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Chain Lightning
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| Name: | Chain Lightning |
|---|---|
| School: | Evocation (Electricity) |
| Spell Level: | Art 6 , DrDi 4 , Sor/Wiz 6 , Storm 5 , Wild 6 |
| Components: | Verbal |
| SLA: | Air Domain Level 14 (Clr, DA); |
| Spell Point Cost: | 25 |
| Metamagic: | Embolden, Empower, Enlarge, Eschew, Heighten, Intensify, Maximize, Quicken |
| Target: | Foe, Directional, Breakable |
| Range: | Standard, Chain AoE |
| Duration: | Instantaneous |
| Saving Throw: | Reflex save takes half damage |
| Spell Resistance: | No |
| Cooldown: | 4.5 seconds (Wiz), 2.75 seconds (Sor) |
| Augmentation: | Arcane |
Description
An electrical discharge strikes a primary target for 1d6+6 electrical damage per caster level, up to a maximum of 20d6+120 at caster level 20. It then arcs to up to 5 other nearby targets hitting each of them with a similar lightning bolt. A successful Reflex save reduces the damage by half.
Notes
- If cast at an enemy, this spell can damage up to 6 enemies (1 initial + 5 arcs).
- If cast at something other than an enemy, like a floor or wall, this spell can damage up to 5 enemies (5 arcs).
- Arcs are determined by the initial location, not by other arc locations. It can arc to any enemy within standard AOE and within line of sight of the initial location.
- An arc can't pass through an obstacle between the initial location and an enemy.
- Enlarge won't increase the AOE radius, only the initial spell distance.
- This spell has a far more limited AOE (roughly the standard AOE) than other similar level AOE nukes such as Delayed Blast Fireball. That combined with its target limit, can greatly reduce its effectiveness versus very large groups of enemies.
Scrolls[edit]
- Frederik Star <Arcane Scroll Vendor - Level 6-7> found in Object Desire in House Phiarlan
- ML: 9, CL: 11, UMD: 40, Base value: 165pp
Platinum Piece
- ML: 9, CL: 11, UMD: 40, Base value: 165pp
- Heather Holywind <Arcane Scroll Vendor - Level 6-7> found in The Portable Hole in Teleport
- ML: 9, CL: 11, UMD: 40, Base value: 165pp
Platinum Piece
- ML: 9, CL: 11, UMD: 40, Base value: 165pp
Clickies[edit]
| Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Amulet of the Stormreaver |
Necklace |
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13 | Bound to Character on Acquire |
The Reaver's Fate, Raid Warded chest |
Based on Chain Lightning clicky items ( t • e • h )
Categories:
- Offensive spells
- Offensive SLAs
- Evocation spells
- Electricity spells
- Spells
- Artificer spells/Level 6
- Dragon Disciple spells/Level 4
- Sorcerer / Wizard spells/Level 6
- Stormsinger spells/Level 5
- Wild Mage spells/Level 6
- Spells with a Verbal component
- Spells with a Somatic component
- Spells with a Material component
- Cleric SLAs
- Spells with Embolden
- Spells with Empower
- Spells with Enlarge
- Spells with Eschew
- Spells with Heighten
- Spells with Intensify
- Spells with Maximize
- Spells with Quicken
- Spells with no SR
- SLAs with no SR
- Arcane augmented spells

