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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FarBeyondC" data-source="post: 7971332" data-attributes="member: 6803170">You're conflating a spell's resolution mechanics with its requirements. Concentration is a part of the duration portion of a spell's resolution mechanics, putting a second limitation on how long a spell lasts. It is not necessary that a spell or its effects last beyond the instant of its casting.Where's the partially? The spell happens, just to no effect. Which is a perfectly fine result for a spell (though I'm sure its caster would disagree); a spell is not required to be effective.Again, you're conflating a spell's resolution mechanics with requirements. As per the Unseen Attackers and Targets part of the Making an Attack rules, you can strike at a location, potentially hitting if a target is there (as determined by the result of your attack roll) or automatically missing if a target is not there. Whether Ray of Sickness actually affects anyone does not change the fact Ray of Sickness, when cast, has an effect- hit or miss, the ray of sickening green energy still lashes out.</blockquote>