Re: [HoE] Answers to my "Something About A Sword" --terribly OT

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In a message dated Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:15:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com> writes:

> 
> *shrug* That's a kind of mentality thing (relating to experience, which 
> other games you've played, etc.) so it's hard to discuss one way or another. 
>   My group, which are hardened D&D players, think of it in terms of the 
> Fireball spell, which doesn't require that you "roll to hit" per se but 
> instead the target tries to get out of the way.
> 

Interesting (and OT) note:

Back in my D*D munchkin days, I found that if you target a Fireball at ground level instead of an air burst, you increase its diameter by about 20-25% since the spell shapes its otherwise spherical detonation to fit the area.

Useless, tournament-weenie trivia...

John