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If I cast a spell like cloudkill that says:




You create a 20-foot radius sphere of poisonous, yellow-green fog centered on a point you choose within range.




Am I able to cast it inside of a building while I'm outside of it? Assuming the building has no windows and I've never seen the inside of it before.






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    If I cast a spell like cloudkill that says:




    You create a 20-foot radius sphere of poisonous, yellow-green fog centered on a point you choose within range.




    Am I able to cast it inside of a building while I'm outside of it? Assuming the building has no windows and I've never seen the inside of it before.






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      If I cast a spell like cloudkill that says:




      You create a 20-foot radius sphere of poisonous, yellow-green fog centered on a point you choose within range.




      Am I able to cast it inside of a building while I'm outside of it? Assuming the building has no windows and I've never seen the inside of it before.






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      If I cast a spell like cloudkill that says:




      You create a 20-foot radius sphere of poisonous, yellow-green fog centered on a point you choose within range.




      Am I able to cast it inside of a building while I'm outside of it? Assuming the building has no windows and I've never seen the inside of it before.






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          You need a clear path to the target, so what you propose wouldn't work.



          From page 204 of the PHB:




          To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction. such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.




          Unless there is a hole or something in the building that you could cast the spell through then you can't simply cast a spell within a building because the walls, windows or what-have-you would obstruct the spell's path.






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            You need a clear path to the target, so what you propose wouldn't work.



            From page 204 of the PHB:




            To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction. such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.




            Unless there is a hole or something in the building that you could cast the spell through then you can't simply cast a spell within a building because the walls, windows or what-have-you would obstruct the spell's path.






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              You need a clear path to the target, so what you propose wouldn't work.



              From page 204 of the PHB:




              To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction. such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.




              Unless there is a hole or something in the building that you could cast the spell through then you can't simply cast a spell within a building because the walls, windows or what-have-you would obstruct the spell's path.






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                You need a clear path to the target, so what you propose wouldn't work.



                From page 204 of the PHB:




                To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction. such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.




                Unless there is a hole or something in the building that you could cast the spell through then you can't simply cast a spell within a building because the walls, windows or what-have-you would obstruct the spell's path.






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                You need a clear path to the target, so what you propose wouldn't work.



                From page 204 of the PHB:




                To target something, you must have a clear path to it, so it can't be behind total cover. If you place an area of effect at a point that you can't see and an obstruction. such as a wall, is between you and that point, the point of origin comes into being on the near side of that obstruction.




                Unless there is a hole or something in the building that you could cast the spell through then you can't simply cast a spell within a building because the walls, windows or what-have-you would obstruct the spell's path.







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