Walls and large creatures

[Revinor]

For the sake of argument, let's assume that poor dragon really wants to reach wizard for melee attack, moving in straight line.

Two questions:

- how much move points it has to spend to approach wizard (really close, let's forget about reach) ?
- how much damage it will get in the process ?

Blade Barrier - squares are difficult terrain, 3d6+Wis (let's call it BB) damage if creature "enters the barrier's space"
Wall of Fire - entering a square occupied by the wall costs 3 extra squares of movement, creature that "moves into the wall's space" takes 3d6+Int damage (let's call if WoF)


I can see many way of resolving it. For sure, dragon will take at least 1xBB and 1xWoF damage and spend at least 6 x (1+3) movement points. But:

- should difficult terrain from blade barrier be counted extra ? Or only maximum cost for any part of the dragon should count? If it is counted extra, then why dragon is spending 2 points for each normal move (as it is entering 2 normal squares in normal case) ? What if blade barrier overlaps wall of fire ? Will it be then 2+3 per move?
- what about place where 2 squares of wall of fire are entered per move ? Will it be 1+3+3 or only 1+3 ?
- what with damage ? Is it counted only when entering the zone, per move or per square? If per move, then having 2 walls (like for first 4 steps here) is a lot more effective than one wide wall ? If per square, then are 'tail' squares of dragon also counting as entering a zone separately ?

 

[Primitive Screwhead]

Terrain cost is always the maximum value, or either square the large creature is entering, and the cost is based on the edge of the creature that is moving.
So the Dragon's movement would be based on the WOF restrictions.

The damage would be based on entering the zone, not on a 'by square' basis.
No, the Dragon's tail is not counted seperately.

Personally, I think the Dragon would be wise to go three steps left and then go through the stone walls instead!

 

[Fkewl]

Dragons flies over both and eats wizard ?

 

[DracoSuave]

11 movement, if flight is not an option (low cieling, for example.) and would take blade barrier damage once.

Of course, the dragon is intellegent and would probably just truffle shuffle to the side, removing LoS/LoE from the wizard, readying a charge action of the wizard decides to follow.

 

[Hypersmurf]

11 movement, if flight is not an option (low cieling, for example.) and would take blade barrier damage once.

11? I make it 24...?

Damage from each effect once.

However, the Wall of Fire is actually in an illegal configuration, since some of the squares share sides with more than two others.

-Hyp.