<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=90903.msg4312921#msg4312921">Quote from: Christopher28 on 28-02-2011, 06:56:29</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If we were a bit closer together when all this started, he'd have used, say, some area effect buffing and protection spells, followed by healing... but the party was all so spread out, the best course of action seemed to be getting rid of the offensive spellcasters that kept blasting us... and he HAS gotten rid of one.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Well, if I'd placed the PCs closer than 40' and several had gotten hit by the same Fireball (or other 20' radius spell), someone would be expressing regret about that.  ::)<br/><br/>For example, if they'd been much closer, the druids could've gotten 3 PCs (+ 3 mounts) in the line of one Arc of Lightning.<br/><br/>Someone / ya'll may wish to come up with a 'formation' for future overland movement. My suggestion is to choose a distancing and spatial arrangement, for example maybe a 'zig zag' type formation so that, for example, any 3 adjacent PCs aren't in a line (for spells like Lightning Bolt, and to help keep out of each other's way for charge and run actions.)<br/><br/>Also if someone wants to be able to buff more PCs who are spread out, I suggest having the buffer call for others to gather to them for it. In this encounter, no one seemed to be held up by the Entangles (Randal and Toria flew, Kalia and Dora weren't in one, Rodger and Morningmist apparently both saved) so it would've been doable after 1-2 rounds of movement. Half the party fly - Randal, Toria, Dora (all buffers too) - so they can gather pretty quickly in general.