Spell

Lightning Bolt

Level 3 Evocation spell

Level: Level 3
School: Evocation
Casting Time: Action
Range: Self
Components: V (Verbal), S (Somatic), M (Material) (a bit of fur and a crystal rod)
Duration: Instantaneous
Damage Type: Lightning
Classes: Sorcerer, Wizard

Effect

A stroke of lightning forming a 100-foot-long, 5-foot-wide Line blasts out from you in a direction you choose. Each creature in the Line makes a Dexterity saving throw, taking 8d6 Lightning damage on a failed save or half as much damage on a successful one.

Using a Higher-Level Spell Slot

The damage increases by 1d6 for each spell slot level above 3.

This spell runs in the game's combat engine with these exact rules: targets, range, saving throw and damage are resolved on the server.

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