A player wants to use create water to cover a part of the floor.
Currently at lvl 3, she's able to conjure 6 gallons per cast, how many 5ft squares does that cover? I can't seem to find a proper website to cover my question, so maybe someone else has seen this happen was my next guess.
Also, it being a cantrip, she could actually go about a room merrily covering an entire floor? Just wondering here.
1 Cubic Ft = 7.48051948 Gallons (US)
0.80208333333 Cubic Ft = 6 Gallons (US)
So… Just how covered are you talking about here? An inch thick would get you 12 times the spread (roughly 1/2 square for 6 gallons), while half an inch thick would get you 24 times the spread (roughly 1 square for 6 gallons). Apart from boredom, there's not much stopping the player, yes.
EDIT: Math error, sorry. I shouldn't post when I'm sleepy. Z_z
This is on a wooden flooring, 2nd floor of a building.
As for covered, as much as water would spread on an older wood floor, opposed to a smooth stone one. I can imagine it will take the inch and maybe the floor slightly absorbing/letting through.
Also edit, thanks very much for the reply.
Since you already saw the first post, my editing it won't alert you that the number was wrong, so I'm posting this again below, with the corrected numbers:
I made the math mistake because of sleepiness, and invite others to check the math. Here's the deal: 1 cubic foot has 12 x 12 x 12 = 1728 cubic inches inside it. I got hung up on the wrong thing last time and messed it up. 1 inch thick should give 12 sq. ft. coverage (1728/12/12=12). 1/2 inch thick should give 24 sq. ft (1728/12/12x2).
1 Cubic Ft = 7.48051948 Gallons (US)
0.80208333333 Cubic Ft = 6 Gallons (US)
An inch thick would get you roughly 1/2 square for 6 gallons, while half an inch thick would get you roughly 1 square for 6 gallons.