Areas

An Area describes a space that has special effects on creatures that enter it. They can be generated by items, spells, or creature actions. Areas have properties that describe them.

Area types

There are different types of areas, which have different properties and interactions.

Surface

An area that exists as a flat layer on the floor. The effects of surfaces can be avoided by flying over them with things like Fly or Tempestuous Magic: Flight. Surfaces include Acid surface or Ice surface, and can also include spells such as Web. These areas can be examined in-game and will display as a Surface.

Examples of surfaces are: Ice, Acid and Grease

Cloud

An area that exists as a cloud above the floor. They can be blown away with Gust of Wind. These areas can be examined in-game and will display as a Cloud.

Examples of clouds are: Fog

Summoned

Areas that show up in the combat log as being summoned. Summoned areas generally work by applying a condition to creatures that enter them. Summoned areas can be placed on top of each other, but cannot stack with identical areas as a creature can only have one instance of the applied conditions at a time. These areas cannot be examined in-game, but may have a condition representing them found on their source spell different from the one applied when entering.

Examples of summoned areas are: Hunger of Hadar.

Area interactions

There are multiple types of interactions found in-game that can alter areas. These are found as the SurfaceChange() function. Not all interactions work with all surfaces, see "Interactions" on an area page to see what it interacts with and how.

These values are from ValueLists.txt:

Value	Description	Example	Can be found on
None
Ignite	Explodes the area or sets it on fire.	Can explode Smokepowder and turn multiple surfaces into Fire.	Fire Bolt
Douse	Extinguishes fire	Can remove Fire	Ray of Frost
Electrify	Makes the surface electric.	Can turn Water into Electrified Water.	Shocking Grasp
Deelectrify
Freeze	Freezes the area.	Can turn Water to Ice.	Ray of Frost
Melt	Melt a surface.	Can turn Ice to Water.	Fire Bolt
Vaporize	Vaporizes a surface.
Condense
DestroyWater	Destroys water	Removes Water	Destroy Water
Clear
Daylight			Daylight
TurnHellfire
UnturnHellfire

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