If there is a wall of fire up, is it considered an obstruction? Can a wizard cast fireball by choosing his point within range on the other side of the wall, or does the wall block his line of sight?
[RPG] cast a spell on the other side of wall of fire
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Best Answer
The Fireball would travel through, but with a caveat
Fireball:
The text for Fireball says nothing about LoS. It only specifies "a point you choose within range."
Wall of Fire:
From this we can infer that creature and objects can pass through the wall. Therefore, the "bright streak" of Fireball would not encounter any physical obstruction and would easily pass through the Wall of Fire.
However...
The description for Wall of Fire states:
meaning that no light can pass through it. In this situation, I would treat any target beyond or within the wall of fire as an unseen target and apply the rules for such:
Though Fireball has no specific target but rather an area and does not require an attack roll, I believe it would be appropriate to give the targets advantage on the dexterity saving throw to achieve the same effect.