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[Necro Tech]

OK, this is about area effect EM spells. I could just ask but examples are more fun. (For me at least) ;)

Mage D confronts his arch nemesis. "My whole life has been a nightmare of little rubber piggies! You will pay for ruining my childhood!!!!!" Mage D then casts Toxic wave force 8 deadly at Target Z 50 meters away. Using a delayed action Minion G jumps in the path of the wave of caustic green death at 25 meters. What the hell happens to the wave?

By the rules, EM spells are physical in nature and travel on the physical plane until the reach their target. If the target is behind a barrier, the spell must break through said barrier to harm the target. So.........what is the barrier rating of Minion G? The spell is 8 meters wide and by the rules, people don't count as barriers. All area effect spells damage all people in the radius equally wether there are three or thirty so being behind another person cant help you. I always play it that an area EM spell is always F=radius wide from the time you cast it till the time it reaches the target. Large barries like cars or big trucks would help you but people/lamp posts/motorcycles wouldn't. Any opinions on this?