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<blockquote data-quote="Kyamsil" data-source="post: 1594801" data-attributes="member: 2534"><p>I meant that comparing Energy Stun and Energy Missile, the higher you pump the damage, the higher the difference is (sorry, lack of sleep getting to me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />) They both are the same level, and Energy Stun will be always be 2d6 less than Energy Missile when using the same amount of power points. Also, Stun will always have at least one target less against crowded opponents (of medium size, that is).</p><p></p><p>About your point regarding trees and undergrowth... according to the DMG, trees give partial cover (no blocking of LoS), and only medium and dense forests have massive trees (the ones that occupy a whole square and you can hide behind). Undergrowth and tall grass can provide concealment of 20% (or 30% for heavy undergrowth), something that hardly protects you from "magic missile"-like targetting. A ray is affected by miss-chance, targetting without attack rolls isn't. </p><p></p><p>Even the denser woods would have a 20% of squares occupied by massive trees. But in that sort of terrain the cone extra area that you defend is actually not so higher, because being a spread means that every square with a massive tree will block it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyamsil, post: 1594801, member: 2534"] I meant that comparing Energy Stun and Energy Missile, the higher you pump the damage, the higher the difference is (sorry, lack of sleep getting to me :p) They both are the same level, and Energy Stun will be always be 2d6 less than Energy Missile when using the same amount of power points. Also, Stun will always have at least one target less against crowded opponents (of medium size, that is). About your point regarding trees and undergrowth... according to the DMG, trees give partial cover (no blocking of LoS), and only medium and dense forests have massive trees (the ones that occupy a whole square and you can hide behind). Undergrowth and tall grass can provide concealment of 20% (or 30% for heavy undergrowth), something that hardly protects you from "magic missile"-like targetting. A ray is affected by miss-chance, targetting without attack rolls isn't. Even the denser woods would have a 20% of squares occupied by massive trees. But in that sort of terrain the cone extra area that you defend is actually not so higher, because being a spread means that every square with a massive tree will block it. [/QUOTE]
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