Can Fire Snake extend upwards?

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Hey all,
My level 16 magus loves the fire snake spell, level 5 from the APG. Now I am wondering if the squares that you create when you cast the spell can extend up into adjacent squares...the PFSRD for this spell states:

'You create a sinuous line of flames that you may shape as desired. The fire snake affects one 5-foot square per caster level, and each square must be adjacent to the previous square, starting with you. The fire snake may not extend beyond its maximum range. Creatures in the path of the fire snake take 1d6 points of fire damage per caster level (maximum 15d6).'

The spell's range btw, is 60 ft.

It seems, according to the text RAW, that a caster could create a 60' straight up column of fire.

Has anyone had any experience with this spell and, if so, has anyone used it to move upwards?

Good gaming to all,

DJF

[Ravingdork]

Sure it can.

It is no more limited in which direction it can go than fireball.

I like think of it like a flaming dragon snake rising from the caster and stretching out to envelop his enemies.

[Nebelwerfer41]

Mine can.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

Thanks for the replies! My DM is mostly likely going to agree that Fire Snake can indeed rise up off the ground into contiguous adjacent squares.

DJF

[Fozbek]

"You may shape as desired". That pretty much sums it up. Any spell that is shapeable will list any restrictions it may have; for example, wall of stone has to be anchored in some way. Fire snake's only restrictions are that it has to start adjacent to you and its squares must be contiguous.