From:	Phil Smith phil_urbanhell@*******.com
Subject:	Turn to goo spell effects
Date:	Sat, 17 Jun 2000 11:04:06 GMT

>From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
> > With area effect spells the ruling is easy; it can't effect anything
>bigger
> > than it's AOE.
>
>That's exactly the problem: what's the area of effect of a single-target
>spell?

Or rather; how big can a single target be?

> > Except having said that, a target might only just excede the
> > spell's size in which case it should be effected. Basically I would say
> > that a spell can not target a whole building without having the
>exteneded
> > range option on it.
>
>Extended area, surely. Still, a typical house could fit into the sphere
>that is the area of effect of an area-effect spell with little trouble,
>unless the magician happens to have lost some Magic points.

You know what I mean :)>

> > Okay, this is a more difficult topic than I thought it would be. The
> > thought of being able to turn buildings to goo is a bit too dangerous to
>be
> > allowed ("the prototype's in this one? Okay then...").
>
>Except that in that case, the goo-ed building covers everything you may
>want to get out of it, so you'll have to search through the mess...

But still, any guards inside promptly fall as the building collapses around
them, and if you have a good idea where the prototype would be or a detect
(object) spell, your life would be mage a lot easier if the building could
be goo-ed.

Phil

...Unfortunatly one of them spotted our hidden microphone and followed the
extension cable back to the police station.
Milton Jones

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