![]() ![]() ![]() It is worth highlighting that cover does not require something that blocks line of sight. Stinking Cloud doesn't because the target is the space behind the wall (which grants total cover, thus preventing targeting). Even Misty Step works because again the target is the caster, and you can see the space you're going to (the wall is invisible). A spell like Dimension Door works because the target is the caster. Trying to cast Stinking Cloud at an area behind Total Cover will only result in the cloud appearing on the nearer side of the wall. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction, such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction. To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can't be behind total cover. ![]() By the rules of targeting you cannot target a point/creature/whatever that is behind total cover.īasic Rules > Chapter 10: Spellcasting > Casting a Spell > Targets > A Clear Path To The Target Stinking Cloud targets a space within 90 ft of the caster. The same applies to Dimension Door, you don't have to see the location you are trying to reach, and you are no longer a physical object on the prime material or etheral planes. Teleport works because the caster is no longer a physical object and you don't need to see the location that you are teleporting to. When an AoE spell is cast and there is a physical barrier, like a wall between the two creatures, the AoE originates on the side of the barrier nearest the caster. This physical object provides Total Cover for the two creatures. However, Wall of Force is a physical object that is between the two creatures. ![]() By your ruling Stinking Cloud could bypass the Wall of Force. Stinking Cloud does not travel to a point, it appears at a location. Ray of Frost, travels as a beam from your finger to the target, it specifically says that it travels to a point. In other words, if you can see the target, you can cast spells at the target if they appear at the target and do not travel to the target. You can Teleport into and out of a wall of force. Spells that targets a location, but do not specically say that they travel to that point, appear at that point, even if inside a fully enclosed wall of force. Sound passes through it, light pass through it. Some spells will have specific descriptions that will work in/through/around the Wall of Force (Disintegrate, Teleport).Spells that require a target to hear the spell might not work if the Wall of Force completely surrounds the creature.Spells that require only that the target be able to see the effect/spell will work (Hypnotic Pattern).AoE spells which have a physical component, such as Fireball, will manifest on the nearest side of the wall to the caster.Though it is transparent, line of sight is not a valid argument for targeted spells, due to total cover.Wall of Force is a barrier, an obstacle, a physical interruption from point A to point B thus is considered total cover.I recently saw a thread almost identical to this, and it got really messy. You can see through a window and the person can be oblivious to your words due to the sound being unable to pass through the barrier. You can see through a window and still not hit the person behind it with a stone due to the total cover they have. Monstrous Compendium Vol 3: Minecraft Creatures ![]()
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