Timeline for How might my unwitting houseruling of Sculpt Spell affect play?
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Jun 16, 2020 at 10:23 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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Apr 22, 2020 at 4:21 | comment | added | Shane | I think there's a difference between being affected by a spell and being affected by the effects of a spell. I feel like your interpretation gives players far too much immunity. The spell burning hands says that it lights objects on fire. A character is standing next to a barrel of gunpowder that explodes, sets the building on fire, and burns down the building they are standing in. Well, all that was an effect of the spell so they take zero damage? | |
Aug 7, 2018 at 6:37 | comment | added | Theik | @DarthPseudonym Those aren't evocation spells, so wouldn't be affected by sculpt spells regardless of this houserule. And that's a good point Kamil, but the way the houserule is written, you'd be able to ignore the difficult terrain as well, as it is without a doubt an effect of the spell, and you are "entirely unaffected by the spell", which I'd argue also includes any changes to the terrain it has made to make it difficult terrain. | |
Aug 6, 2018 at 23:53 | vote | accept | Tiggerous | ||
Aug 6, 2018 at 18:12 | comment | added | Darth Pseudonym | I immediately thought of spells like Sleep or Color Spray that affect an area but don't have a save as such. | |
Aug 6, 2018 at 15:47 | comment | added | Kamil Drakari | There's definitely room for interpretation, but my interpretation of earth tremor is that the only part that affects creatures does involve a saving throw, while the other part affects terrain. Basically, I would rule that the ground becomes difficult terrain for everybody even if they weren't affected by the spell. The other examples are good though (especially the wall-related ones). | |
Aug 6, 2018 at 8:17 | history | edited | V2Blast | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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Aug 6, 2018 at 8:08 | history | answered | Theik | CC BY-SA 4.0 |