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masterkorgin
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posted September 14, 2002 11:29 AM      Profile for masterkorgin      Edit/Delete Post
I have two initiates in my party. they took extra weave talents and are now able to cast Fireball. My question is this...Do they need to HIt the target or is it like magic missle in D&D were it just hits and they need to make a saving throw for half damage?

the reason I ask is because they are able to cast at the second highest power and if the NPC doesn't make his saving throw he is taking like 16-18 points or more damage. which easily kills lv 2-lv 3 dudes!?

Help.

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Grayswandir_Blade
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posted September 14, 2002 01:56 PM      Profile for Grayswandir_Blade   Email Grayswandir_Blade    Edit/Delete Post
The description of Fireball in the WoT book is essentially the same as the one in D&D, with the little pea-sized thingamajig that's an idiotic interpretation of the novels in the first place. If you take that side, then yes, it's like magic missile.

If you take it the way it *should* be (aka a *ball* of fire like in the novels and like in the picture on pg 173), then the result is still the same. Weaves are guided by the mind, and compounded with the fact that you're throwing something that's minimum 5 ft. wide, it's very unlikely that you'd miss. The save is the target scrambling to get out of the way (I assume).

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JosephKell
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posted September 14, 2002 03:47 PM      Profile for JosephKell   Email JosephKell    Edit/Delete Post
you could treat it like a grenade weapon. Make a ranged touch attack to see if you peg them with it, otherwise you just have to figure out which direction it ends up in and how far. For most channelings of the Fireball it will still catch them in the blast radius.

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Tarlin
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posted September 14, 2002 06:26 PM      Profile for Tarlin   Email Tarlin    Edit/Delete Post
Fireball is an area of effect attack. you blanket the area, and affect everything in it. Those caught within, save for half. You don't roll to hit on area attacks, you just blanket the area. Now if you think that is a bit much, you could have a "to hit" roll to center it, but using the grenade-like missile effects, that poor sap who was the original target is most likely gonna eat it anyway, so its kinda pointless, unless you are going for precision.

(In my game its was a sad day for all the 1st level mooks when the channelers learned fireball)

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masterkorgin
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posted September 15, 2002 12:13 AM      Profile for masterkorgin      Edit/Delete Post
Hey thanks alot for all the input. I really appreciate it! [Smile]

M.K.

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