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Post by delta on Dec 26, 2009 16:04:48 GMT -6
Hey, everyone. The most recent thing that got my attention about classic D&D is the absence of commentary (in either OD&D or AD&D texts) on how to adjudicate targetting of a fireball or any other area-effect spell.
This sort of combines two issues: (a) how to determine where the fireball area lands, and (b) how to determine what characters are damaged by it. I can imagine the possible responses being dependent on whether or not you use minatures in your game.
I'd be interested in the responses. Maybe there's some obvious technique that I've overlooked & left out, as well. Assume that the limited-volume rule (AD&D fireball only) is not at issue.
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Post by tombowings on Dec 27, 2009 1:21:22 GMT -6
I don't use a grid or miniatures, I have the caster choose a group of characters, such as the "melee group over here" or "the enemy over there." All of the characters in that group are targets of and must make a save against the fireball.
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Post by badger2305 on Jan 2, 2010 9:28:22 GMT -6
The inclusion of the "declare range and measure" possibility was too much to resist. I think I'm going to make magic-users do that from now on, even if it makes me break out the miniatures or counters for combat. (Still thinkin' about it, but, man....what opportunities!)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 9:37:32 GMT -6
I always allowed a MU to target any spot he could see.
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Post by coffee on Jan 2, 2010 19:02:09 GMT -6
I went with "wherever the caster wants."
I see it as part of the freewheeling style of the original game. Every subsequent edition put more and more limits on such things -- OD&D is the only place left where you can really go wild.
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Post by Random on Jan 19, 2010 13:42:51 GMT -6
I went with "wherever the caster wants." I see it as part of the freewheeling style of the original game. Every subsequent edition put more and more limits on such things -- OD&D is the only place left where you can really go wild. This is certainly the most fun method. Imagine having a lightning bolt strike downward into a single target from above, rather than forcing the caster to fling it straight from his fingertips. |
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Post by coffee on Jan 19, 2010 13:59:44 GMT -6
Imagine having a lightning bolt strike downward into a single target from above, rather than forcing the caster to fling it straight from his fingertips. And then destroying two feet of stone beneath the target before rebounding and hitting him again... |
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