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| School: | Evocation | Level: | 4th |
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| Range: | 30 yds + 5 yds/level | Components: | V,S,M |
| Duration: | Instantaneous | Casting Time: | 4 |
| Area of Affect: | Special | Saving Throw: | 1/2 |
Upon casting, the one or more bolts of lightning erupt from the caster's outstretched fingertips and strike the desired target(s). The caster can produce 1 bolt for every 2 levels of experience, and can strike a different target with each bolt. Each bolt does 3d6 damage, plus 2 points of damage for every level of the caster (save vs. spell for half). Any untargeted creature that comes within 1' of a bolt's path suffers 1d6 points of damage, plus 1 point of damage for every level of the caster (save vs. spell for no damage). If desired, the caster may have up to 2 bolts strike the same target, but the 2nd bolt only deals half its normal damage.
Based in part on the "Spark" spell, this spell is a more refined version of the standard "Lightning Bolt". At the DM's option, a wizard who has already learned the "Spark" and "Lightning Bolt" spells may learn this spell without costing a point toward his max # of spells per level.
Any object struck directly by a bolt (or in the possesion of a creature that has failed its saving throw) must make a save vs. electricity. Objects which fail their saving throw may either shatter or burst into flames (at the DM's option). Highly-flamable objects, such as flasks of oil, make their saving throw with a -4 penalty. Metal and magical items are unaffected, unless specifically vulnerable to lightning or electricity.
If a solid barrier (door, wall) is struck by the bolt, the barrier can either be dealt damage as if it were a creature (DM's option), or its chance of shattering can be determined by the barrier's thickness. The chance of shattering is 50%, plus 5% for every level of the caster, and minus 5% for every 1" of wood or 1/2" of stone. If a bolt strikes a metal barrier, the energy of the bolt may either become grounded or pass through unobstructed, at the discretion of the DM.
The material component of this spell is a piece of rose quartz at least 1" in diameter, with no visible cracks or chips.
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