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LarvandrelSildaris 06-22-06, 11:34 AM	Am I right in saying that a spellcaster cannot cast spells that require targeting someone or an area (like fireball, wall of force, etc...) if he's blinded or surrounded by a globe of darkness?
tarkin 06-22-06, 11:39 AM	You can not cast spells that require targetting someone. But you don't target an area. You are quite allowed to hear someone's voice in X direction and state: " I cast a fireball 50 ft in X direction".
orionm42 06-22-06, 11:51 AM	You can not cast spells that require targetting someone. But you don't target an area. You are quite allowed to hear someone's voice in X direction and state: " I cast a fireball 50 ft in X direction". Here is a summary from the "Rules of the Game" (see the link below)... When you aim an area spell, you must choose a point of origin (see Part One) for the spell. You must have line of effect to the point of origin you choose. If you cannot see the point of origin, you must specify the point of origin in some meaningful way. The best way to do so is select a distance and a direction from yourself or from another point of reference that you can see or touch (or that your DM agrees is well known to you). The point of origin for any area spell always must be an intersection of squares on the grid you use to regulate combat. This rule greatly simplifies the task of deciding exactly where the area extends. Once you choose the point of origin, the spell's area extends from there. Also, on targets... Target or Targets: You select one or more recipients to receive the spell. All your targets must be in range and you must have line of effect to them. If you don't have line of sight to a recipient, you still can select it as a target if you can touch it. Here is the link... http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20040824a