@JeremyECrawford #DnD Hi there, I noticed this difference in the range and discription of the Earth Tremor Spell. Can you clarify? pic.twitter.com/KR02PejquE
— Roberta Costa (@Demon32835) November 29, 2017
You cause a tremor in the ground within range. Range is 10 feet. Each creature other than you in that area…
But it doesn’t list an area. What you’re saying might be what’s intended but it’s not what’s written. “That area” refers to the ground within 10 feet of you.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 4, 2017
Can you expand on the reason for this change? It’s not consistent with rules in the PHB, and in this case, is super unhelpful in describing how the spell works (area having no antecedent). Thunderclap was changed similarly, but it still parses okayThe antecedent is in the first sentence: "the ground within range."
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 20, 2017
We have rules for “Area” and “Range”, though, and I think that’s the source of confusion here. “Each creature in contact with the ground within range” would be consistent with the thunderclap changes, and I think accomplishes the aim of the spell, if you’ll pardon my presumption. The word “area” often appears in our books in its normal English sense. We have no rules for that word. We have rules for areas of effect.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 20, 2017