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Glyph of warding states, in part:

When the glyph is triggered, the stored spell is cast. If the spell has a target, it targets the creature that triggered the glyph.If the spell affects an area, the area is centered on that creature.

Other questions have addressed the fact that the specific wording of the glyph allows a spell that has a range of self, for example, to instead affect whoever triggered the effect.

My question is whether the wording also supersedes other potential issues- specifically, with how far away the target can be.

Can Glyph of warding alter the range of the stored spell? If so, by how much?

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It's limited to the range of the spell

The glyph of warding spell description says:

When the glyph is triggered, the stored spell is cast.

That's it: the spell is cast with all its normal statistics including range.

While the trigger of the glyph can be unlimited in range ("Trigger when I move 12,000 miles away") the spell that is cast is cast from the gylph with all its normal limitations.

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    \$\begingroup\$ Range is normally measured from the caster of the spell. Does Glyph of Warding say that the spell is cast from the glyph's position? \$\endgroup\$
    – Mark Wells
    Commented Oct 21, 2019 at 22:45
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    \$\begingroup\$ @MarkWells It says the spell is stored in the glyph, so I think it can reasonably be extrapolated that the spell is released from the glyph's position when triggered. \$\endgroup\$
    – Ryan C. Thompson
    Commented Oct 21, 2019 at 23:17
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    \$\begingroup\$ What about spells that have a range of self? Would those work with your "12,000 miles away" trigger? \$\endgroup\$
    – smbailey
    Commented Jul 10, 2020 at 19:48
  • \$\begingroup\$ Agreed: Spells with a Range of Self seem problematic. Since the spell glyph treats the triggering creature as the target if (& only if) the spell has a target (what spells don't?), & the glyph is a proxy for the caster for the purposes of determining who the caster is, the glyph or the glyph's caster could be the Self affected when a creature fulfills the trigger, if spells with a Range of Self, are indeed ruled to be the spells that don't have a target implied by Glyph's wording. Are there spells that don't have a target, if not spells with a range of Self? \$\endgroup\$
    – ProphetZarquon
    Commented Jun 11 at 0:25
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The wording is pretty specific as to what the target of the spell is, but the range to the targeting creature is left out on purpose, because it depends on the spell being stored.

The spell in the glyph is what determines the range. So if the spell was a single target spell, and the creature managed to trigger the glyph from outside the spell range, then the spell is cast but has no effect. If it was an AOE spell, then the spell would travel towards the target until it reaches its max range and then take effect. For a spell such as fireball, this could still potentially get the triggering creature within the AOE.

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    \$\begingroup\$ It would help to quote the bits of the spell you think say this. Answers need to be supported with something other than opinion. \$\endgroup\$
    – NotArch
    Commented Oct 21, 2019 at 22:47

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