quinron
2017-02-11, 12:46 AM
So, this is admittedly to help with a homebrew idea, but I thought it might be worth discussing here generally: are there any effects in 5e (or earlier editions, for reference if nothing else) that affect areas like flat circles (as opposed to spheres), half-circles or spheres, or areas that don't fit into the cone/cube/cylinder/line/sphere list given in the PHB?
If, for example, I want to make a spell that swings a force sword in a 180-degree arc in front of the caster, hitting everything in that are - would I have to come up with some confusing, convoluted wording, or is there a succinct example that I can refer to in the books? And if not, what's my best wording for an effect like that.
BTW: The homebrew idea isn't that spell, I just think that's an easy example to use for it.
If, for example, I want to make a spell that swings a force sword in a 180-degree arc in front of the caster, hitting everything in that are - would I have to come up with some confusing, convoluted wording, or is there a succinct example that I can refer to in the books? And if not, what's my best wording for an effect like that.
BTW: The homebrew idea isn't that spell, I just think that's an easy example to use for it.