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Tagged with line-of-effect dnd-4e
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How do zones and line of effect work, and are they adjusted if the zone follows the player (kinda like an aura, but defined as a zone)?
So lets say your situation is like so:
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Where C is the caster, and B is blocking terrain, and the x's are the squares affected by a ...
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Do burst/close burst attacks "splash" around corners?
I know that blasts require LoS in 4e and that bursts require line of effect between the target square and the creature using the power but one my players asked if a burst would hit diagonally around a ...
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What do characters know about the battlefield?
The PCs generally know where all enemies are and vice versa (except those who are Hidden). They also know the effects of all zones and other buffs that are in effect. This is part of the "all the ...
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What effects can hit a phasing creature in a nonmagical wall square?
In a recent battle I was Dming, the party was fighting against Wraiths (in the Madness at Gardmore Abbey adventure). Wraiths have phasing and thus can fly into and through walls, so the players and I ...
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Taking into account line-of-sight & blast rules, how would a blast work with a wall between you and an enemy?
If you take into effect the blast rules and the line-of-sight rules, how should we play the blast? Would it wrap the nine squares in front of him, including the wall? Would it go the nine diagonal ...
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Can a Leader's Burst Healing work if there is a blocking wall?
Most of the Leader's in 4th edition have a close burst 5 Healing power.
If the target of the Healing power is completely blocked by a wall from the Leader, can ...
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Do enemies block line of effect?
This may seem like a no-brainer, but the non-errata-ed rules in the PHB aren't entirely clear on this point, that I can recall.
So if an enemy is in directly in front of where your wizard wants to ...
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Does ranged magic that requires line-of-sight also require line-of-effect?
This came up during a combat last week. The party had barricaded themselves behind double doors and the wizard was peering through the keyholes, dropping Scorching Bursts on anything foolish enough ...
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