10 Best Pathfinder AoE Spells

I’ve tried numerous spell templates in my games, both as a DM and as a player. We use a lot of terrain in our games, but don’t always use a grid, so spell templates are very useful. There is a lot to differentiate this one from the others I’ve tried.

Note that there is a film on it. It’s easy to miss. The template is perfectly useable if you leave it on, but it’s clearer if you remove it. The protective sleeve it comes with, along with the screen wipe, is also very nice for keeping it clean. Don’t throw out the sleeve!

It’s much sturdier than most of the other templates I’ve tried. It has bright, multicolored lines which makes it much easier to see what size area you are using. The D8 scatter template is a huge improvement from other templates I’ve used. It much better matches the way I typically do random directions in my games. The D8 setup allows you to just set it out pointing the 8 at North (or lined up with your grid in any way you wish) and roll a D8 right on it or next to it. I’m currently running Curse of Strahd, and the players are having to deal with the mists of Barovia quite often. The template has gotten a lot of use for players getting lost in the mist.

Finally, I was happily surprised to find that it has a 30′ cone on it. I’ve found use for this cone more than once in the short time I’ve had this, including measuring out a 60′ cone in two measurements.

Overall, best spell template out there!

This is a fabulous piece. I was looking at local shops, eBay, etc for the perfect template. Found this and not only does it offer more template options (very few have a 30ft cone) it also is cheaper than most of the others! A local comics shop is selling smaller ones for $16 each! This is a great deal!

Easy to read, vibrant colored lines, and comes with very hardy packaging that can be used to keep it nice and scratch free. Can’t wait to use it tomorrow in my game.

My DM may not like this thing, but not gonna lie, I totally used this to wreck an encounter unintentionally. The markings are super clear, so this thing got used to target some enemies the DM thought was out of range, and since the grid lines up it was hard to dispute. He was a little salty, but it made this purchase worth it. Additionally it comes with a protective sleeve, but I already lost mine. However I will say the DM borrowed my plate the same session to use the scatter markers, and that wasn’t so fun. I’m convinced it was a form of payback, but it’s coming to all my sessions from now on. Our parents only hermit D&D group are all looking to pick these up now.