Lightning bolt was an evocation spell that caused arcs of lightning to emanate from the caster's fingertips.
Effects
The searing bolt of electricity traveled in a straight line emanating from the caster.[4] Older versions of this spell struck all in its path,[6][7] while newer versions were aimed at a particular creature and then, with skill, could be forked to hit one or two other creatures.[3]
The bolt from the older versions was powerful enough to blast a wooden door to cinders, set fire to combustible materials, splinter a hand-depth of stone, or melt soft metals such as gold, silver, copper, lead, or bronze.[4][6][7][10]
Components
The pre-Spellplague and post-Second Sundering versions of this spell required verbal, somatic, and material components including a tuft of fur and a small rod made of amber, crystal, or glass.[4][6][7][10][2]
To inscribe this spell on a magic scroll, arcane scribes often used ink made from the horn of a behir.[11]
History
The spell was attributed to the Netherese arcanist Volhm in −1968 DR and was originally called Volhm's bolt.[1]
Notable uses
The wizard Parwyyd Hanifar used a forked version of lightning bolt to blast a number of kenkus and gargoyles in aerial combat in 1357 DR.[12]
The following year, during the Time of Troubles, a false avatar of Selûne cast lightning bolt at Kyriani in the kitchen of Castle Waterdeep, but the bolts were caught and reflected by pots and pans.[13]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 22, 25. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 68, 209–210, 255. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 162. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Template:Cite book/Player's Handbook 3.5 edition
- ↑ Wizards of the Coast (2005-12-19). Spell Index (HTML). Consolidated Lists Archive. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved on 2015-08-22. "A consolidated index of spells from the 3.5 Player’s Handbook and Spell Compendium."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 151. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 194. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 152. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 121. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 74. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 20. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- ↑ Dan Mishkin (May 1990). “Day of the Darkening”. In Elliot S. Maggin ed. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #18 (DC Comics) (18)., p. 17.
- ↑ Dan Mishkin (July 1990). “Dark of the Moon”. In Elliot S. Maggin ed. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #20 (DC Comics) (20)., p. 17.