Question on Area of Effect

Gaslov · #1 February 10th, 2011, 11:46 AM

So when a spell says it has an AoE of 3, is that a 3 x 3 area or is it a line of 3 squares?

Soyweiser · #2 February 10th, 2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Gaslov

So when a spell says it has an AoE of 3, is that a 3 x 3 area or is it a line of 3 squares?

3 squares, with 2 randomly places around the target square. The placement differs each time. (And I don't know if the placement of square number X is based on the location of square number X-1 or square 0).

Bananadine · #3 February 10th, 2011, 06:35 PM

Does precision affect the selection of the secondary targets?

I've seen Gifts from Heaven scatter all around a field, when a storm was going. But that's a different matter, since that spell has AOE 1 and 3 "effects". What about spells with AOE 3?

Soyweiser · #4 February 10th, 2011, 07:15 PM

I think the first square is determined by precision. The rest random.

So, Gifts of Heaven has 3 effects, placed by precision. A spell with AOE, 3, would be placed by prec first, and then randomly effect squares around it. At least that is how I assume it will go.

Bananadine · #5 February 10th, 2011, 07:45 PM

I guess it's true that Cloud of Death doesn't spread all around during a storm. It may land in a surprising place, but it won't have a surprising radius.

Bananadine · #6 February 10th, 2011, 07:49 PM

Extra tricky question: Can spell effects be scattered, via the precision system, beyond their spells' ranges? I notice that Gifts from Heaven has a very long range and a low precision. If it had a short range and a low precision, could its effects still scatter all around the field? Tangle Vines has range 15. I guess that means a mage will never cast it at a target further than 15 units away--but can a mage with very low precision (maybe due to blinding) cast Tangle Vines at a target 10 units away and accidentally hit a target 30 units away?

Soyweiser · #7 February 10th, 2011, 08:21 PM

That I don't know.

Perhaps we should cast Summon Vets, do you have spare death gems?

Soyweiser · #8 February 10th, 2011, 08:33 PM

[Sombrero] That answer to bananadine's question is yes.
[Sombrero] It can go beyond range.

llamabeast · #9 February 11th, 2011, 11:43 AM

Wow, channelling!

Soyweiser · #10 February 11th, 2011, 12:00 PM

He was blasted to death by some sort of energy. Odd...