No Range Cone followup

[Pteryx]

I saw the illustration on FREd 159... that's why I'm confused. You see, that shows the cone starting in the same hex, which isn't what the rules say (and wouldn't the person take damage that way besides unless they also bought Personal Immunity?). And yet, if it starts in an adjacent hex, it can't point at the character. The closest I can figure out to a non-Indirect No Range Cone on a hex grid is one that starts a couple of hexes away -- unless, of course, you're big enough to take up 7 hexes anyway, which I'd expect of a dragon, which is the most obvious test critter for rangeless cones, which may be why this hasn't come up yet. ;) But seriously, I'm still confused... -- Pteryx

[Steve Long]

You're misinterpreting that diagram. Note that the hex the little HeroMan is standing in is the target hex. Assuming normal use of the power, HeroMan would be the target, he'd be hit, and the power would cone out from there.

If it were a No Range Cone, and HeroMan were the person firing the attack and not the target of the attack, he'd be one hex back, the target hex would remain the same, and the point of the cone would be pointing at him.