it stops, but goes around corners?A lightning bolt is a line shaped burst.I would think that something large enough to give a character full cover is large enough to be considered a barrier that stops line of effect.Against an opponent taking full cover with a tower shield (usually can't be made out of metal because they weigh 50 pounds made from wood already, but even if made from metal) you can assume that the shield is grounded and does not transmit the electrical attack to the wielder. Even a shocking grasp spell can not hit a person taking full cover from a tower shield, but you could get a +3 to hit him when he is not taking fuill cover, or get the +3 to hit the metal shield itself. The tower shield will take damage from the lightning bolt spell and is allowed to make a save at either the shield's Ref save (if it is magic) or the wielder's, whichever is higher. As an object it takes half damage from electrical attacks and normally has a hardness of 5 for being wood. If the lightning bolt spell destroys the shield, then the bolt continues through to the full extent of its range, dealing normal damage to anything in its path.</blockquote>