There’s probably a second asterisk explaining it in a footnote, because that’s what asterisks are for. But it’s difficult to say for sure unless you link an actual example.
In the case of that spell, you can position the center of the storm up to 120 ft away, but you need to know that it fills an area with a 60 ft radius. My guess is the asterisk is there as a reminder of the other caveat in the spell, ”The spell fails if you can't see a point in the air where the storm cloud could appear (for example, if you are in a room that can't accommodate the cloud).’
The asterisk doesn't point to a specific piece of text, it just means that the information provided in the range/area field isn't the complete picture. You have to read the the spell to get the full info.
In the case of call lighting, if your read the spell, it says "The spell fails if you can't see a point in the air where the storm cloud could appear"
There’s probably a second asterisk explaining it in a footnote, because that’s what asterisks are for. But it’s difficult to say for sure unless you link an actual example.
In the case of that spell, you can position the center of the storm up to 120 ft away, but you need to know that it fills an area with a 60 ft radius. My guess is the asterisk is there as a reminder of the other caveat in the spell, ”The spell fails if you can't see a point in the air where the storm cloud could appear (for example, if you are in a room that can't accommodate the cloud).’
The asterisk doesn't point to a specific piece of text, it just means that the information provided in the range/area field isn't the complete picture. You have to read the the spell to get the full info.
In the case of call lighting, if your read the spell, it says "The spell fails if you can't see a point in the air where the storm cloud could appear"
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Yeah, asterisks mean check the full spell description for details.