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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9035970" data-attributes="member: 6877472"><p>There's no particular reason a solid object blocks magic just because. The composition and thickness of the object might matter; a classic example of this is Detect Magic, which "can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt". Curiously, "Walls of Force" aren't any of those!</p><p></p><p>The rules tell us that not being able to see a target prevents you from targeting them. They tell us that total cover can block targeting. But it's up to the DM to decide what can actually obstruct magic.</p><p></p><p>A good example I hit upon very early is water*. The surface tension of ordinary water is no joke, and being a liquid, it's definitely more solid than air. But you can cast spells through and into water (though some spells are altered, like fire spells), even when normal weapons tend to be slowed or made less effective by the stuff.</p><p></p><p>*In the Forge of Fury 5e conversion, there's this fun line (page 58): "She (the dragon) begins combat at a range of 20 to 30 feet, raising only her head and part of her neck above the water (granting her three-quarters cover)..."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9035970, member: 6877472"] There's no particular reason a solid object blocks magic just because. The composition and thickness of the object might matter; a classic example of this is Detect Magic, which "can penetrate most barriers, but it is blocked by 1 foot of stone, 1 inch of common metal, a thin sheet of lead, or 3 feet of wood or dirt". Curiously, "Walls of Force" aren't any of those! The rules tell us that not being able to see a target prevents you from targeting them. They tell us that total cover can block targeting. But it's up to the DM to decide what can actually obstruct magic. A good example I hit upon very early is water*. The surface tension of ordinary water is no joke, and being a liquid, it's definitely more solid than air. But you can cast spells through and into water (though some spells are altered, like fire spells), even when normal weapons tend to be slowed or made less effective by the stuff. *In the Forge of Fury 5e conversion, there's this fun line (page 58): "She (the dragon) begins combat at a range of 20 to 30 feet, raising only her head and part of her neck above the water (granting her three-quarters cover)..." [/QUOTE]
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