A couple of us in a campaign have gotten into an disagreement over if wind wall would work in a certain situation. I say a wizard with say slippers of spiderclimbing that is standing on a wall 50 feet up cast it on the wall in front of him if it would work or not. In the spell it says "wall of strong wind rises from the ground at a point you choose within range" I say that the wall is the ground for the caster since he is standing on it the other person says its not ground and would not work. but if its a wall of a cavern or a cliff face, or made of stone/rock its ground. He says since it does not say its can be vertical or angled like other wall of (blank) that it can't be.
If I was the DM I would rule that it has to be anchored on a surface that the caster can stand on without using magic like spider climb or fly. And I would not accept any creative attempts to make it so that it’s horizontal instead of vertical.
In general, a wall doesn't become the ground because someone is standing on it. In game terms, the most common phrasing for such things is "a solid surface". Unless the DM rules otherwise, as always.
I'd suggest comparing the descriptions of Wind Wall, Wall of Stone, and Wall of Force to see how similar but different effects word such details.
Wind Wall mentions "You can shape the wall in any way you choose so long as it makes one continuous path along the ground." Wall of Stone doesn't mention the ground. Instead, it includes "The wall doesn't need to be vertical or rest on any firm foundation. It must, however, merge with and be solidly supported by existing stone." And Wall of Force mentions the much more flexible "The wall appears in any orientation you choose, as a horizontal or vertical barrier or at an angle. It can be free floating or resting on a solid surface."
A very similar topic recently came up. I agree with Onyx, the spell wind wall is specific enough to give you the sense of how it works, and the examples of the other walls tell you how they work, so if the wall you're asking about doesn't say it can be placed horizontally, it can't. There are three categories of walls, ones that can be placed on the "ground," ones that can be placed "on a surface," and finally, ones that can be oriented in any direction. I contend that only the third category can be placed in any direction.
If a wall doesn't say that it can be placed in a direction other than vertical, it can't.
A couple of us in a campaign have gotten into an disagreement over if wind wall would work in a certain situation. I say a wizard with say slippers of spiderclimbing that is standing on a wall 50 feet up cast it on the wall in front of him if it would work or not. In the spell it says "wall of strong wind rises from the ground at a point you choose within range" I say that the wall is the ground for the caster since he is standing on it the other person says its not ground and would not work. but if its a wall of a cavern or a cliff face, or made of stone/rock its ground. He says since it does not say its can be vertical or angled like other wall of (blank) that it can't be.
If I was the DM I would rule that it has to be anchored on a surface that the caster can stand on without using magic like spider climb or fly. And I would not accept any creative attempts to make it so that it’s horizontal instead of vertical.
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In general, a wall doesn't become the ground because someone is standing on it. In game terms, the most common phrasing for such things is "a solid surface". Unless the DM rules otherwise, as always.
I'd suggest comparing the descriptions of Wind Wall, Wall of Stone, and Wall of Force to see how similar but different effects word such details.
Wind Wall mentions "You can shape the wall in any way you choose so long as it makes one continuous path along the ground."
Wall of Stone doesn't mention the ground. Instead, it includes "The wall doesn't need to be vertical or rest on any firm foundation. It must, however, merge with and be solidly supported by existing stone."
And Wall of Force mentions the much more flexible "The wall appears in any orientation you choose, as a horizontal or vertical barrier or at an angle. It can be free floating or resting on a solid surface."
i don't think the rules are clear enough to say you can't do this, and it seems fun. I'd allow it so long as it didn't become a nuisance.
A very similar topic recently came up. I agree with Onyx, the spell wind wall is specific enough to give you the sense of how it works, and the examples of the other walls tell you how they work, so if the wall you're asking about doesn't say it can be placed horizontally, it can't. There are three categories of walls, ones that can be placed on the "ground," ones that can be placed "on a surface," and finally, ones that can be oriented in any direction. I contend that only the third category can be placed in any direction.
If a wall doesn't say that it can be placed in a direction other than vertical, it can't.