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10 months ago  ::  Sep 19, 2012 - 5:03PM #1
Plaguescarred
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Can a Earth Elemental end its turn into earth and rock ?


Earth Glide: The earth elemental can pass through earth and rock as if it were phasing.


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10 months ago  ::  Sep 19, 2012 - 5:10PM #2
Alcestis
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"As if it were phasing." Phasing creatures can't end their turn in an occupied square.
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10 months ago  ::  Sep 19, 2012 - 5:52PM #3
Mand12
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Blocking terrain is not an occupied square, technically.

Unoccupied squares are indeed ones not filled by an object, but the converse is not stated.
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10 months ago  ::  Sep 19, 2012 - 5:56PM #4
Plaguescarred
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Ok thanks  i wasn't sure since Earth Glide says '' you can pass through''


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10 months ago  ::  Sep 19, 2012 - 6:27PM #5
Plaguescarred
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Sep 19, 2012 -- 5:52PM, Mand12 wrote:

Blocking terrain is not an occupied square, technically.



I'd say it is according to the entry for blocking terrain:

RC 206 Blocking Terrain:  Walls, doors, large pillars, and various obstable that fill squares on the battle grid are blocking terrain, which orevent movement.

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10 months ago  ::  Sep 19, 2012 - 7:36PM #6
Alcestis
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Sep 19, 2012 -- 5:52PM, Mand12 wrote:

Blocking terrain is not an occupied square, technically.

Unoccupied squares are indeed ones not filled by an object, but the converse is not stated.


Blocking terrain is defined as "stuff that fills a square and prevent movement."

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10 months ago  ::  Sep 19, 2012 - 9:03PM #7
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Wouldn't most earth elementals be able to end in stone/earth though, since they almost all have a burrow speed?  Which means that those filled squares wouldn't technically prevent movement. . 
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10 months ago  ::  Sep 20, 2012 - 8:39AM #8
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Sep 19, 2012 -- 9:03PM, Agonar wrote:

Wouldn't most earth elementals be able to end in stone/earth though, since they almost all have a burrow speed?  Which means that those filled squares wouldn't technically prevent movement. . 


Yes, and the phasing property of Earth Glide also allows it to move through solid stone at full speed instead of half speed, and both shift and charge while in earth or stone, which burrowing creatures can't normally do.

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