Chain Lightning (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:28, 2 April 2019

Casting

Casting Time: Standard Action, or the first attack of a Full Attack Action

Components: V, S, F (a bit of fur; a piece of amber, glass, or a crystal rod; plus one silver pin per caster level)

Effect

Range: Long (200 ft. + 20 ft./lvl)

Target or Area: one primary target, plus one secondary target/lvl (each of which must be within 30 ft. of each other)

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: Reflex partial
Save DC: 10 + caster stat modifier + spell level

Spell Resistance: Yes

Description

This spell creates an electrical discharge that begins as a single stroke commencing from your fingertips. Unlike Lightning Bolt (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell), Chain Lightning strikes one object or creature initially, then arcs to other targets.

This spell does not use a Circle. Instead, the bolt deals 1d6 points of Electricity Damage per caster level (maximum 20d6) to the primary target. After it strikes, lightning can arc to a number of secondary targets equal to your caster level (maximum 20), no two of which can be more than thirty feet apart. The secondary bolts each strike one target and deal the same damage as the primary bolt.

Each target can attempt a saving throw as described above for half damage. The secondary targets gain a +2 Arcane bonus to their saving throw. You choose secondary targets as you like, but they must all be within 30 feet of each other, and no target can be struck more than once. You can choose to affect fewer secondary targets than the maximum.

Mana Burn Circle Damage

Spell Circle	Burn Cost	Req'd Char Level	Base Dice	Max Dice
0	N/A	N/A	1d4 per 2 character levels	max of 4d4 at character level 8
1	N/A	1st	1d6 per character level	max of 4d6 at character level 4
2	+1	3rd	1d6 per character level	max of 6d6 at character level 6
3	+1	5th	1d6 per character level	max of 10d6 at character level 10
4	+1	7th	1d6+1 per character level	max of 12d6+12 at character level 12
5	+1	9th	1d6+1 per character level	max of 15d6+15 at character level 15
6	+1	11th	1d6+2 per character level	max of 16d6+32 at character level 16
7	+1	13th	1d6+2 per character level	max of 20d6+40 at character level 20
8	+1	15th	1d6+3 per character level	max of 21d6+63 at character level 21
9	+1	17th	1d6+3 per character level	max of 25d6+75 at character level 25
10	+1	19th	1d6+4 per character level	max of 25d6+100 at character level 25
11	+1	21st	1d6+5 per character level	max of 25d6+125 at character level 25
12	+1	23rd	1d6+6 per character level	max of 27d6+162 at character level 27
13	+1	25th	1d6+7 per character level	max of 27d6+189 at character level 27
14	+1	27th	1d6+8 per character level	max of 29d6+232 at character level 29
15	+1	29th	1d6+9 per character level	max of 29d6+261 at character level 29
16	+1	31st	1d6+10 per character level	max of 30d6+300 at character level 30
17	+1	33rd	1d6+11 per character level	max of 30d6+330 at character level 30
18	+1	35th	1d6+12 per character level	max of 30d6+360 at character level 30

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-| Description = This spell creates an electrical discharge that begins as a single stroke commencing from your fingertips. Unlike [[Lightning Bolt (Spell)]], ''Chain Lightning'' strikes one object or creature initially, then arcs to other targets.
+| Description = This spell creates an electrical discharge that begins as a single stroke commencing from your fingertips. Unlike [[Lightning Bolt (Sorcerer/Wizard Spell)]], ''Chain Lightning'' strikes one object or creature initially, then arcs to other targets.
-: The bolt deals 1d6 points of [[Electricity Damage]] per [[caster level]] (maximum 20d6) to the primary target. After it strikes, lightning can arc to a number of secondary targets equal to your caster level (maximum 20). The secondary bolts each strike one target and deal the same damage as the primary bolt.
+: This spell does not use a Circle.  Instead, the bolt deals 1d6 points of [[Electricity Damage]] per [[caster level]] (maximum 20d6) to the primary target. After it strikes, lightning can arc to a number of secondary targets equal to your caster level (maximum 20), no two of which can be more than thirty feet apart. The secondary bolts each strike one target and deal the same damage as the primary bolt.
-: Each target can attempt a [[REFL]] [[saving throw]] for half damage. The REFL DC to halve the damage of the secondary bolts is 2 lower than the DC to halve the damage of the primary bolt. You choose secondary targets as you like, but they must all be within 30 feet of the primary target, and no target can be struck more than once. You can choose to affect fewer secondary targets than the maximum.
+: Each target can attempt a saving throw as described above for half damage. The secondary targets gain a +2 Arcane bonus to their saving throw.  You choose secondary targets as you like, but they must all be within 30 feet of each other, and no target can be struck more than once. You can choose to affect fewer secondary targets than the maximum.
-:'''NOTE:''' This spell does not start a fire on a ship.
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