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How large is a Globe of Invulnerability cast by a Large creature?
Could a Huge or bigger creature (bigger than a 10-foot-radius sphere) use Antimagic Field?Does globe of invulnerability exclude summoned monsters from the area?Does Wall of Fire cast in the middle of a huge creature cause it to take damage twice?Does Forcecage automatically trap a creature in its area?Can a Large creature enter Leomund's Tiny Hut from below?What happens if I cast Otiluke's Freezing Sphere while entirely submerged in water?Antimagic field vs 9th-level globe of invulnerability: who wins?Does a Globe of Invulnerability move with the caster?Are you still considered to be inside an area of effect when protected by a Globe of Invulnerability?Does a Globe of Invulnerability protect against the Magic Weapon spell?Can an Area of Effect spell cast outside a Prismatic Wall extend inside it?
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Globe of Invulnerability describes its area of effect like so:
An immobile, faintly shimmering barrier springs into existence in a 10-foot radius around you and remains for the duration.
(Note that the spell does not describe the spell's area as a "sphere", which means the rules for spherical spell areas do not seem to apply here.)
For a Medium-sized caster, it seems that the globe covers the 5-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that. But if a caster is size Large, does the area of effect increase to the 10-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that?
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Globe of Invulnerability describes its area of effect like so:
An immobile, faintly shimmering barrier springs into existence in a 10-foot radius around you and remains for the duration.
(Note that the spell does not describe the spell's area as a "sphere", which means the rules for spherical spell areas do not seem to apply here.)
For a Medium-sized caster, it seems that the globe covers the 5-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that. But if a caster is size Large, does the area of effect increase to the 10-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that?
dnd-5e spells size-scaling
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Globe of Invulnerability describes its area of effect like so:
An immobile, faintly shimmering barrier springs into existence in a 10-foot radius around you and remains for the duration.
(Note that the spell does not describe the spell's area as a "sphere", which means the rules for spherical spell areas do not seem to apply here.)
For a Medium-sized caster, it seems that the globe covers the 5-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that. But if a caster is size Large, does the area of effect increase to the 10-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that?
dnd-5e spells size-scaling
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Globe of Invulnerability describes its area of effect like so:
An immobile, faintly shimmering barrier springs into existence in a 10-foot radius around you and remains for the duration.
(Note that the spell does not describe the spell's area as a "sphere", which means the rules for spherical spell areas do not seem to apply here.)
For a Medium-sized caster, it seems that the globe covers the 5-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that. But if a caster is size Large, does the area of effect increase to the 10-foot square occupied by the caster and an area of 10 feet beyond that?
dnd-5e spells size-scaling
dnd-5e spells size-scaling
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It provides a 10' radius, or a 20' diameter...around you
While it doesn't say "centered on you", the spell does still state:
a 10-foot radius around you
This implies that "you" are the center of the globe because the test is saying that it extends out 10' all around you. If it's extending out from you, then you are the center.
A creature's size will determine if it fits inside this 20' diameter globe - and a large creature will fit inside given that it controls:
10 by 10 ft.
If it extended 10' from your outer edge and you were a Large or larger creature, then it would end up being larger than the radius/diameter provided in the spell.
A paladin's Aura works differently
As a counterexample, see the Paladin's Aura of Protection:
whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you...
In this case, the Paladin's aura isn't a radius, it's just within 10' of you.If you're Large, or Huge, it'll be within 10' of the total space you control.
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If this is correct, then it would imply that a creature larger than the base Gargantuan size (defined as "20 by 20 ft. or larger") would not be able to fit within the spell's area, and even a base Gargantuan creature would have to be careful to remain contained by it. Then again, spells are what they are... some may simply not be suitable for extremely large casters.
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@JWeir I'm not sure how you'd even get to Gargantuan. I don't think you can.
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One of the enemy NPCs in my campaign is an ancient red dragon who casts spells.
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I don't believe that it's homebrew/fiat. The Monster Manual entry for Dragons has a variant for dragons as innate spellcasters, which allows an ancient red to cast a few spells of up to 8th level. Globe of Invulnerability is a 6th level spell, which would be a legal option, I believe.
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@JWeir D'oh! You're right. So yeah, the Globe wouldn't work with them RAW.
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Spells with a range of self plus a radius scale with the size of the caster. The radius starts at the caster's exterior and extends beyond. This seems the most intuitive interpretation, but you can compare the answers to this similar question: Could a Huge or bigger creature (bigger than a 10-foot-radius sphere) use Antimagic Field?
An argument can be made that the radius makes it an area of effect spell with a singular point of origin, but I think the lack of text covering this self+radius scenario favors the above interpretation. The closest relevant scenario is Sphere, but it's usually explicitly referred to as a sphere in the spell's description when that's the case. Areas of Effect.
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It provides a 10' radius, or a 20' diameter...around you
While it doesn't say "centered on you", the spell does still state:
a 10-foot radius around you
This implies that "you" are the center of the globe because the test is saying that it extends out 10' all around you. If it's extending out from you, then you are the center.
A creature's size will determine if it fits inside this 20' diameter globe - and a large creature will fit inside given that it controls:
10 by 10 ft.
If it extended 10' from your outer edge and you were a Large or larger creature, then it would end up being larger than the radius/diameter provided in the spell.
A paladin's Aura works differently
As a counterexample, see the Paladin's Aura of Protection:
whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you...
In this case, the Paladin's aura isn't a radius, it's just within 10' of you.If you're Large, or Huge, it'll be within 10' of the total space you control.
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If this is correct, then it would imply that a creature larger than the base Gargantuan size (defined as "20 by 20 ft. or larger") would not be able to fit within the spell's area, and even a base Gargantuan creature would have to be careful to remain contained by it. Then again, spells are what they are... some may simply not be suitable for extremely large casters.
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– JWeir
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@JWeir I'm not sure how you'd even get to Gargantuan. I don't think you can.
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– NautArch
6 hours ago
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One of the enemy NPCs in my campaign is an ancient red dragon who casts spells.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
2
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I don't believe that it's homebrew/fiat. The Monster Manual entry for Dragons has a variant for dragons as innate spellcasters, which allows an ancient red to cast a few spells of up to 8th level. Globe of Invulnerability is a 6th level spell, which would be a legal option, I believe.
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6 hours ago
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@JWeir D'oh! You're right. So yeah, the Globe wouldn't work with them RAW.
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– NautArch
6 hours ago
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show 2 more comments
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It provides a 10' radius, or a 20' diameter...around you
While it doesn't say "centered on you", the spell does still state:
a 10-foot radius around you
This implies that "you" are the center of the globe because the test is saying that it extends out 10' all around you. If it's extending out from you, then you are the center.
A creature's size will determine if it fits inside this 20' diameter globe - and a large creature will fit inside given that it controls:
10 by 10 ft.
If it extended 10' from your outer edge and you were a Large or larger creature, then it would end up being larger than the radius/diameter provided in the spell.
A paladin's Aura works differently
As a counterexample, see the Paladin's Aura of Protection:
whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you...
In this case, the Paladin's aura isn't a radius, it's just within 10' of you.If you're Large, or Huge, it'll be within 10' of the total space you control.
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If this is correct, then it would imply that a creature larger than the base Gargantuan size (defined as "20 by 20 ft. or larger") would not be able to fit within the spell's area, and even a base Gargantuan creature would have to be careful to remain contained by it. Then again, spells are what they are... some may simply not be suitable for extremely large casters.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir I'm not sure how you'd even get to Gargantuan. I don't think you can.
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– NautArch
6 hours ago
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One of the enemy NPCs in my campaign is an ancient red dragon who casts spells.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
2
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I don't believe that it's homebrew/fiat. The Monster Manual entry for Dragons has a variant for dragons as innate spellcasters, which allows an ancient red to cast a few spells of up to 8th level. Globe of Invulnerability is a 6th level spell, which would be a legal option, I believe.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir D'oh! You're right. So yeah, the Globe wouldn't work with them RAW.
$endgroup$
– NautArch
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
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It provides a 10' radius, or a 20' diameter...around you
While it doesn't say "centered on you", the spell does still state:
a 10-foot radius around you
This implies that "you" are the center of the globe because the test is saying that it extends out 10' all around you. If it's extending out from you, then you are the center.
A creature's size will determine if it fits inside this 20' diameter globe - and a large creature will fit inside given that it controls:
10 by 10 ft.
If it extended 10' from your outer edge and you were a Large or larger creature, then it would end up being larger than the radius/diameter provided in the spell.
A paladin's Aura works differently
As a counterexample, see the Paladin's Aura of Protection:
whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you...
In this case, the Paladin's aura isn't a radius, it's just within 10' of you.If you're Large, or Huge, it'll be within 10' of the total space you control.
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It provides a 10' radius, or a 20' diameter...around you
While it doesn't say "centered on you", the spell does still state:
a 10-foot radius around you
This implies that "you" are the center of the globe because the test is saying that it extends out 10' all around you. If it's extending out from you, then you are the center.
A creature's size will determine if it fits inside this 20' diameter globe - and a large creature will fit inside given that it controls:
10 by 10 ft.
If it extended 10' from your outer edge and you were a Large or larger creature, then it would end up being larger than the radius/diameter provided in the spell.
A paladin's Aura works differently
As a counterexample, see the Paladin's Aura of Protection:
whenever you or a friendly creature within 10 feet of you...
In this case, the Paladin's aura isn't a radius, it's just within 10' of you.If you're Large, or Huge, it'll be within 10' of the total space you control.
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If this is correct, then it would imply that a creature larger than the base Gargantuan size (defined as "20 by 20 ft. or larger") would not be able to fit within the spell's area, and even a base Gargantuan creature would have to be careful to remain contained by it. Then again, spells are what they are... some may simply not be suitable for extremely large casters.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir I'm not sure how you'd even get to Gargantuan. I don't think you can.
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– NautArch
6 hours ago
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One of the enemy NPCs in my campaign is an ancient red dragon who casts spells.
$endgroup$
– JWeir
6 hours ago
2
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I don't believe that it's homebrew/fiat. The Monster Manual entry for Dragons has a variant for dragons as innate spellcasters, which allows an ancient red to cast a few spells of up to 8th level. Globe of Invulnerability is a 6th level spell, which would be a legal option, I believe.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir D'oh! You're right. So yeah, the Globe wouldn't work with them RAW.
$endgroup$
– NautArch
6 hours ago
|
show 2 more comments
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If this is correct, then it would imply that a creature larger than the base Gargantuan size (defined as "20 by 20 ft. or larger") would not be able to fit within the spell's area, and even a base Gargantuan creature would have to be careful to remain contained by it. Then again, spells are what they are... some may simply not be suitable for extremely large casters.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir I'm not sure how you'd even get to Gargantuan. I don't think you can.
$endgroup$
– NautArch
6 hours ago
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One of the enemy NPCs in my campaign is an ancient red dragon who casts spells.
$endgroup$
– JWeir
6 hours ago
2
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I don't believe that it's homebrew/fiat. The Monster Manual entry for Dragons has a variant for dragons as innate spellcasters, which allows an ancient red to cast a few spells of up to 8th level. Globe of Invulnerability is a 6th level spell, which would be a legal option, I believe.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir D'oh! You're right. So yeah, the Globe wouldn't work with them RAW.
$endgroup$
– NautArch
6 hours ago
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If this is correct, then it would imply that a creature larger than the base Gargantuan size (defined as "20 by 20 ft. or larger") would not be able to fit within the spell's area, and even a base Gargantuan creature would have to be careful to remain contained by it. Then again, spells are what they are... some may simply not be suitable for extremely large casters.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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If this is correct, then it would imply that a creature larger than the base Gargantuan size (defined as "20 by 20 ft. or larger") would not be able to fit within the spell's area, and even a base Gargantuan creature would have to be careful to remain contained by it. Then again, spells are what they are... some may simply not be suitable for extremely large casters.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir I'm not sure how you'd even get to Gargantuan. I don't think you can.
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– NautArch
6 hours ago
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@JWeir I'm not sure how you'd even get to Gargantuan. I don't think you can.
$endgroup$
– NautArch
6 hours ago
$begingroup$
One of the enemy NPCs in my campaign is an ancient red dragon who casts spells.
$endgroup$
– JWeir
6 hours ago
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One of the enemy NPCs in my campaign is an ancient red dragon who casts spells.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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I don't believe that it's homebrew/fiat. The Monster Manual entry for Dragons has a variant for dragons as innate spellcasters, which allows an ancient red to cast a few spells of up to 8th level. Globe of Invulnerability is a 6th level spell, which would be a legal option, I believe.
$endgroup$
– JWeir
6 hours ago
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I don't believe that it's homebrew/fiat. The Monster Manual entry for Dragons has a variant for dragons as innate spellcasters, which allows an ancient red to cast a few spells of up to 8th level. Globe of Invulnerability is a 6th level spell, which would be a legal option, I believe.
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– JWeir
6 hours ago
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@JWeir D'oh! You're right. So yeah, the Globe wouldn't work with them RAW.
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– NautArch
6 hours ago
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@JWeir D'oh! You're right. So yeah, the Globe wouldn't work with them RAW.
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– NautArch
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Yes
Spells with a range of self plus a radius scale with the size of the caster. The radius starts at the caster's exterior and extends beyond. This seems the most intuitive interpretation, but you can compare the answers to this similar question: Could a Huge or bigger creature (bigger than a 10-foot-radius sphere) use Antimagic Field?
An argument can be made that the radius makes it an area of effect spell with a singular point of origin, but I think the lack of text covering this self+radius scenario favors the above interpretation. The closest relevant scenario is Sphere, but it's usually explicitly referred to as a sphere in the spell's description when that's the case. Areas of Effect.
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Spells with a range of self plus a radius scale with the size of the caster. The radius starts at the caster's exterior and extends beyond. This seems the most intuitive interpretation, but you can compare the answers to this similar question: Could a Huge or bigger creature (bigger than a 10-foot-radius sphere) use Antimagic Field?
An argument can be made that the radius makes it an area of effect spell with a singular point of origin, but I think the lack of text covering this self+radius scenario favors the above interpretation. The closest relevant scenario is Sphere, but it's usually explicitly referred to as a sphere in the spell's description when that's the case. Areas of Effect.
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Yes
Spells with a range of self plus a radius scale with the size of the caster. The radius starts at the caster's exterior and extends beyond. This seems the most intuitive interpretation, but you can compare the answers to this similar question: Could a Huge or bigger creature (bigger than a 10-foot-radius sphere) use Antimagic Field?
An argument can be made that the radius makes it an area of effect spell with a singular point of origin, but I think the lack of text covering this self+radius scenario favors the above interpretation. The closest relevant scenario is Sphere, but it's usually explicitly referred to as a sphere in the spell's description when that's the case. Areas of Effect.
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Yes
Spells with a range of self plus a radius scale with the size of the caster. The radius starts at the caster's exterior and extends beyond. This seems the most intuitive interpretation, but you can compare the answers to this similar question: Could a Huge or bigger creature (bigger than a 10-foot-radius sphere) use Antimagic Field?
An argument can be made that the radius makes it an area of effect spell with a singular point of origin, but I think the lack of text covering this self+radius scenario favors the above interpretation. The closest relevant scenario is Sphere, but it's usually explicitly referred to as a sphere in the spell's description when that's the case. Areas of Effect.
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