Dessecrate spell question (8th level primal)

[Liriel_xiloscient]

Dessecrate spell question

If a player takes this spell can they choose to not target their allies or does it emanate for 500feet from the caster as a zone of death?

[Finoan]

Dessicate

It does not have an emanation area.

It instead targets any number of creatures (of your choosing) within 500 feet of the caster.

So while it may look similar to an emanation - especially if the caster is surrounded by nothing but enemies - it is not an emanation and the caster can choose to not target their allies.

[Liriel_xiloscient]

Finoan wrote:

Dessicate

It does not have an emanation area.

It instead targets any number of creatures (of your choosing) within 500 feet of the caster.

So while it may look similar to an emanation - especially if the caster is surrounded by nothing but enemies - it is not an emanation and the caster can choose to not target their allies.

Thanks for the reply and sounds great. I didn’t want to become a villain if i used the spell to save people from an actual villain