Let's see here, how shall we rule on this.<br/><br/>Okay! This is a bit of a mechanics/fluff separation. If they are literally inside the spell effect, they take damage. (Not doing damage to allies you catch in area spells is actually kind of a big deal)<br/><br/>HOWEVER, if they happen to be on the edge of the spell effect, or in the path of it, or by a wall where it might rebound, or just somewhere convenient (you get the idea) that isn't<em>strictly</em>in the mechanical 'spell effect', if the caster and 'target' agree that the spell got a little out of hand and someone's going to get trussed up in tentacles, that's perfectly fine.<br/><br/>(That means it's strictly voluntary on part of the player - for instance, TheLaughingOne could decide that Raivo got caught and decide that means he won't act this turn, whereas Chula could decide that Sella got herself free, move away and act as normal. It's extra pretendy funtime games in our pretendy funtime games!)<br/><br/>On the other hand if they get caught in the spell's actual area, tentacles are mandatory, citizen!