paizo.com Recent Posts by Valientarpaizo.com Recent Posts by Valientar2022-05-26T21:39:29Z2022-05-26T21:39:29ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Countering Fireball without Counterspell?Valientarhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rfea?Countering-Fireball-without-Counterspell#112014-08-27T13:15:27Z2014-08-27T13:15:27Z<p>Ohhh on a story note, A thief I had once pushed a medium construct (animated object) to the trajectory of a fireball and the blast got both the caster and the construct :-D while my thief successfully evade it.</p>Ohhh on a story note, A thief I had once pushed a medium construct (animated object) to the trajectory of a fireball and the blast got both the caster and the construct :-D while my thief successfully evade it.Valientar2014-08-27T13:15:27ZRe: Forums: Rules Questions: Countering Fireball without Counterspell?Valientarhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2rfea?Countering-Fireball-without-Counterspell#102014-08-27T13:11:19Z2014-08-27T13:11:19Z<p>Yes a character/creature can intercept the fireball bead in order to prematurely detonate it.</p>
<p>I would reconsider the AC score though.</p>
<p>If you set a fixed AC like 20 then you'll going to be getting players to have an Archer or even a summoned monster with ranged attacks intercepting all fireballs with a ready action. Turning the fireball against its own caster.</p>
<p>As a GM I treat it a bit differently.
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It is an opposed check among the Spellcaster's Spellcraft and an attack roll.</p>
<p>Sometimes I might allow an easier check especially if the player uses something like a shield or his own body. But setting a fixed AC would motivate the players to start shooting arrows at it.</p>
<p>One more point: Fireball can travel 400ft+40ft/lvl instantly
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That is rather fast, actually faster than an Arrow. The pee sized bead is like a sling stone flying! What would be the chance a readied action would intercept it?
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If you would put an AC to the bead you should consider also its speed.</p>
<p>Cheers</p>Yes a character/creature can intercept the fireball bead in order to prematurely detonate it.
I would reconsider the AC score though.
If you set a fixed AC like 20 then you'll going to be getting players to have an Archer or even a summoned monster with ranged attacks intercepting all fireballs with a ready action. Turning the fireball against its own caster.
As a GM I treat it a bit differently.
It is an opposed check among the Spellcaster's Spellcraft and an attack roll.
Sometimes I...Valientar2014-08-27T13:11:19Z