this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2026
150 points (98.1% liked)

RPGMemes

16146 readers
25 users here now

Humor, jokes, memes about TTRPGs

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] Jeeve65@ttrpg.network 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I have used both types of distance calculation in different campaigns. I agree that the 'alternating' rule is better, but I've also seen that it confuses some players and in that case slows down combat.

I'm currently using the phb rule. My players have just gained access to fireball and similar AoE spells, and I use the actual circular spell effects

So far I have not seen the players actively abusing this, so for now I'm just ignoring the weird distance effects

[โ€“] geolaw@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 days ago

Re-write the spell to be a firecube. If the grid is that important, just declare that magical fire occupies a cubical volume because "magic"