Questions tagged [3d-space]
For questions that primarily involve calculations, coordinates, and movement within the imagined 3-dimensional space of the game world.
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Does "occupied space" include terrain?
The 2024 Player's Handbook defines (in the glossary) "occupied space" this way:
A space is occupied if a creature is in it or if it is completely filled by objects.
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In gridded combat, how many squares/cubes above ground can the caster of Earth Tremor be in order to affect the ground?
Our campaign uses the optional Using Miniatures rules (Dungeon Master's Guide Ch. 8) and the variant Playing on a Grid rules (Player's Handbook Ch. 9). If a spellcaster is not on the ground (due to ...
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Does Eldritch Blast’s Repelling Blast invocation push a creature downward into the ground?
If I am above a creature and cast eldritch blast with the Repelling Blast invocation, does it get hit into the ground?
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Can I use Dimension Door to teleport onto the shoulders of an ally?
A friend and I are having a dispute on the wording of the spell description and mechanics behind Dimension Door. He attempted (and succeeded) in a creative use of the spell in a game he is in, and ...
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Is a starship locked in geosynchronous orbit considered "stationary" for the purpose of teleportation between ships?
Teleportation rules in Starfinder are sketchy. In combat, two ships are not moving relative to one another and Teleportation is impossible. However, if ships are stationary and not in combat, ...
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When casting the Control Water spell underwater, does the Part Water option create a cube of air?
The control water spell has the option to separate water and form a trench on a cubic area of up to 100 feet per side:
Until the spell ends, you control any freestanding water inside an area you ...
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Can Tidal Wave be cast in midair?
Nowhere in the text of the spell does it say that it can't be, or that it has to be cast or water or ground. I cast it for the first time recently and the DM and another player both expressed concern ...
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How large is the whirlpool when a Nereid uses their Shape Water (Control Water) feature?
The nereid from The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan has a special feature called "Shape Water" (not to be confused with the shape water cantrip), which does the following:
Shape Water. The ...
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Does the Wall of Fire spell damage creatures above it?
The Wall of Fire spell describes its "damage zone" as:
One side of the wall, selected by you when you cast this spell, deals
5d8 fire damage to each creature that ends its turn within 10 ...
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What range scale does a human-sized Mek-Pirate use?
Some of the really nice tech in the Mekton Workshop costs a lot. Cloaking demands to add 0.8 to the final cost multiplier for active, fire control, combat cloaking.1 And another 0.33 for a the dirty ...
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How much HP does a mountain range have?
How much HP does a mountain range have? And I don't mean a mountain, I mean a mountain range. Specifically Kondyor Massif
It's technically a crater, but close enough. Basically I'm homebrewing a ...
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Are there any penalties for fighting in the same 5ft space?
A scenario occurred in my game tonight where the wizard used mold earth to cause a scenario of my barbarian and an opponent to be trapped in a 5x5 ft space that was 15ft down.
We played it as normal, ...
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Can archers bypass partial cover by arcing their shot?
There are two basic ways an archer fires at a target. In close quarters engagements, archers (and anyone using a projectile weapon) would likely use "direct fire", ie. fire at an angle ...
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Does Improved Grab pull in the grappled regardless of weight?
Reviewing the choker I noticed the default strength is only 16. It caused me to wonder if an improved grab can pull a creature up in the air even if the strength does not have enough to carry (...
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Does the Evard's Black Tentacles spell affect the 5-foot cubes above its area?
I'm playing in a Tomb of Annihilation game, and there were some succubi that we were fighting. We had information ahead of time that a lot of them were grouped up together talking to someone, and so I ...
